The Nationals Member for Mildura Jade Benham is extremely disappointed that the building of a much-needed facility has been pushed back in a brutal State Budget. Locals will be forced to wait for the opening of the promised Alcohol and Other Drugs Residential Rehabilitation Facility. “Labor, who committed $36 million for the Alcohol and Other…
The Nationals Member for Mildura Jade Benham has congratulated the Murrayville community on its acquisition of a new, all-wheel drive stretcher ambulance service. Ms Benham visited the Murrayville community in February when she was completing the Starlight Superswim around her electorate. She says she was “stunned” when it was explained to her the town’s only…
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…
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.…
The Nationals Member for Mildura Jade Benham is celebrating with the Robinvale community that it will not be losing its Westpac branch. The bank had planned to close this month and had been suspended until the outcome of a Senate Inquiry which is examining the impacts on rural communities. Westpac confirmed Monday they will be…
Nationals Member for Mildura, Jade Benham, is still waiting to hear from Minister for Health Mary-Anne Thomas as to why everyone is waiting for the now very overdue masterplan of the Mildura Base Public Hospital. Ms Benham says the masterplan – the long-term vision for MBPH – was due for release in April 2022; more…
The Nationals have hit the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) with a united front to hammer home the message regional Victoria deserves the respect of proper community engagement and communication with all stakeholders for the proposed power link between Victoria and NSW. The Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, deputy leader and…
Nationals Member for Mildura, Jade Benham, is meeting with Minister for Planning Sonya Kilkenny to push the urgent need to amend legislation controlling rural worker accommodation and other local planning amendments in a bid to help increase seasonal work force and housing stock. Ms Benham says a recent tour of farms struggling to attract seasonal…
Nationals Member for Mildura Jade Benham attended the National Emergency Medal presentation in Bendigo to present worthy recipients their medals. “I have such admiration and respect for all of our emergency services” The medals were awarded to volunteers for their service during the 2019-2020 bushfires. Local volunteers Stephanie McCarten, Elliot Matotek and Matthew Sowden were…
Nationals Member for Mildura, Jade Benham is disappointed that Police Minister Anthony Carbines is delaying confirmation of a permanent Multidisciplinary Centre (MDC) in Mildura. “The Mildura MDC was a successful pilot set up to serve the Mildura community who are victims of family violence. This centre needs to be established as a built and fit…
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