Regional Victoria rip-off

The Nationals Member for Mildura Jade Benham says regional Victorians must be given their fair share in the upcoming budget. Ms Benham says regional Victorians received 13 per cent of new infrastructure in last year’s state budget, despite accounting for 25 percent of Victoria’s population. “I would call it regional discrimination,” Ms Benham says. “The…

Benham youth crime options tabled

The Nationals Member for Mildura Jade Benham is calling on the Minister for Youth Justice to visit Mildura to discuss a collaborative approach to tackling recent crime figures. Recent data shows that youth crime has risen by an alarming per cent in the electorate, impacting on all retailers in the Mildura City Heart and beyond.…