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 carbon tax we need a change in government.…
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 McKenzie focused on the historical flexibility of towns along the Murray River. ‘‘Change is intuitively understood in country Victoria because of…
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 responsibility and I take it very seriously. I’m quite diligent.” She said the…
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 all acknowledging it is a problem. This week it was the turn of The Nationals to…
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 problem intersection has been on the agenda for a number of years, but continue to…
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 Youth Foundation Eaglehawk representatives met Coalition politicians in Bendigo yesterday. Lead On volunteer Jasmin Bradshaw, who…
It’s a more intimate feel within the Senate chamber. Bridget McKenzie sits in the back row, at the end of the Coalition benches. She rises to her feet to quiz Senator Chris Evans about power generation in the La Trobe Valley and follows with supplementary questions that relate to the impending carbon tax. It’s the…