Nationals’ Member for Mildura, Jade Benham, this week visited Birchip Cropping Group along with the Board of the Grains Research and Development Corporation ahead of their Field Days on September 13. “I have been involved with Birchip Cropping Group in some way shape or form since the late 1990s and have seen this incredible evolution…
Nationals’ Member for Mildura, Jade Benham, is launching a survey to gain a better understanding of how the cost-of-living crisis is biting regional Victorian household and business budgets. The “Cost of Living Survey” is a series of short questions to help The Nationals learn more about the plight of hardworking regional Victorians to help us…
Nationals’ Member for Mildura, Jade Benham, encourages providers to submit their tenders to operate the much-awaited Alcohol and Other Drugs facility. “Although locals will be forced to wait for the opening of the promised Alcohol and Other Drugs Residential Rehabilitation Facility after the Government pushed the project back for completion in 2026 in the last…
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 the youth crime issue. Recent data shows youth crime has risen by an alarming 12 per cent in the electorate, impacting on all retailers in the Mildura City Heart and…
Member for Mildura Jade Benham will play a key role in an important inquiry into the Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner. Ms Benham is one of seven members of the Victorian Parliament’s Integrity and Oversight Committee, which will meet in Melbourne ahead of Tuesday’s resumption of Parliament. The committee will hold separate public hearings…
The Victorian Liberals and Nationals have released a discussion paper on tax reform that aims to develop ideas to reduce cost pressures for singles, families, community groups and business. Member for Mildura, Jade Benham, said Victoria’s tax system discourages rather than incentivises investment and job creation in our state and needs to be reformed. “Victoria’s…
Nationals Member for Northern Victoria Jade Benham has thrown her support behind Mildura vying for the 2023 Victorian Top Tourism Town Awards tonight. Seventeen towns across Victoria are finalists, including Mildura. “These awards showcase some of the great destinations on offer in Northern Victoria,” Ms Benham said. “Mildura showcases the most diverse array of food,…
Many families will be experiencing bill shock this month as new electricity contract offers arrive and the Essential Service Commission lifting the Victorian Default Offer prices by 25 per cent. The Nationals Member for Mildura, Jade Benham said she was aware that energy companies have begun advising Mildura consumers of electricity rate rises as high…
Nationals Member for Mildura, Jade Benham says the Mallee Rally is an institution in the small town of Sea Lake. This annual event that has run on the banks of Lake Tyrell for over 50 years is the single best economic boost to the local community. Whilst we respect the cultural and environmental impacts on…
The Andrews Government’s decision to scrap the 2026 Commonwealth Games is a massive humiliation for Victoria, says Member for Mildura, Jade Benham. This decision is a betrayal of regional Victoria and confirms that Victoria is broke and Labor simply cannot manage major projects without huge cost blowouts. The cancellation of the Commonwealth Games is hugely…
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