Daily Archives: Monday, 23 December 2013

SHEPPARTON NEWS LETTER TO THE EDITOR: SPC Ardmona

In light of the recognised pressures on domestic manufacturing, it’s timely to reaffirm the importance of food manufacturing to the Goulburn Valley’s future. The iconic SPC Ardmona, along with dairy processing, is central to achieving a prosperous economic future for the region. Last week in parliament I invited SPC Ardmona to brief the Nationals Party…

ABC RURAL: Nationals women on politics and the ‘bloke ceiling’

While much of the focus after the federal election was on the appointment of just one woman to cabinet, elsewhere in the government female representation actually increased. The Nationals welcomed a third woman into their party room in September, when Michelle Landry was elected as the new LNP member for Capricornia in central Queensland. She…