Drought relief comes to Indi – Drought Communities Program projects approved for Benalla, Strathbogie councils

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People living in the Rural City of Benalla and Strathbogie Shire will benefit from $2 million in additional Liberal and Nationals Government funding to support community infrastructure and other drought-relief projects through the expanded Drought Communities Program. Nationals Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie said the Drought Communities Program was helping to keep local economies going…

$50 million to flow to support regional news

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More than 100 regional publishers and broadcasters will receive a share of $50 million to keep Australia’s regional news services operating in 2020-21. Nationals Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie congratulates the 92 publishers, 13 radio operators and five television broadcasters who successfully applied to the Public Interest News Gathering (PING) Program. Three applicants were successful…

Today’s city-centric ABC management is out of touch with regional, rural and remote Australia

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Nationals Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie says further job and program cuts by ABC management highlights the importance of having a rural and regional voice on the ABC Board. The Government must bring on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Amendment (Rural and Regional Measures) Bill 2019 as a matter of urgency to ensure the ABC has…

Victorian Nationals Watertight On Push For Policy Changes

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Victorian Nationals are united in their fight for fairer water policy for our farming communities, today calling for the Murray-Darling Basin Authority to be split and scrapping the Basin Plan’s 450 gigalitres of “up water”. Victorian Nationals Damian Drum, the Federal Member for Nicholls, Anne Webster, the Federal Member for Mallee, Senator for Victoria Bridget…

New National Skills Commission Will Focus On Rural, Regional And Remote Australia

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The skills and training needs of industry and business in the regions will be top of mind of the new National Skills Commission with legislation passed in the Senate. The National Party this week moved an amendment to the National Skills Commissioner Bill 2020 ensuring specific focus on regions including improved access, opportunity, skills development…