Nationals Senator for Victoria, Bridget McKenzie, challenged Labor's lies about the government's commitment to school funding. The Labor-Greens-dominated Select Committee on School Funding held an inquiry into funding arrangements and reforms and tabled its report in the senate yesterday. Senator McKenzie, also a committee member, submitted a dissenting report. Senator McKenzie said constructive debate about…
DetailsNationals Senator for Victoria, Bridget McKenzie, and the Nationals candidate for Shepparton, Greg Barr, said Goulburn Valley fruit growers will learn how to reduce energy costs and lower production costs through Apple and Pear Australia Limited’s (APAL) federally funded Watts in Your Business program. Senator McKenzie addressed fruit growers at the national launch of the…
DetailsThe Australian Government wants to hear from regional Victorians on how they think the National Landcare Program can better improve their local environment. Community information sessions will be held nationally next month including at Horsham and Albury-Wodonga. Senator McKenzie said these sessions will seek feedback, while also informing people of the opportunities the Landcare program…
DetailsThe Australian senate today recognised greater education benefits for regional students as part of the Coalition Government's higher education reforms. A notice of motion by Nationals Senator for Victoria, Bridget McKenzie, highlighting these benefits was passed in the senate today. It called on the senate to recognise that further expansion to higher education access for…
DetailsVictoria's regional communities, industry and health services want the Australian parliament to respect their wishes and repeal the carbon tax, Nationals Senator Bridget McKenzie said today. Speaking on legislation to repeal the tax in the senate, Senator McKenzie said the Clean Energy Regulator found the carbon tax hit Victorians with $1.5 billion in additional costs…
DetailsNationals Senator, Bridget McKenzie, and Nationals state candidate for Lowan, Emma Kealy, today welcomed news that the National Centre for Farmer Health in south-west Victoria is making a significant contribution to improving farmer health. It follows the recent announcement of $625,000 in federal and state Coalition government funding to allow the centre to continue its…
DetailsABC local radio is vital for regional communities and must not be cut further, Nationals Senator for Victoria, Bridget McKenzie told the national broadcaster's Managing Director, Mark Scott in Senate Estimates this week. The exchange took place as the Senate Environment and Communications Committee questioned Mr Scott and other ABC executives in Parliament House, Canberra…
DetailsA new collaboration project between business, industry and Deakin University is a huge leap forward for Australia and it is all happening in regional Victoria at the University’s Waurn Ponds campus, according to Nationals Senator Bridget McKenzie. Senator McKenzie was speaking after the official opening of Deakin University’s new pilot carbon fibre manufacturing line, Carbon…
DetailsA Senate Committee inquiry into childcare has heard damning evidence on the disastrous impact which new regulations brought in by the Gillard/Rudd Governments are having on the operation of childcare centres in regional Australia, according to committee member and Victorian Nationals Senator, Bridget McKenzie. “The Labor reforms were intended to raise standards, but it is…
DetailsNationals Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie has welcomed the recommendations made by the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee regarding the importation of potatoes from New Zealand. The report recommends that before potatoes are imported from New Zealand an Import Risk Analysis should be conducted, which should consider scientific research into disease…
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