Nationals Member for Mildura, Jade Benham, is applauding the efforts of the Wycheproof-Narraport Demons on bringing back the King of the Mountain after a 35 year hiatus. “I am no stranger to a good challenge but I was surprised with just how hard it was to run up that mountain with a twenty kilogram wheat…
Nationals’ Member for Mildura, Jade Benham, will run in the Nike Melbourne Marathon this October raising funds for local charity C.H.A.I.L.I.S (Children Having an Illness Living in Sunraysia). “The work John and his volunteer committee do is inspiring and has helped many families for over 40 years. “In 2022 C.H.A.I.L.I.S. was able to assist over…
I congratulate new Premier Jacinta Allan on her appointment, but will the Premier deliver on a reset in government that Victorians so desperately need? I am very concerned it will be business as usual. More money wasted. More debt. More mismanagement. More secrecy. More poor governance. Jacinta Allan was the key minister behind the scrapped…
Nationals Member for Mildura, Jade Benham, is disgusted with the lack of haste by the Government to deliver safe, secure and affordable housing. “Despite claims of record investments, public housing stock remains stagnant as more and more vulnerable Victorians are added to the waiting list each week. “Vulnerable Victorians deserve better than a tired government…
First Nations athletes will have more opportunities to compete in the sports they love, with a new grants program aimed at boosting sport participation. Nationals Member for Mildura, Jade Benham, is encouraging all community sporting clubs to consider applying for the latest round of the Sporting Club Grants Program. “All sporting codes in our region…
A new tax on General Practitioners (GP’s) and Allied Health Professionals could leave Victorians without access to vital healthcare services. The Nationals are calling for Labor’s Health tax to be withdrawn immediately. The Victorian Nationals and Liberals recently hosted around 30 GPs and representatives from peak medical bodies to hear first-hand the detrimental impact of…
Nationals’ Member for Mildura, Jade Benham, along with her Victorian Nationals colleagues across regional Victoria have successfully advocated for the return of the Victorian Community History Awards and Local History Grants Program “The funding allocation was critical to the ongoing growth and digitisation of the State’s archives and supported countless community volunteer historical societies, who…
Nationals’ Member for Mildura, Jade Benham, is inviting agricultural and pastoral society groups to apply for the 2023 Grants Program – offering grants of up to $10,000 to eligible projects. “The grants will offer agricultural and pastoral societies the opportunity to upgrade or establish new facilities, while creating opportunities for further collaboration and partnerships with…
Member for Mildura, Jade Benham says, the decision by the Minister for Education, to reverse the Government’s cuts to teaching services for students with a disability is a ‘no brainer’. It follows fierce opposition by a range of key education stakeholders including schools, parents and other advocacy groups. “These cuts should have never been put…
Nationals Member for Mildura, Jade Benham, has warned the Minister for Agriculture and the Department to have a plan to deploy resources and prevent a Varroa Mite outbreak in Victoria. “Australia has had twelve months notice of this pest being a potential threat to our agricultural industry and with the Mite detected in Sunraysia the…
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