The Nationals’ Member for Mildura, Jade Benham, has called on the Minister for Health, Mary-Anne Thomas to provide an explanation for the increasing delays in reimbursements under the Victorian Patient Transport Assistance Scheme (VPTAS). Ms Benham asked the Minister to explain why it is taking in excess of five months for forms to be settled…
The Nationals’ Member for Mildura, Jade Benham has called on the Minister for Roads and Road Safety, Melissa Horne, to explain apparent inadequacies within the Vic Roads Vehicle Identity Validation (VIV) process. Ms Benham has asked the Minister to confirm the number of people in Victoria who are qualified to perform VIV inspections and whether…
The Nationals’ Member for Mildura, Jade Benham, has thrown her support behind ‘The Nappy Collective’, a community based not-for-profit organisation that is ensuring all Australian children have nappies that allow them to remain clean, healthy, and happy. Currently, one in 10 families, or 280,000 children, don’t have enough nappies – a situation known as “nappy…
Member for Mildura, Jade Benham as part of the Victorian Parliament’s Integrity and Oversight Committee, will begin hearings as part of its Inquiry into the Operation of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Vic). “The Committee has already received valuable submissions, and the upcoming public hearings give organisations and individuals a further useful way to…
The Albanese Labor Government has thrown hopes for doctor training in Mildura, denying a local bid for additional Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP) with La Trobe and Monash Universities. The Nationals Member for Mildura, Jade Benham said it is disappointing for Mildura to miss out on this opportunity. “I’m devastated. At a time when our state…