Image courtesy of AMSA. As part of Men’s Health Week, the Liberal and Nationals Government is encouraging Men’s Sheds across North East Victoria to apply for funding as part of the latest round of the National Men’s Shed Development Programme (NDSP). Opening this week, Nationals Senate Leader and Victorian Senator Bridget McKenzie encouraged all Sheds in…
Image courtesy of AusNet Disaster assistance has been made available for households who continue to be affected by prolonged power outages from the extreme weather event in Victoria. Assistance is being provided through the jointly funded Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA). Nationals Senate Leader and Victorian Senator Bridget McKenzie said a Prolonged Power Outage…
It was great speaking to Alan Jones on Sky News about net zero emissions. The National Party of Australia, as the second party in this Coalition government, has not signed up to net-zero anything at any time. We will not sacrifice reliable energy and jobs. We’ll take a lot of convincing that that is actually…
Small and medium hotels across the electorate of Indi are receiving support from the Liberal and Nationals Government to cut their energy costs so they can invest in their business, employ more Australians and get ahead. Through the $10.2 million Hotel Energy Uplift Program, 13 local hotels have received grants worth a total of $317,355.…
Local road maintenance in the electorate of Bendigo will receive a boost, thanks to funding under the Liberal and Nationals Government’s Roads to Recovery Program. Leader of The Nationals in the Senate and Senator for Victoria, Bridget McKenzie said the Federal Government will deliver over $186.5 million to 366 local government authorities nationwide for safer…
Image Source – Telstra Residents in Indi will benefit from new and improved telecommunications services under the Liberal and Nationals Government’s Regional Connectivity Program (the RCP). Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts Paul Fletcher, Regional Communications Minister Mark Coulton, and Nationals Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie announced the boost in mobile and…
The Liberal Nationals Government is providing up to $20 million in funding for early intervention projects and up to $10 million for security infrastructure through round six of the Safer Communities Fund. The early intervention grant opportunity is now open and closes 22 July 2021. The security infrastructure grant opportunity opens on 15 June and…
Upgrades to facilities and enhancements to community spaces and improved tourism opportunities are on the way for the electorate of Indi, through more than $14 million in Local Economic Recovery projects announced this week. State-wide, 24 bushfire recovery projects have been approved in this round of local community grants under the Local Economic Recovery program,…
Certainty of the future of Australia Post and its services has been secured for the licensees, employees and regional communities who rely on vital post services, following the tabling of the Australia Post inquiry report today in Parliament. The Nationals senators are backing changes that will enhance the viability and sustainability of Licensed Post Offices…
A round table forum with Gippsland forestry professionals and Nationals MP’s has reaffirmed support for Victoria’s sustainable native and plantation timber industry. Held at the Gippsland Forestry Hub in Churchill, the group discussed future strategies to support the native timber and plantation industries and the importance of all timber jobs to Gippsland’s economy. The Nationals…