Small business in north east Victoria will get government help to digitise and make the most of online trading opportunities to make them stronger and more resilient as they recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of its $800 million JobMaker Digital Business Plan, the Liberal and Nationals government will expand the Australian Small Business…
North-east Victorian organisations, farmer groups and individuals with innovative ideas to build drought resilience can now apply for grants of up to $200,000, Nationals Senate Leader and Nationals Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie announced. “Applications are now open for the $10 million grants component of the Natural Resource Management Drought Resilience Program,” she said. “Grants…
$390,000 will fund new emergency accommodation in north-east Victoria for women and children escaping domestic violence. Wodonga-based Nationals Senate Leader and Nationals Senator Bridget McKenzie said the funding for Beyond Housing, in partnership with the Centre Against Violence in Indi, is from the Liberal and Nationals Government’s $60 million Safe Places initiative. “It will help…
More than six million dollars will fund nine bridge and heavy vehicle infrastructure projects across the north-east Victorian electorate of Indi. It’s part of the $290 million in the Liberal and Nationals Government funding under Round 5 of the Bridges Renewal Program (BRP) and Round 7 of the Heavy Vehicle Safety and Productivity Program (HVSPP).…
Tourist operators in north-east Victoria stand to benefit as part of a $250 million government campaign to boost regional tourism, jobs and local economies. The Liberal and Nationals government’s package includes $200 million for an additional round of the Building Better Regions Fund to boost local infrastructure in regional communities. “$100 million will be dedicated…
COVID-19 hit show societies and field days in regional Victoria can now apply for a one-off payment under the Australian Government’s $39 million Supporting Agricultural Shows and Field Days program. The program provides operational support for agricultural shows societies and organisers of agricultural field days forced to cancel their scheduled show or field day in…
Confirmation regional Victoria will take a further step towards COVID-19 normal is the overdue recognition from the Andrews Labor Government that Mildura is not Melbourne, says Nationals Senate Leader and Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie. “Country Victorians have been forced to make massive sacrifices to get to this point. “While children will be back in…
The slight easing of regional Victorian restrictions highlights Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews’ inability to govern for all Victoria, not just Melbourne, Nationals Senate Leader and Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie says. “While I welcome the premier’s belated acknowledgement regional Victoria is different to greater Metropolitan Melbourne it is incredibly disappointing regional COVID-19 free communities remain…
Wodonga-based Nationals Senate Leader Bridget McKenzie is calling on National Cabinet to be pragmatic and reach agreement on a national COVID-19 hotspot definition. Last week, National Cabinet failed to reach agreement and fully endorse the federal government’s draft definition of a COVID-19 hotspot. “The human toll is mounting. State and territory leaders need to work…
Nationals Senate Leader and Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie has condemned Victoria’s one-size-fits-all plan to re-open regional Victoria. Senator McKenzie has strongly implored Premier Daniel Andrews to show some empathy for COVID-19 free rural and regional Victorians who have suffered untold financial and emotional damage during his extended forced restrictions. “From the start of this…