Farmers, including horticulture growers in the Mallee region will have better access to the labour they need this season to harvest their fruit with the Australian Government acting on concerns raised by the community. Minister for Agriculture Senator Bridget McKenzie said the Regional Agriculture Migration Package was a practical response to the desperate need in…
DetailsFrom today, skilled migrants who commit to living and working in Mallee will have access to two new skilled provisional visas, as part of the Morrison Government’s commitment to tackling skills shortages in regional Australia. Successful visa applicants will become eligible to apply for permanent residency if they can demonstrate they have lived and worked…
DetailsThe Morrison – McCormack Government is supporting families in Mallee to keep their children in school and child care during the drought. Our Government is providing $15 million to support schools and child care centres to keep their doors open as part of our latest package of $709 million in support to drought-affected Australians. Member…
DetailsThe latest $200 million round of the Building Better Regions Fund will be wholly and soley dedicated to helping the communities hardest hit by the crippling drought. Federal Member for Mallee Anne Webster urged communities in the region to take advantage of the fund and get local infrastructure and community-building projects of all sizes off…
DetailsDrought-hit communities and farmers in Mallee will get a significant boost from the Coalition Government’s $709 million drought relief package. The latest investment in our drought communities was announced by the Prime Minister in Canberra on Thursday. Member for Mallee Anne Webster said the package was designed to support Mallee farmers and communities. “This will…
DetailsPyrenees wine producers who attract tourism and boost the local economy will share in $10 million of grants under the Wine Tourism and Cellar Door Grants program. There were 180 successful applicants this year spread across the country, from Cowaramup, Western Australia, to Mudgee, New South Wales. Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster said the…
DetailsThousands of offers are now available to Veteran Card holders in Mallee from businesses across Australia, as part of the Australian Defence Veterans’ Covenant which passed Parliament recently. Anne Webster Member for Mallee said the Veteran Card is providing the opportunity for businesses and organisations across the country to show their support and recognition of…
DetailsMember for Mallee Anne Webster said 29 scholarships would be available to international and domestic students to study in Mallee next year. Dr Webster said tertiary education providers in Mallee had been provided $874,500 to offer the scholarships through the Coalition Government’s $93.7 million Destination Australia program. Destination Australia provides scholarships worth $15,000 a year…
DetailsA new and improved livestock exchange in Swan Hill will improve the safety of both humans and animals while supporting the economic future of the Murray River town. Federal Member for Mallee Anne Webster said the new Swan Hill Livestock Exchange would make sale days more efficient, with a range of upgrades to the old…
DetailsToday, dairy farmers in Mallee can have their say during the final third round of consultation on the mandatory dairy code of conduct that sets enforceable minimum standards of conduct for business dealings between farmers and processors. Member for Mallee Anne Webster said the release of the exposure code ahead of schedule meant that local…
DetailsApplications are now open for round five of the Safer Communities Fund, with communities across Australia set to share in up to $55.1 million in grants to improve public safety and security. Assistant Minister for Customs, Community Safety and Multicultural Affairs, Jason Wood said this boost in funding for local councils and community organisations will…
DetailsThe Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has commenced an inquiry into water markets in the Murray-Darling Basin. Public forums will be held in Mildura on the 8th of November and Kerang on the 12th of November. Member for Mallee, Anne Webster encourages interested parties and stakeholders including irrigators and other participants in the water…
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