The Nationals’ Member for Mildura, Jade Benham, says the State Government’s decision to review the Birchip ‘Five Ways’ intersection is a positive step for road users and the local community. The intersection, which connects the Birchip-Wycheproof Road, Corack Road, Birchip-Sea Lake Road and the Sunraysia Highway, has long been identified by residents and road users…
A Nationals and Liberals Government will introduce new laws to hold vandals who target war memorials and other religious, cultural and historic sites accountable. The laws will criminalise the destruction of war memorials and other culturally, religiously and historically significant sites, carry a maximum penalty of ten years imprisonment, and require offenders to pay the…
The Nationals and Liberals have unveiled a Safer Communities Plan to restore community safety, including tougher laws to hold offenders accountable for dangerous police pursuits. The Nationals’ Member for Mildura, Jade Benham, said the plan would give Victoria Police greater certainty when dealing with offenders who refuse to stop. With almost 20 offences a day…
The Nationals’ Member for Mildura, Jade Benham, has questioned Premier Jacinta Allan on whether the Victorian Government will recognise funeral services as an essential service within legislative and emergency planning frameworks. A Mildura funeral home director recently contacted Ms Benham, warning funeral services are not consistently recognised as essential across Australia, creating risks for providers,…
Community safety will be restored to the Mildura electorate and across regional Victoria with 3,000 additional Victoria Police officers to be recruited under a Jess Wilson led Liberal and Nationals government. Under Labor, cops are down, but crime is up. Under Labor, our population is growing but our police force is shrinking. Police rosters have more than 1,500 vacancies, and over 40 stations are either closed or operating on reduced hours — including several across…
The Nationals’ Member for Mildura, Jade Benham MP, has slammed the worsening pressure on ambulance services across regional Victoria, revealing that taxis are being used to transport patients in a system that is unable to cope with demand. Ms Benham said communities across the Mildura electorate are being left to deal with the consequences of…
The Nationals’ Member for Mildura, Jade Benham, is urging local residents, farmers, and community groups to have their say as part of the current public consultation on the Murray-Darling Basin Plan. “This is a real opportunity for our communities to have their voices heard on decisions that affect the future of our region,” Ms Benham…
Communities throughout the Mildura electorate are feeling increasingly uneasy as crime continues to affect daily life, The Nationals’ Member for Mildura, Jade Benham, told Parliament this week. “People in our region are proud and resilient, but right now they are feeling unsafe in their own communities,” Ms Benham said. Small business owners are dealing with…
The Nationals’ Member for Mildura, Jade Benham, says the Cladding Safety Victoria Repeal Bill 2026 marks an opportunity to refocus attention on one of the most pressing challenges facing regional Victoria: housing supply. Speaking in Parliament on the Bill, Ms Benham highlighted how the repeal could allow governments to focus on unlocking housing for communities…
The Nationals’ Member for Mildura, Jade Benham, recently had the pleasure of meeting and enjoying lunch with the newly appointed Ambassador of Italy to Australia, His Excellency Nicola Lener, and Consul General Chiara Mauri. Ms Benham, who proudly spoke about her Italian heritage during the meeting, joked that she was “the Calabrese peasant in a…