The Nationals Member for Mildura, Jade Benham, has welcomed the announcement that Mildura’s Red Cross Lifeblood centre will begin accepting plasma donations from January 2026. The expansion will involve refurbishing the existing facility and will also enable people to register to donate stem cells. “I’m so pleased to see Lifeblood expanding its services in Mildura,”…
The Nationals Member for Mildura, Jade Benham, is encouraging young farmers to apply for support through the 2025 Upskill and Invest Young Farmers Scholarship Program. The program provides scholarships of up to $10,000 for early-career farmers aged 18 to 40, with up to $5,000 available for education or training, and an additional $5,000 to invest…
The Nationals Member for Mildura, Jade Benham, is encouraging local artists, organisations and community groups to apply for grants through the Victoria’s Pride Regional Activation Program, which supports inclusive events and creative projects celebrating LGBTIQA+ pride in the lead-up to the 2026 Victoria’s Pride festival. Grants of up to $10,000 are available to support events…
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…
The 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.…
Health 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…
The 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…
Machete 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…
Benham 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…
The 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…
