The Liberal-National Government is supporting families across regional Victoria to keep their children in school and child care during the drought. “The government is providing $15 million to support schools and child care centres to keep their doors open as part of our latest package of $709 million in support to drought-affected Australians,” Nationals Senator…
The Liberals and Nationals in Government are delivering real improvements to the support payment that puts food on the table, petrol in the tank and pay household bills for farming families struggling with the ongoing drought. Nationals Senator for Victoria and Agriculture Minister, Bridget McKenzie, said the Farm Household Allowance (FHA) supports farmers in hardship…
The Liberal and Nationals Government stands with our dairy farmers as we work to ensure they are paid a fair farm-gate price for their milk so that future generations can enjoy safe, nutritious and delicious Australian dairy. Minister for Agriculture Bridget McKenzie said the drought and high input costs were making things especially hard for…
Drought-hit farmers, small businesses and rural towns are set for an immediate cash injection to keep stock fed and watered, keep businesses open, keep locals in work and pump funds into local economies. The Prime Minister said the Liberal-National Government’s next step of measures to combat the drought’s impact was ready to flow. “We are…
Victorian wine producers who attract tourism and boost their local economy will share in $10 million of grants under the Wine Tourism and Cellar Door Grants program. There were 180 successful applicants this year spread across the country, including dozens from rural and regional Victoria. Nationals Senator for Victoria and Minister for Agriculture Bridget McKenzie said the grants were…
Nationals Senator for Victoria Bridget McKrenzie welcomes Victoria’s move to sign on to the Liberal and Nationals Government’s public hospital agreement. Senator McKenzie said it means an additional $7.3 billion for Victorian public hospitals and patients. The National Health Agreement from 2020-21 to 2024-25 will deliver record hospital funding in each and every year, providing millions of additional hospital services…
A Government grant is investing almost $2.5 million into a cutting-edge La Trobe University project in northern Victoria, aimed at encouraging climate resilience and rewarding on-farm sustainable practices. Minister for Agriculture and Nationals Senator for Victoria, Bridget McKenzie, and Nationals Member for Nicholls, Damian Drum, said the project would provide a proof of concept when…
Farmers with clever, sustainable agriculture ideas can turn them into reality by applying for grants of up to $50,000 under Round three of the Smart Farms Small Grants program. Nationals Senator for Victoria and Minister for Agriculture, Bridget McKenzie, said farmers had a long history of early adoption of innovations. “We want to hear…
Nationals Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie encourages Indigenous Australians from across rural and regional Victoria to have their say on the development of an Indigenous voice to government. Senator McKenzie said the co-design process would be an opportunity for locals to put their views forward on how a voice could better empower individuals and communities…
The Australian dairy industry mandatory code of conduct exposure draft was released today in what is the third and final round of consultation with the dairy industry. The Minister for Agriculture, Nationals Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie said the code would come into effect in January 2020, months ahead of schedule, thanks to the advocacy…