Two local projects in the electorate of Indi are among 40 water infrastructure projects nationwide which will share in $108 million in federal funding under the National Water Grid Connections funding pathway. Nationals Senate Leader and Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie said the Liberal and Nationals Government was pleased to support the Sunday Creek Irrigation…
The Gisborne to Sunbury Recycled Water Interconnector (Stage 1) project in the electorate of McEwen is among 40 water infrastructure projects nationwide which will share in $108 million in federal funding under the National Water Grid Connections funding pathway. Nationals Senate Leader and Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie said the Liberal and Nationals Government was…
The Kyneton Recycled Water Irrigation project in Bendigo is among 40 water infrastructure projects nationwide which will share in $108 million in federal funding under the National Water Grid Connections funding pathway. Nationals Senate Leader and Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie said the Liberal and Nationals Government was pleased to support the local project that…
Ten local projects in North East Victoria have been awarded grants under the first round of the Liberal and Nationals Government’s Murray–Darling Healthy Rivers Program. Minister for Resources and Water, the Hon Keith Pitt MP, said the Healthy Rivers grants would enhance the environment of communities, including the electorate of Indi. “I am pleased to…
Today the National Party in the Senate will put forward amendments to the Basin Plan. Last year, National Party basin MP’s, Anne Webster, and Damian Drum, put forward water amendments in an attempt to address basin communities concerns about water availability during the drought. Since then, we have been looking for an opportunity to amend…
The Federal Labor Party has shown it’s true colours this week, demanding the 450 gigalitres be delivered to South Australia under the Basin Plan. Nationals Senator for Victoria and Leader of the Nationals in the Senate, Bridget McKenzie and Nationals Senator for New South Wales, Perin Davey were horrified by the line of questioning from…
Regional Victorian communities hard hit by COVID, drought and bushfires yet playing a key part in Australia’s economic recovery are being backed, and thanked, in the federal Budget, Nationals Senator Bridget McKenzie said. A wide range of funding programs and measures were announced in the Budget focused on jobs, skills and training; backing business and…
The Nationals are blasting Federal Labor for playing political games, rather than providing bipartisan support that puts local farmers and the environment first. At the Senate Committee into the Murray-Darling Basin Plan at Shepparton today, local Indigenous and farming group representatives expressed concerns over the management of the Basin, which stem back more than a…
The Nationals in government is providing a further $22.3 million for the development of business cases for eight water infrastructure projects, including for Victoria, that will help secure Australia’s water future. Nationals Senator for Victoria, Bridget McKenzie, welcomed the investment in two regional-based projects – the Coliban Regional Rural Modernisation and Sunbury-Bulla-Keilor Agricultural Rejuvenation projects.…
North-east Victorian farmers still feeling the impact of drought will have a further 12 months to apply for funding from the On-farm Emergency Water Infrastructure Rebate Scheme (OFEWIRS) to help build much needed infrastructure to make their properties drought resilient. Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia Keith Pitt said farmers will now have until…