The Liberal and Nationals Government is investing in the future of Ballarat with $615,000 in funding for four local projects under Round 5 of our highly successful Building Better Regions Fund. Projects to receive funding include: Ballan Scout and Community Centre. Trentham Neighbourhood Centre community outdoor space. Say it with flowers. Development of a visitor…
The Liberal and Nationals Government is investing in the future of Bendigo with $40,000 in funding for two local projects under Round 5 of our highly successful Building Better Regions Fund. Projects to receive funding include: Building Resilient Communities in Swan Hill and Bendigo. Food Fossickers Central Victorian Pantry. Nationals Senate Leader and Senator for…
The Liberal and Nationals Government is investing in the future of North East Victoria with more than $9.2 million in funding for five local projects under Round 5 of our highly successful Building Better Regions Fund. Projects to receive funding in the electorate of Indi include: • Mansfield autism operation gamechanger project retreat. • Rutherglen…
The Liberal and Nationals Government has approved funding for 6 local projects in the electorate of Indi as part of its $2.5 billion Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program, which is supporting local jobs, businesses and boosting the economy during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nationals Senate Leader and Senator for Victoria, Bridget McKenzie said getting shovels…
Farmers and primary producers in North East Victoria are a step closer to benefitting from the Liberal and National Government’s new Australian Agriculture Worker Visa. The Government amended the Migration Regulations on 30 September 2021 to create the Australian Agriculture Worker Visa (Ag Visa) and continue along the pathway of providing an agriculture visa that…
Farmers in Victoria’s North-Central region can now apply for the Australian Government’s $22.3 million Enhancing Remnant Vegetation Pilot. Minister for Agriculture and Northern Australia David Littleproud, Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie and Member for Nicholls Damian Drum said the pilot was a key component of the government’s $66.1 million Agriculture Biodiversity Stewardship Package that is…
It is fashionable for the commentariat to try to frame the Nationals as anti-environmentalist energy dinosaurs – the last political party holding out against a tide of public opinion wanting to embrace an economy not reliant on fossil fuels. The truth is much more prosaic. First, as people from the regions we care for the…
The Australian agricultural sector is expected to exceed production value records this year, with our farmers propelling the sector to $73 billion, despite the challenges of COVID-19. Minister for Agriculture and Northern Australia David Littleproud said the ABARES’s Agricultural Commodities: September Quarter report shows that farming has grown by 1.3 per cent in the last…
Local road maintenance in the electorate of McEwen will receive a boost, thanks to funding under the Australian Government’s Roads to Recovery Program. Nationals Senate Leader and Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie said the Australian Government would deliver over $65.09 million to 215 local government authorities nationwide for safer and better-maintained roads. Macedon Ranges Shire…
Local road maintenance in Bendigo will receive a boost, thanks to funding under the Australian Government’s Roads to Recovery Program. Nationals Senate Leader and Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie said the Australian Government would deliver over $65.09 million to 215 local government authorities nationwide for safer and better-maintained roads. “This Roads to Recovery funding in…