Dear Editor As the Nationals Senator for Victoria, I have a strong interest in a healthy Murray Darling-Basin and will fight for the wellbeing of Victoria’s irrigation communities. Over the last fortnight, there have been significant developments in the Murray Darling Basin Plan process. Two bills that amend the Water Act passed the House of…
DetailsThe Nationals Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie has condemned the Gillard Government for failing to respond to questions on natural disaster flood assistance funding in the Senate this week. “The motion passed in the Senate on Tuesday recognised the Attorney-General had failed to answer legitimate questions regarding their treatment of Category C funding applicants…
DetailsIn the lead up to Remembrance Day, The Nationals Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie is highlighting the Constituent Request Program that allows RSLs and community groups to obtain official Australian flags free of charge for use in their commemorative services. “On the eleventh hour, of the eleventh day, of the eleventh month, communities across Victoria…
DetailsThe Nationals Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie has welcomed the arrival of the 2012 Bendigo Agricultural Show and encouraged people to drop by and say hello at The Nationals stand. “The show is a great local event that will see the Bendigo showgrounds transformed into an exciting arena filled with amusement rides, competitions, car…
DetailsThe Nationals Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie yesterday attended the Victorian government’s apology to the men and women affected by the state’s forced adoption practices from the 1950s to the 1970s. Senator McKenzie congratulated Premier Ted Baillieu and Minister Mary Wooldridge on the government’s practical assistance for those affected, and was moved by…
DetailsThe 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…
DetailsThe 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…
DetailsThe 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…
DetailsThe 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…
DetailsThe 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…
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