Mallee veterans and their families, ex-service organisations, states and territories, peak bodies and other interested stakeholders are being encouraged to provide their input for the Terms of Reference for the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide announced this week. Federal Member for Mallee, Anne Webster said it was vital that residents involved in the…
DetailsA mining and refinery project that could bring hundreds of jobs to regional areas of Victoria and South Australia has been granted Major Project Status by the Morrison Government. The Goschen Zircon and Rare Earth Minerals Project – being advanced by VHM Limited – intends to develop a mine near Swan Hill in Victoria and…
Details• Australian Government support continues for agricultural shows and field days forced to cancel because of COVID-19 • 110 events nationally—including Edenhope, Kaniva and Swan Hill shows in Mallee – to share in $710,818 Supporting Agricultural Shows and Field Days supplementary payments Agricultural shows in Mallee are being boosted with more Australian Government support…
DetailsPeople living and working in Hopetoun, Kaniva, Lascelles, Broughton and parts of the Swan Hill LGA can now look forward to new and improved telecommunications services thanks to the Morrison/McCormack Government’s Regional Connectivity Program (RCP). The $90 million program is delivering 81 place-based solutions to digital connectivity issues in the regions through a range of…
DetailsCommunities around Ouyen are set to benefit from improved sale yard infrastructure with the official opening of the Ouyen Livestock Exchange upgrades today. Federal Member for Mallee Anne Webster said the project, which had a more efficient sale yard with improved lighting and water delivery and expanded capacity. These upgrades will mean the livestock exchange…
Details• The Victorian Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub will be supported by key nodes in Birchip and Mildura • University of Melbourne to lead transformational drought resilience delivery • An $8 million Australian Government investment, with $22m contribution from Hub members Birchip and Mildura have been selected as key nodes and centres of regional…
Details• The Australian Government is providing $23.5 million for improved on farm biodiversity through the Agriculture Biodiversity Stewardship’s Carbon + Biodiversity Pilot. • The pilot will test processes and protocols that measure and reward farmers for undertaking mixed-species tree plantings on top of eligible carbon projects • The goal is to deliver a system that…
DetailsFederal member for Mallee, Anne Webster said travel agents in Mallee would benefit from sharing in additional funding support of $130 million from the Coalition Government. Dr Webster said local travel agents should apply for funding support in Round 2 of the COVID-19 Consumer Travel Support Program, which opens later this month. “The Coalition Government…
DetailsThe National Party Federal Conference, held on the weekend, saw the adoption of a motion moved by Anne Webster, Member for Mallee, regarding undocumented workers in the horticulture industry. The motion, which was passed unopposed, calls for the design of an appropriate visa for undocumented workers in the horticultural industry, which would be delivered as…
DetailsToday there have been 40 marches around the country by women and men marching for justice. It is a sad indictment on our culture that this has become necessary. Today in Canberra I met protestors on the front lawns of parliament house. To hear their concerns, many of which I share, and to give support…
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