Bendigo has hosted the Coalition Online Safety Working Group’s only regionally-focussed cyber safety forums and roundtable discussions. The Working Group has heard Bendigo Football Netball League is ahead of the game when it comes to player safety online. The Nationals Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie said it was exciting to see the…
DetailsSenators from across Australia have heard the agriculture sector must better promote opportunities in the industry to students preparing to enter higher education. In Melbourne for a parliamentary inquiry, The Nationals Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie heard from Victorian education providers who said student numbers in agriculture are declining. “Experts pointed to the…
DetailsThe Nationals Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie has branded the Federal Budget a failure, especially for central Victorians. “Life under Labor is about to get a lot harder and more uncertain as Bendigo prepares for the world’s biggest carbon tax on July 1,” she said. “Every sector of the town’s economy will be…
DetailsThe Gillard Government’s decision to defer spending on vital water-saving infrastructure threatens the acceptance of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan, The Nationals Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie said. “Labor’s deferral of $941 million in water efficiencies to 2015-16 proves it has no desire to fix aging Murray-Darling infrastructure, and would rather lazily buy water out of…
DetailsThe Nationals Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie is pleased to welcome her party colleagues to Bendigo for the Annual State Conference. “The Nationals Leader, the Hon Warren Truss, and State Leader, the Hon Peter Ryan will both address the conference,” Senator McKenzie said. “This weekend will be filled with motion and debate on the carbon…
DetailsBridget McKenzie, the Nationals Duty Senator for Bendigo, said the Budget is a major disappointment for residents of central Victoria. “This year’s Budget demonstrates no plan to build a stronger economy, repay debt or create secure jobs,” said Senator McKenzie. “It’s a confused budget. All it delivers is more borrowing, more taxes, record debt…
DetailsThe Nationals Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie said tomorrow’s federal budget is an opportunity for the Gillard Government to recognise the urgent needs of central Victorians. “The impact of the Labor government’s policy has been strangling regional Victoria’s local economies, particularly in the areas of water, energy and bio security,” she said. “The…
DetailsBendigo will host regional Victoria’s only Coalition Online Safety Working Group forum on May 17. The Nationals Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie will lead a series of meetings with school children and representatives from Bendigo’s sporting, justice and community organisations. “The Coalition Online Safety Working Group has travelled across Australia gathering information in an effort…
DetailsOfficial hardcopy Diamond Jubilee portraits are now available from the office of The Nationals Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie. Senator McKenzie said individual portraits of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II were available, as well as portraits of Her Majesty with His Royal Highness Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh. There are also two…
DetailsThe Nationals Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie has encouraged central Victorians to attend an ANZAC Day commemoration service in their local community, to honour those who served, and continue to serve, our great nation. “Tomorrow will mark the 97th anniversary of the landing of Australian and New Zealand troops in Gallipoli,” Senator McKenzie said.…
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