COALITION TO INVEST $1 BILLION IN LOCAL ROADS & COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE

The Hon David Littleproud – Leader of The Nationals, Shadow Agriculture Minister, Member for Maranoa Senator The Hon Bridget McKenzie – Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development, Leader of the Nationals in the Senate The Hon Darren Chester – Shadow Minister for Local Government and Territories, Shadow Minister for Regional Development   14…

COALITION PUTS THE PEDAL TO THE METAL WITH $14.9 MILLION MOUNT PANORAMA UPGRADE

The Hon David Littleproud – Leader of The Nationals, Shadow Agriculture Minister, Member for Maranoa Senator Perin Davey – Deputy Leader of The Nationals, Shadow Minister for Water and Emergency Management, Senator for New South Wales Sam Farraway – The Nationals candidate for Calare   10 April   An elected Coalition Government will invest $14.9…

24 JANUARY 2025 – MEDIA RELEASE – ALBANESE SHELLS OUT REGIONAL GRANTS – BUT NOT IN VICTORIA

SENATOR THE HON BRIDGET MCKENZIE SHADOW MINISTER FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEADER OF THE NATIONALS IN THE SENATE SENATOR FOR VICTORIA MEDIA RELEASE 24 January 2025 ALBANESE SHELLS OUT REGIONAL GRANTS – BUT NOT IN VICTORIA The Albanese Government has turned its back on Victoria providing the state with just seven per cent…

MEDIA RELEASE – 7 NOVEMBER 2022 – GOVERNMENT FINALLY ADMITS REGIONAL CUTS

7 November 2022 GOVERNMENT FINALLY ADMITS REGIONAL CUTS This morning, in evidence before the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee’s Estimates hearing, officials from Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications admitted that Labor has cut $1.2 billion in regional infrastructure funding. Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development, Senator Bridget McKenzie…

MEDIA RELEASE – 2 SEPTEMBER 2022 – REGIONS MUST NOT BE LEFT BEHIND IN LABOR’S ACCELERATED NET ZERO AMBITIONS

2 September 2022  Regions must not be left behind in Labor’s accelerated net zero ambitions  The Nationals in the Senate have urged the Albanese Government to re-commit Australia to a strong regional safeguard mechanism and to guarantee a first tranche of $20 billion in funding for regional Australia to enable impacted areas to take advantage…

Media Release – $4 billion in promised regional funds missing in Labor ‘black hole’

Saturday 4 February 2023   $4 billion in promised regional funds missing in Labor ‘black hole’   Regional and local communities are missing out on more than $4 billion in promised regional funding as the Albanese Government does a go slow on delivering community programs. Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development, Senator Bridget…