Riverina’s biggest survey
Riverina residents will be given the opportunity to have their say on issues affecting their local community.
A Riverina-wide survey will go to every household next week and Federal Member Michael McCormack is keen to receive feedback on what is most important to people of the region.
Griffith City Council added to Labor’s hit list
Griffith City Council’s worst fears have been realised with them being named as one of Australia’s biggest polluters according to Nationals’ Member for Riverina Michael McCormack.
With only two weeks until the start of the carbon tax, Griffith City Council has been named and shamed as one of Australia’s biggest polluters and will make ratepayers pay significant carbon tax costs.
Revised basin draft fails to deliver: McCormack
Nationals’ Member for Riverina Michael McCormack has called on Federal Water Minister Tony Burke to get the final Murray-Darling Basin plan right “for the farmers’ sake, for the nation’s sake and for his own sake”.
Riverina ANZAC snub raised in Parliament
The ANZAC Day snub of Temora, Tumbarumba and West Wyalong as far as defence force presence is concerned was today raised in Federal Parliament by Nationals’ Member for Riverina Michael McCormack.
McCormack announces health Budget funding
Riverina has secured nearly $17.5 million in health infrastructure funding despite the toughest Federal Budget in a quarter of a century.
Nationals’ Member for Riverina Michael McCormack said the Griffith Community Private Hospital Development had been allocated the $11.388 million needed for the project and Hillston’s Multipurpose Service Redevelopment received $6 million.
Boat people compared to Griffith population
The number of illegal boat arrivals since Labor took office has today been compared with Griffith’s population.
In a Page 2 article in The Daily Telegraph, headed “Labor’s boat people would fill this City” it was stated the number of asylum seekers now rivalled the number of people who live in Griffith.
Carbon Tax hits every Australian
Nationals’ Member for Riverina Michael McCormack says the release of the Government’s carbon tax hit list confirms it will hit the pocket of every Australian.
The list shows the major electricity companies will pay the bulk of the carbon tax, and this will flow directly to people’s electricity bills.
Submission to Murray-Darling Basin Authority Proposed Guide Draft to the Murray-Darling Basin Plan
It has long been agreed that there needs to be a water plan which satisfies the triple bottom line approach, taking in the social, economic and environmental implications of any reform.
Our nation should not, cannot and must not implement water reform which does not meet all three of these important objectives.
More flood assistance for Riverina
Residents of Coolamon, Gundagai, Tumbarumba and Tumut shires severely affected by recent flooding can now claim Commonwealth Centrelink payments of $1000 for each adult and $400 for each child.
Federal Gov’t still waiting for State request for flood assistance: McCormack
Many local Government Areas within the Riverina have yet to receive the necessary tick-off from the New South Wales Government in order to receive Commonwealth flood assistance.
These shires include: Bland, Carrathool, Coolamon, Gundagai, Junee, Temora, Tumbarumba and Tumut.