Safety first for farms, fisheries, and forestry

The Coalition government will commit $10 million to improving safety awareness and safety culture in the agricultural, fisheries and forestry sectors if re-elected. Minister for Agriculture and Northern Australia, David Littleproud, said the additional funding would build on the Coalition Government’s support for one of our most dangerous workplaces. “We are committed to improving safety…

Roundtable with Mildura Civic and Business Leaders to Discuss $2 Billion Regional Accelerator Program

 Minister for Regionalisation, Regional Communications and Regional Education, Senator the Hon Bridget McKenzie, will be meeting civic and business leaders today in Mildura to discuss opportunities from the Liberal and Nationals $2 billion Regional Accelerator Program.  Mildura’s local leadership, vision and economic advantage makes this amazing regional centre a prime candidate for this program that…

Banking on livestock and pasture genetics

Valuable livestock and seed genetics will be preserved through the Liberals and Nationals Government’s commitment to national genebanks. Minister for Agriculture and Northern Australia David Littleproud said genebanks were a way of future-proofing Australian agriculture. “Farming in Australia is not without risk. We all do what we can to mitigate risks, but it’s always good…