20 October 2011 IT looks like no decision will be made on Thales’ bid for the lucrative LAND 121 Phase 4 defence contract before Christmas. Under questioning from Bendigo-based Nationals Senrator Bridget McKenzie, Defence Materiel Organisation acti... Read more

18 October 2011   THE Federal Government says it expects all eligible farmers who applied for exit grants will get their money, although it won't guarantee it. The Government set aside $14 million for the 2011-12 financial year to pay people out ... Read more

12 October 2011 About 3500 people passed through the gates at the weekend’s Heathcote Wine and Food Festival, despite the forecast for wet weather. Wine lovers and festival revellers travelled from far and wide to be in Heathcote to indulge in the... Read more

6 October 2011 Dairy has become a battleground for the carbon tax debate, with Federal Nationals leader Warren Truss saying the industry will be unfairly disadvantaged. Mr Truss and Nationals Senator Bridget McKenzie raised the issue following a... Read more

5 October 2011 No on quotas: Rural Finance chair Sonia Petering, Alexandra Gartmann from the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal and Senator Bridget McKenzie at the rural and regional women's lunch. THERE are more women on boards and in pa... Read more

12 September 2011 THE development of a National Carer Strategy and the call for a National Disability Insurance Scheme saw carers across the region voicing their concerns at a workshop held recently. Newly-instated Senator Bridget McKenzie addresse... Read more

3 September 2011 A NATIONALS senator has a renewed enthusiasm for the nation’s manufacturing industry after touring Thales in Bendigo.   Senator Bridget McKenzie this week met with Thales staff and management and inspected its production line. “... Read more

18 August 2011 Julia Gillard's nod to potentially fire-blighted Kiwi apple imports is appalling, writes BRIDGET McKENZIE THE attitude of the Federal Government when it comes to dealing with the major issues confronting regional Victorians is baffl... Read more

9 August 2011 COAL seam gas companies have told a Senate hearing they will use their legal rights to force their way on to land where farmers refuse access. The admission is likely to anger thousands of farmers in the Surat and Bowen basins of Quee... Read more

11 July 2011 The Nationals claim double standards in quarantine arrangements threaten the viability of Victoria’s apple and pear industry.  Victorian Senator Bridget McKenzie has met industry representatives in Canberra to hear their concerns over ... Read more

4 July 2011 Friday marked an important day in the life of Bridget McKenzie. As a Nationals candidate, she won a seat in the Senate at last August’s election but has had to wait until this month to officially assume the position. Governor-Gener... Read more

1 July 2011 Senator Bridget Mckenzie will open her new office in Bendigo today. the newly elected nationals senator  is determined that the State’s regional economies will be the real winners from her first term in Federal Parliament. She said ... Read more

1 July 2011 Bendigo will become home to a second Conservative sitting politician from today. Nationals Senator Bridget McKenzie will be sworn in as part of the new Senate today, and she will base her office in Bendigo, despite being from Gippsland... Read more