What a week to have a chance lunch meeting with the Minister for Corrections and Youth Justice, on the very day that Victoria’s latest crime statistics were released. It just so happens that Minister Enver Erdogan MLC, is part of the Parliamentary Friends of Italy, of which I co-chair. We had a meeting on Thursday,…
Young people in regional Victoria have been overlooked by the Andrews Labor Government for far too long so The Victorian Nationals have launched a Fair School Bonus campaign to highlight regional Victorians being blatantly ignored by Labor. So many families are unfairly excluded by the Allan Labor Government’s inequitable School Saving Bonus and it’s time…
The Nationals Member for Mildura, Jade Benham, has voiced strong opposition to the Allan Labor Government’s pending decision to amalgamate local regional and rural hospitals across the State. This decision poses a significant threat to the range of vital and lifesaving healthcare options available to our communities. Ms Benham asked the Minister for Health in…
Improving female participation, equipment and uniform upgrades and additional training for coaches and are on the agenda for local soccer club Irymple Knights, after it was named one of 119 successful recipients of the 2023-24 Change Our Game Community Activation Grants Program. The Nationals’ Member for Mildura, Jade Benham, congratulated the club and said she…
The Nationals’ Member for Mildura, Jade Benham, is thrilled that young farmers across the Sunraysia region will have the opportunity to thrive and expand in the agriculture sector with the launch of the 2024 Upskill and Invest Young Farmers Scholarship Program. Ms Benham said she was thrilled to see such immediate results after her tireless…
About 450 people across Mildura have had potentially life-saving cardiovascular disease checks performed for free in what The Nationals’ Member for Mildura, Jade Benham, has called a “magnificent community effort”. Ms Benham said the 40-day program, delivered by the Shane Warne Legacy via the spin king’s daughter Brooke, the local cardiovascular disease screening program and…
The Victorian Nationals have ensured visits to the GP will remain affordable and saved bulk-billing as the Allan Labor Government announces a long-overdue scrapping of its insidious Health Tax. In a significant backflip following months of campaigning from the Victorian Liberals and Nationals, Treasurer Tim Pallas today announced Labor will exempt contractor GPs and employee…
The Nationals Member for Mildura, Jade Benham, has in Parliament highlighted the plight of Mallee residents struggling with mental illness. Ms Benham is urging the Minister for Mental Health to provide a timeline on when the Mental Health Local will be upgraded from the current Telehealth model to a desperately needed walk-in service. “What we…
Nationals Member for Mildura, Jade Benham, is thrilled that a shameful attempt by the Allan Labor Government to remove the Public Records Advisory Council (PRAC) has been squashed by the Liberals and Nationals. The Liberals and Nationals successfully moved and passed amendments to the Estate Agents, Residential Tenancies and Other Acts Amendment (Funding) Bill 2024…
New land tax thresholds introduced by the Allan Labor Government has seen many Mildura landholders receiving a land tax bill for the first time this year. However, Nationals Member for Mildura, Jade Benham is urging landholders to check their liability before paying, as reports of land tax bills being incorrectly issued to people, organisations and…