Victorian Nationals Senator Bridget McKenzie today confirmed the schedule of Dairy roundtable meetings to be held across regional Victoria in December. Senator McKenzie will represent the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, Barnaby Joyce, at the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources organised meetings. The purpose of the meetings is to…
DetailsNational’s Senator for Victoria, Bridget McKenzie says water security throughout the Indi region is vital and will be protected under the leadership of the Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce. Senator McKenzie said she strongly supported comments from Mr Joyce regarding possible extra environmental flows as part of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan. “The Deputy Prime Minister…
DetailsNational’s Senator for Victoria, Bridget McKenzie says Labor’s ignorance over the backpacker tax issue is only matched by their lack of action in supporting Coalition suggested tax rates that are fair and balanced and will attract overseas working holiday makers to this country. “I am at a loss to understand why Labor is prepared to…
DetailsNational Party Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie says Labor spokesman Andrew Leigh is missing his biggest opportunity yet – a career on the stage, preferably in comedy. “How else could you explain Andrew’s latest media release and speech to the Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals? “He commits Labor to a “suite of innovative policy…
DetailsThe second Parliamentary Friends of Shooting event at Parliament House in Canberra will feature Olympic Gold Medal shooter Catherine Skinner and Olympian James Willett tonight. Co-Chair, National’s Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie said she is delighted that such eminent Olympic Shooters were attending the launch in Parliament House. Gold medal winner in the Women’s Trap…
DetailsNational’s Senator for Victoria, Bridget McKenzie today welcomed the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) Interim Report into the cattle and beef industry which revealed allegations of anti-competitive conduct in the industry. The ACCC found competitiveness of Australian beef and cattle markets could be improved by the adoption of objective carcase grading, improvements to the…
DetailsVictoria could see an increase in working holiday makers after the Federal Government launched a global $10 million campaign to attract more to Australia. National’s Senator for Victoria, Bridget McKenzie said the campaign builds on the Coalition’s recent reform package, which will make Australia a world-leading destination for young people to undertake a working holiday.…
DetailsNational’s Senator, Bridget McKenzie has announced that the Federal Government has agreed to make a transition payment of almost $448,000 to the Benalla Rural City Council, to avert a shortfall in rates to the Council followed the sale by Thales to the Commonwealth of the Benalla Munitions Facility “This is great news for the Council…
DetailsIn the strongest move yet to protect CFA Volunteers in Victoria, the Turnbull/Joyce Government has passed the Fair Work Amendment (Respect for Emergency Services Volunteers) Bill with the assistance of the majority of Senate crossbenchers, Committee Chair, Senator Bridget McKenzie said she was particularly impressed that several interstate crossbench senators had attended hearings in regional…
DetailsThe Shire of Towong has been successful in winning funding for two major projects in Round 3 of the Federal Coalition Government’s National Stronger Regions Fund. The National’s Senator for Victoria, Bridget McKenzie said today the grants were $800,000 towards the construction of the Upper Murray Events Centre in Corryong and $495,000 for the Great…
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