The Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee has heard the proposed importation of fresh New Zealand potatoes, potentially infested with Zebra Chip disease, would ravage an industry already under significant pressure. In Canberra for the Senate inquiry, the Nationals Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie heard from Victorian potato growers who painted…
The Nationals Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie congratulates Gippland’s Alex Arbuthnot AM on being awarded the National Farmers’ Federation Award of Honour for his contribution to the agricultural sector. Senator McKenzie, who attended the presentation at the NFF Art of Farming Congress dinner last night, said the award was fitting for a local champion of…
The Nationals Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie said families in Bendigo are paying a high price for Labor’s budget mismanagement. “The Gillard Government has used the release of the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook as yet another chance to tax local families to pay for the government’s reckless waste and spending. “Families are still recovering…
The Nationals Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie has used the Senate Estimates process this week to confirm NBN Co. has walked away from the regional Victorian community of Napoleons and its bid to install a fixed wireless tower. “The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy Senator Stephen Conroy was adamant the government…
The Nationals Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie last night questioned the recently announced cancellation of many Year of the Farmer activities at Senate Estimates in Canberra. “The Innovation and Technology Expo in Melbourne in December was the cornerstone event on the Year of the Farmer calendar,” Senator McKenzie said. “Now it appears the organisers of…
The Nationals Senator for Victoria and Patron Senator for Bendigo Bridget McKenzie has welcomed the start of Carers Week 2012 and thanked carers in central Victoria for the enormous contribution they make. Carers Week 2012 is being held between Sunday 14 October and Saturday 20 October. Senator McKenzie said there are over 2…
The Nationals Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie has attended the national memorial service in Canberra to mark the 10th anniversary of the 2002 Bali bombings. The bombings in Kuta on October 12, 2002 killed 202 people and we today pause to remember the 88 Australians who lost their lives in the terrorism attack, 22 of…
The Nationals Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie and the Member for Western Victoria David O’Brien MLC have welcomed news of a second international airport for Victoria, to be opened at Avalon Airport. Senator McKenzie said the Commonwealth Government announcement to amend the airport’s lease was a great opportunity for producers in the state’s west…
The Nationals Senator for Victoria and Patron Senator for Bendigo Bridget McKenzie is encouraging central Victorians to acknowledge World Mental Health Day this Wednesday, October 10. “World Mental Health Day is an opportunity to raise awareness about mental health issues in our community,” Senator McKenzie said. “Mental illness is Australia’s most prevalent health…
Swimming centres have become the latest casualty of the Gillard government’s carbon tax, The Nationals Senator for Victoria and Patron Senator for Bendigo Bridget McKenzie said. “For many, going to the local pool is a summer tradition, now it is also another collection point for Labor’s carbon tax. “The toxic tax is driving up the…