The Nationals Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie continued her local government tour across regional Victoria today, meeting with Wodonga City Council to discuss their vision for the future. “Wodonga has enormous potential and is reaping the benefits of sound planning and proactive management,” said Senator McKenzie. “The Central Wodonga Rejuvenation Project, which is currently under…
An Australia Day speaker in Bendigo tomorrow, Senator Bridget McKenzie has seen her fair share of Victoria in recent days. By Annette Gregson Senator McKenzie was in Echuca on Monday catching up on local issues with Member for Rodney Paul Weller, but her recent itinerary has taken in a large stretch along the Murray River.…
Joint release with Tim McCurdy, Member for Murray Valley The Age reports house prices in communities throughout the Murray Darling Basin have fallen by over four per cent – and substantially more in some Northern Victorian towns – since the release of the Federal Government’s Guide to the Draft Murray Darling Basin Plan in October…
Joint media release with Paul Weller, Member for Rodney Member for Rodney, Paul Weller has claimed the proposed draft Murray Darling Basin Plan would not allow the region to recover on the back of its devastating 12 year drought. Following a recent Age report that stated house prices in communities throughout the Murray Darling Basin…
Reports that Strathmerton house prices have fallen by 43 per cent since release of controversial Murray Darling Basin Plan By Jess Craig House prices in Strathmerton have reportedly been affected by the Murray Darling Basin Plan according to a RP Data report. The report, which was featured in The Age last week, reportedly…
Nationals Senator Bridget McKenzie, State Minister Jeanette Powell, and Member for Murray Valley Tim McCurdy joined 800 irrigators and community members in Shepparton today to listen to their concerns regarding the draft Murray Darling Basin Plan. “We travelled to Shepparton to hear first hand from industry and community leaders, from food producers, from business people,…
Nationals Senator for Victoria, Bridget McKenzie, has congratulated local manufacturer Thales on being selected as Defence’s preferred supplier for up to 1300 of their Hawkei vehicles, in a contract worth potentially $1.5 billion. As part of the Land 121 Phase 4 project, the Hawkei was extensively tested and has now been chosen by Defence as…
10 December 2011 NATIONALS MP Bridget McKenzie describes marriage “as between a man and a woman”. The Bendigo-based senator made the comments about marriage in the wake of the Labor party endorsing same-sex marriages. She said she was an advocate of removing discrimination against people because of sexual preference but fell short of endorsing…
7 December 2011 To say Federal Member for Murray Sharman Stone is disappointed following the release of the Murray-Darling Basin Authority’s draft environmental plan last week would be an understatement. Dr Stone said the plan showed, ‘‘they still do not understand what is needed for a sustainable environment without killing local water dependent economies’’.…
Nationals Senator for Victoria, Bridget McKenzie, is launching a new survey designed to help her act on the priorities of Central Victorians. Distributed over coming weeks via local newspapers, the survey will canvass the attitudes of people across Central Victoria – from Bendigo to Castlemaine and from Maldon to Mia Mia. “As a new Senator,…