YOUNG Bendigo women were encouraged to continue to push for change during yesterday’s Women Showing the Way Forum. The annual event was officially opened by Bendigo-based Nationals senator Bridget McKenzie who addressed student participants from sch... Read more

THE last sitting week of the 43rd Australian Parliament was a shambolic disaster. The Nationals’ Senator Bridget McKenzie told The Star recently 55 pieces of legislation were “guillotined” through because the Labor Party had been far more focused o... Read more

VICTORIAN Nationals Senator Bridget McKenzie remains dissatisfied with ongoing delays in delivering the federal government’s Farm Finance package to struggling primary producers. During a heated Senate debate on Wednesday, Senator McKenzie attacked ... Read more

As the school year begins, many parents will be purchasing internet enabled devices to help their children access information as part of their learning. Many schools will also be providing laptops and these will arrive home with the children th... Read more

The heat has been turned up once again on the Federal Government to provide much needed financial support to flood affected farmers in the Joel South region. Nationals Senator for Victoria, Bridget McKenzie, has echoed previous calls for support fro... Read more

THE current model used to attract and retain doctors in regional areas, including Gippsland, is flawed and should be replaced, according to a Senate Committee Report just released. Past weeks have seen the emergence of various reports, aimed at high... Read more

MICK Frawley is angry. Worried his industry and livelihood are in danger, he wants action to stop New Zealand spud imports. He and other irate potato growers and politicians rallied at his farm at Bungaree, near Ballarat, last week against plans ... Read more

FURIOUS potato growers and politicians banded together in Ballarat today and rallied against plans for New Zealand potato imports Nationals senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie and member for western Victoria David O'Brien met with about 30 growers... Read more

THE GEELONG region risks missing an opportunity to export food through Avalon Airport, according to a senator. Nationals Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie said lack of awareness about a national food plan could leave locals excluded. Sen McKenz... Read more

THE Nationals Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie has called on the residents of Indi to treat the next federal election as a referendum on the carbon tax. “It is all very well to say Indi is a safe seat,” she said. “But to get rid of the carbo... Read more

Nationals senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie said she hoped a revised Murray-Darling Basin Plan would see regional communities thrive. Delivering the keynote address to Murray River Group of Councils’ Bridging the Border conference, Ms McKenzi... Read more

BRIDGET McKenzie is thriving on the “huge leap” she took into the Australian Senate. She’s been there a year now as the only National Party representative for Victoria. “It’s the most amazing privilege to do this job. I have been given that... Read more

THE dangerous intersection between the Calder Freeway and Calder Alternate was again the focus of attention this week. For the past few years, both political parties and both state and federal governments have failed to fix the intersection, despite... Read more

FEDERAL Nationals say the dangerous intersection at the Calder Alternate Highway needs an urgent upgrade, but have stopped short of listing it as a funding priority if they are elected into government next year. Work to improve safety at the prob... Read more

A group of Bendigo youths have called on state and federal governments to offer more funding and support for programs that assist young people. Past and present La Trobe University students, the Bendigo Student Association, Lead On Australia and You... Read more