Simplified cross-border access for farmers, freight operators and local communities need to be maintained, argues Bridget McKenzie. BRIDGET McKENZIE, The Weekly Times July 13, 2020 THERE would be few people who don’t feel genuine concern for Melbourne and agree closing off affected COVID-19 areas is the right move. Isolated outbreaks require swift, decisive action on…
Closure was ‘baffling’, a ‘big mistake’ By Shana Morgan Border Mail (page 7) 10 Jul 2020 THE decision to make the “border bubble” 50 kilometres instead of 100 kilometres has been slammed by Senator Bridget McKenzie. The NSW government health order only refers to “Border community residents” being able to get permits; it does not say how far…
INDIGENOUS Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion visited Bendigo on Friday. Mr Scullion and Senator Bridget McKenzie dropped into Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation and Bendigo District Aboriginal Co-operative. The pair toured both facilities and discussed a number of topics affecting Indigenous people in the region, including education and substance abuse. Mr Scullion said the meeting…
Federal Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion wants to create jobs and has told Goulburn Valley organisations the endless pursuit of training won’t be funded unless it leads to employment. Mr Scullion yesterday made good on a pre-election promise to return to the region if he became the minister. Nationals Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie…
NATIONALS Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie has voiced her support for the Victorian Government’s application for a cattle grazing trial in the Victorian Alpine National Park . Ms McKenzie attended the Mountain Cattlemen’s Association of Victoria Annual Festival over the weekend near Omeo. She said the decision to ban a cattle grazing trial by the…
VICTORIA’S High Country will play host to the Mountain Cattlemen’s Association Annual Festival this weekend, when thousands of people come together to celebrate the proud tradition of our mountain cattlemen. Graziers have taken cattle into and across the mountains of Victoria’s Alpine regions as far back as the 1820s. Some families, like the Stoneys and…
SPC Ardmona is facing more apparent hurdles in its quest for protection from cheap overseas imports and co-investment funds from the Federal Government. The company has received negative decisions from the Productivity Commission and the Anti-Dumping Commission. And Federal Government ministers have been discussing whether the company deserves support because of a debate over high…
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…
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…
FEDERAL cabinet has demanded new assurances from Coca-Cola Amatil to justify taxpayer aid for its fruit processing division in another sign of Tony Abbott’s hard line on industry assistance. The move clears the way for a renewed cabinet debate next month over the company’s plea for cash for its SPC Ardmona operations, buying time for…