CAPTION: Senator McKenzie discusses the PBS listings and benefits for patients with Wangaratta pharmacist, Bruce Robertson, of Robertson's Pharmacy. Cheaper medicine is on the way for patients in north-east Victoria with price reductions for common scripts and new medicines added to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), in some cases saving over $100,000 per patient. Medicines…
Community groups across north-east Victoria are encouraged to apply for new swimming grants to provide and improve opportunities for people with disabilities and from diverse backgrounds to enjoy this great Aussie pastime, Nationals Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie said. Working in partnership with Swimming Australia, the Community Swimming Grants Program offers grants of up to…
A new report shows Australia’s 642,000 recreational hunters and shooters contributed $2.4 billion to Australia’s economy in 2018. Deputy Leader of The Nationals and Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie said the Department of Health’s Economic and Social Impacts of Recreational Hunting and Shooting report provided a strong evidence base. “The Nationals have long been a…
Today the country lost a true statesman, patriot and champion of rural Australia. Tim Fischer AC was highly respected on all sides of politics. I had the honour to catch up with Tim at a Nationals’ barbeque at Milawa just over a month ago and he was his cheeky, witty self, with his clever one-liners…
Torben Soerensen, Henning Laue and GD Pork Pty Ltd have been sentenced to serious penalties for illegally importing boar semen over eight years, putting Australia’s pork industry at serious risk. Mr Soerensen received a sentence of three years imprisonment with a minimum of 18 months to serve before being eligible for parole. Mr Laue received…
The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) headquarters officially opened in Armidale today, signalling an exciting new era for rural and regional Australia. Minister for Agriculture, Senator Bridget McKenzie, and the Member for New England, Barnaby Joyce, today opened the APVMA’s new home and said that the move from Canberra was a game-changer for…
JOINT RELEASE: Deputy Leader of the Nationals and Minister for Agriculture, Bridget McKenzie Federal Member for Nicholls, Damian Drum The ACCC will establish a Dairy Consultative Committee to support the Liberal and Nationals Government’s ongoing commitment to the Australian dairy industry. Minister for Agriculture, Senator Bridget McKenzie, said the committee would be led by an…
The Landcare movement today celebrated 30 years of all sections of Australian society working together to improve the environment and create more productive farm land. Minister for Agriculture, Senator Bridget McKenzie, today marked the anniversary in Parkville with a host of people involved in Landcare over the last 30 years, and announced Sophie Taylor-Price as…
FOR many farmers, their farm is not just their business, but their home. More than sheds and paddocks. Built with hard work, sweat and often tears, in many cases the culmination of generations of work. That is what the new wave of animal liberationists are targeting, people's homes. They are invading and stealing farmers' property,…
Here’s my interview with ABC’s Victorian Country Hour host Nikolai Beilharz talking about the government’s laws targeting animal activists