The Nationals’ Member for Mildura and Shadow Minister for Consumer Affairs, Jade Benham has criticised the Carroll Labor Government’s Associations Incorporation Reform Amendment Bill 2026 as having nothing to do with protecting workers and everything to do with protecting Labor’s union donors from competition. Speaking on the Bill in Parliament, Ms Benham said Labor had…
Families across the Mildura electorate will have their red bins collected every week under a National-Liberal Government, with the Coalition committing to guarantee weekly general rubbish collection across Victoria. The commitment would reverse the shift to fortnightly red bin collections that has seen households across the Mildura electorate wait up to two weeks to have…
Doctors, nurses, midwives and allied health professionals will be offered incentives of up to $10,000 to take up critical jobs in regional Victoria under a new plan from The Nationals and Liberals. If elected to government, the Coalition will invest $40 million over four years to establish a Victorian Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme, helping…
Residents across the Mildura electorate are set to benefit from a $288 million investment in a new Country Roads and Bridges Program to repair, upgrade and maintain regional roads and bridges under an Nationals and Liberals Government. The commitment will see each of Victoria’s 48 rural and regional councils, including the four councils across the…
The Nationals’ Member for Mildura, Jade Benham MP, has called on the Carroll Labor Government to provide a solution to Hopetoun’s escalating early years crisis, with local families having been without childcare since April 2024. Ms Benham raised the issue with Minister for Children, Lizzie Blandthorn MP, in Parliament, highlighting growing demand for services in…
The Nationals’ Member for Mildura, Jade Benham, has described the introduction of laws recognising coercive control as a significant step forward for survivors of family violence. Speaking in Parliament on the Justice Legislation Amendment (Family Violence, Coercive Control, Good Character, Risk Assessment and Other Matters) Bill 2026, Ms Benham said she was proud and relieved…
An elected Nationals and Liberals Government will strengthen Victoria’s justice system by creating a specialist Court of Criminal Appeal and giving Victorians greater transparency over sentencing outcomes. The Nationals’ Member for Mildura, Jade Benham, said Victorians deserved confidence that serious offenders were being held to account and that sentences reflected the seriousness of their offending.…
Residents across the Mildura electorate are just 100 days away from the opportunity to vote for a fresh start and a fairer deal for regional Victoria. Member for Mildura, Jade Benham, said the November 28 election was a chance for families across the Mildura electorate to choose a government that would make regional Victoria a…
The Nationals have launched Fair Share Week, with MPs and candidates around the state speaking with their communities about the issues that matter most and how they will be addressed by The Nationals’ Fair Share Guarantee. The Nationals’ Fair Share Guarantee will direct 25 per cent of all new Victorian Government infrastructure spending to regional…
Regional patients are being forced to endure long and costly journeys for specialist medical treatment because they no longer meet the tightened criteria for assistance with flights under the Victorian Patient Transport Assistance Scheme (VPTAS). Speaking in Parliament, The Nationals’ Member for Mildura, Jade Benham has called on the Minister for Health to urgently review…