Thankyou Deputy Speaker, We are at a time of great uncertainty, where costs are rising and business owners are talking to me about their viability. Mallee businesses a large contributor to Australia’s foodbowl. Against some of the strongest economic headwinds in decades, the policies of the Labor Government are ensuring businesses struggle even more. The…
DetailsThank you Deputy Speaker, I rise to support the motion by the Honorable Member for Forrest. In particular I call attention to the University of Technology Sydney Ageing Research Collaborative report, which strikes home at issues raised with me by leadership at many Aged Care facilities in Mallee. These issues largely centre around care minute requirements,…
DetailsIn my role representing a vast regional electorate, Mobile Offices are an essential part of being available to constituents. Turning up in towns across Mallee and having a coffee or simply listening to residents ideas and issues is both enlightening and informative. My main office in Mildura is more than five hours’ drive from the…
DetailsDeputy Speaker, when people in my electorate of Mallee are worried about something, they frequently ask me to raise the issue in the Chamber to bring it to the attention of the Government. I defy anyone here today to tell me that energy prices are not a significant concern for businesses in their electorates. Mildura…
DetailsGoing out on the road and meeting people in Mallee is one of the joys of my job as a Member of Parliament. Last week I had the pleasure of meeting Manangatang’s Alannah Taylor, who is this year’s Swan Hill Rural City Council Young Citizen Of The Year. And what an impressive young woman Alannah…
DetailsDeputy Speaker, I, and the Coalition, support efforts to engage more with our Pacific neighbours. You only have to visit the Mildura, Robinvale and Swan Hill regions, along the Northern border of Mallee, to see how migrants from the Pacific Islands contribute to our industries and communities – working on farming properties or in other…
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