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December 11, 2024
Mineral Sands mines approved - EPBC environmental review - Dr Anne Webster MP - ABC Wimmera, Mildura and Swan Hill - Transcript

Interviewer: Overnight, Member for Mallee federally Anne Webster has written to the federal environment minister to call for a review into the Victorian approved mineral sand mines. And she joins me this morning.

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December 11, 2024
Federal Environment Minister called upon to review Victorian-approved Mineral Sands mines - Media Release

As farmers learned yesterday of the two Mallee mines, the Member for Mallee lamented that Victoria’s prime agricultural land and the health of farming communities are not considered as significant as environmental grounds

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December 10, 2024
Terror attack on synagogue heightens safety concerns in Mallee - Media Release

A Jewish Mallee constituent wrote to Dr Webster on Monday, responding to fellow Jewish Mallee residents’ recent safety concerns before Friday’s events: “...the arson attack on the Synagogue in Melbourne indicates that their fears are justified."

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December 5, 2024
$1.5 billion target for regional housing infrastructure: Coalition - Media Release

Senior Coalition MPs have co-signed ‘The Arapiles Declaration’ in protest at Parks Victoria’s rock-climbing bans on Mount Arapiles in the Mallee electorate, declaring they want public land to remain accessible to all.

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November 29, 2024
Shadow Ministers, Victorian Federal Coalition MPs sign Arapiles Declaration amid Parks Victoria cultural heritage fiasco - Media Release

Senior Coalition MPs have co-signed ‘The Arapiles Declaration’ in protest at Parks Victoria’s rock-climbing bans on Mount Arapiles in the Mallee electorate, declaring they want public land to remain accessible to all.

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November 28, 2024
Unexpected item in bragging area – Labor’s supermarket wet lettuce leaf is well past use-by date - Media Release

Mallee residents struggling with the rising cost of living will have to wait even longer for relief at the checkout, with the Albanese Government increasing penalties for supermarket abuses of power during a frenetic final sitting day for 2024.

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November 28, 2024
Dangerous summer fire conditions in Mallee particularly in December

The 2024-5 summer poses significant risks for Mallee communities, particularly in the Wimmera and Grampians, Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster MP said

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November 26, 2024
Super stuff! Farmers rejoice as Labor kicks farm tax grab into the long grass - Media Release

The Nationals are celebrating a parliamentary win for farmers who hold properties in self-managed super funds (SMSFs), with Labor delaying its shocking SMSF tax policy until after the next election.

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November 25, 2024
Aged Care Bill passage today a step on the reform journey particularly for regional aged care

The passage of the Aged Care Bill is a major milestone in creating a world-class aged care system - with much work still to be done - according to Member for Mallee and Shadow Assistant Minister for Regional Health, Dr Anne Webster MP

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