Friday, 17th January 2025 The Nationals’ Member for Mildura, Jade Benham has joined parents of Manangatang P-12 College in urging the state government to review its current Fire Management Plan. The plan requires the College to bus all students to Robinvale on days of extreme fire danger, raising significant safety and logistical concerns. On…
Repeated funding cuts by the Labor Government has seen roads across the Mildura Electorate deteriorate to an appalling standard, with new data showing 91 per cent of roads across the state are now classified as being in “poor” or “very poor” condition. It comes as it has been revealed more than 540 roads across the…
Member for Mildura, Jade Benham, is in high spirits to announce that an allocation of up to $2 million has been issued to both MRCC and SHRCC. This significant financial injection aims to address the pressing concerns surrounding the deteriorating state of local roads. Ms Benham has written to the Minister several times with regards…
The Allan Government must rule out imposing a Port of Melbourne truck tax for freight movements. Documents from the Department of Transport and Planning reveal a road freight tax is being actively considered for trucks loading and unloading at the Port of Melbourne to make the cost of road freight more expensive, and thus making…
Nationals’ Member for Mildura, Jade Benham, is concerned no commitment to the Victorian road resurfacing program this financial year is another indictment on the Andrews Government’s continuing financial mismanagement. “We no longer drive on the left side of the road, we drive on what’s left of them.” Victorians are well aware that our roads continue…