20 April 2012 The Nationals listen to local government The City of Greater Bendigo Mayor, Councillor Alec Sandner has told the Shadow Minister for Local Government and Regional Development Senator Barnaby Joyce it needs federal government funds to progress plans for the Bendigo Airport redevelopment. Representatives from the City of Greater Bendigo, Greater Shepparton City…
DetailsThe Prime Minister’s pledge to cut ‘green tape’ for business is hollow rhetoric, when the July 1 carbon tax will leave them drowning in paperwork, according to The Nationals Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie. “Federal Labor has failed to listen to this country’s biggest economic leaders,” she said. “Prime Minister Julia Gillard acknowledged green tape…
DetailsThe Nationals Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie has reminded constituents to comment on the Murray Darling Basin Plan before submissions close on Monday. “The Murray Darling Basin Authority has failed to properly engage with Victoria’s irrigation communities, as evidenced by the low number of submissions from farming families and local businesses,” she said. “Victoria has…
DetailsVictorians are being encouraged to have their say on cybersafety by The Nationals Senator for Victoria, Bridget McKenzie. Senator McKenzie said the Coalition Online Safety Working Group was holding a series of forums across Australia and calling for written submissions as part of a review of online safety for children. “A recent Telstra survey found…
DetailsCoalition efforts to reinstate the Solar Hot Water Rebate were today thwarted by Labor and Greens Senators voting against the Solar Hot Water Rebate Bill 2012. The Nationals Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie said the Bill, introduced by Shadow Minister for the Environment, Simon Birmingham, simply required the Government use the funds it allocated in…
DetailsThe Labor Government has continued to ram a raft of important legislation through the Senate without due opportunity to talk about the implications for regional Australia, according to The Nationals Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie. Debate on the mining tax was cut short earlier this week and legislation impacting the textiles industry was given little…
DetailsNews the Gillard Government rammed their changes to Private Health Insurance through the Senate last night will come as a blow to regional Victorians, according to Nationals Senator Bridget McKenzie. “This is another betrayal by the Gillard Government which will further increase cost of living pressures on Bendigo residents,” Senator McKenzie said today. “Our nation’s…
DetailsThe Senate Select Committee on Australia’s Food Processing Sector has heard that Labor policies are undermining the industry during its Shepparton hearing, according to The Nationals Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie. Senator McKenzie has joined the committee on its tour of the Campbell Arnotts and SPC Ardmona factories and participated in hearings over the last…
DetailsRegional Victorians have today celebrated International Women’s Day, recognising the economic, political and social achievements of women past and present, and looking to the future to see where progress can still be made. Senator McKenzie attended International Women’s Day events in Benalla, Bendigo and Shepparton and today commented on the camaraderie and joint purpose she…
DetailsThe Nationals Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie will welcome the Women for a Living Basin community group to the halls of Parliament tomorrow. Senator McKenzie said the delegation was heading to Canberra to draw attention to the negative social impacts of the Murray Darling Basin Plan on their families, schools, businesses and communities. “This dedicated…
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