The Nationals’ Member for Mildura, Jade Benham, is encouraging all local football and netball clubs, associations and umpiring organisations to apply to funding under the latest round of Country Football and Netball Program grants. Grants of up to $250,000 are available to make more sport infrastructure developments possible including court and oval lighting upgrades, changeroom…
DetailsThe Nationals’ Member for Mildura, Jade Benham, has criticised Water Minister Gayle Tierney’s refusal to consider a practical solution to help reduce rising irrigation water prices. Ms Benham challenged the Minister over looming water shortfalls and their impact on irrigation costs for local food producers, calling for urgent action to provide relief to struggling farmers.…
DetailsHealth at the Parliamentary Accounts and Estimates Committee (PAEC) Inquiry into the 2025–26 Budget Estimates, demanding answers on what the Government is doing to address the shortage of emergency department beds at Mildura Base Public Hospital (MBPH). Ms Benham highlighted the urgent need for both immediate and long-term solutions to meet the growing healthcare demands…
DetailsThe Nationals Member for Mildura, Jade Benham, has challenged Victoria’s Energy Minister in a Public Accounts and Estimates Committee (PAEC) hearing this week, demanding answers over the cost and impact of major new energy transmission projects slated for Victoria. Ms Benham challenged the Minister on the $4.3 billion price tag for the new transmission projects…
DetailsMachete ban too little, too late The Allan Labor Government’s last-minute announcement to restrict the sale of machetes in Victoria is too little, too late and still fails to protect communities, according to The Nationals’ Member for Mildura, Jade Benham. Ms Benham said the announcement, made under emergency consumer laws, is clearly a reaction to…
DetailsBenham welcomes new Youth Crime Prevention Program The Nationals’ Member for Mildura, Jade Benham has welcomed the announcement of a new Youth Crime Prevention Program (YCPP) for Mildura. The program, which is to be delivered through Hands Up Mallee (HUM) and Sunraysia Community Health Services (SCHS) aims to support young people aged 10 to 24…
DetailsThe Nationals’ Member for Mildura, Jade Benham, has slammed Premier Jacinta Allan for refusing to justify why farmers are being charged up to four times more than other landholders under Labor’s new emergency services tax. During the Parliamentary Accounts and Estimates Committee (PAEC) Inquiry into the 2025 26 Budget Estimates, Ms Benham repeatedly asked the…
DetailsBenham grills Treasurer on emergency services tax The Nationals’ Member for Mildura, Jade Benham, has grilled the Treasurer during the Parliamentary Accounts and Estimates Committee (PAEC) Inquiry into the 2025 26 Budget Estimates, demanding answers over the 150 percent tax hike on farmers under Labor’s new Emergency Services and Volunteers Fund. Ms Benham, a PAEC…
DetailsThe Nationals’ Member for Mildura, Jade Benham has called out the Allan Labor Government for misleading Victorians about the true state of the healthcare system, as new data from the Victorian Agency for Health Information (VAHI) paints a very different picture than the one presented by the Government. While the Minister for Health claims emergency…
DetailsThe Nationals’ Member for Mildura, Jade Benham, has launched a scathing attack on the Allan Labor Government for pushing through what she describes as a “sneaky, insidious cash grab,” condemning the new emergency services levy as a betrayal of Victoria’s rural communities. Despite fierce opposition from the Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF), the Country Fire Authority…
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