TRANSCRIPT: INTERVIEW WITH ABC RIVERINA, SALLY BRYANT RE FEDERAL BUDGET, 26 MARCH 2024

E&OE STARTS: 7:11AM ENDS: 7:20AM SALLY BRYANT: The 2025 Federal Government has handed down the Budget, there is going to be a lot of analysis on what is in that Budget on ABC Radio and online throughout the day. I am always interested to hear what you think of measures like $17 billion in tax […]
TRANSCRIPT: INTERVIEW WITH 7News Riverina Budget preview, 25 MARCH 2025

E&OE STARTS: 1.03pm ENDS: 1.13pm EMILY FRANCIS: So, Budget Eve—come a little bit more than 24 hours—what are you hoping to see out of the budget for the regions, particularly the Riverina? MICHAEL McCORMACK: Well, certainly, I do hope that Labor commits to its $30 million for planning for a potential bypass for the Inland […]
TRANSCRIPT: WIN NEWS ACT WITH GEORGIE BURGESS, 21 March 2025

E&OE STARTS: 10:55am GEORGIE BURGESS Michael obviously (inaudible) in your neck of the woods, how are you feel about the change of boundaries? MICHAEL McCORMACK Oh, really welcome Yass Valley, Snowy Valleys and Upper Lachlan and the eastern end of Hilltops Council into the electorate. They like the rest of the Riverina, the old boundaries […]
TRANSCRIPT: INTERVIEW WITH DAVID EISENHAUER, SOUNDS OF THE MOUNTAINS 20 MARCH, 2025

E&OE STARTS: 8.38am ENDS: 8.50am MICHAEL McCORMACK: And good morning to you too, David, and certainly, well, they’re not cowboys, but Pat Leary and his Light Horse Troopers are riding throughout the district at the moment on the Cheval Anniversary Light Horse Memorial Ride, and it’s certainly a great thing. They arrived at Junee just […]
TRANSCRIPT: Prime 7 Interview with Emily Francis, 14 March 2025

Subjects: Barbara Parnell E&OE STARTS: 10:13am EMILY FRANCIS So, yes, a bit of a statement about Barbara Parnell. MICHAEL McCORMACK Well today, we say farewell to the matriarch of the National Party locally, but a very, very fine woman. Born in 1926, not far from here is Dr Jago’s Pete Street Private Hospital, to be […]
STATEMENT ON THE DEATH OF MRS BARBARA JEAN PARNELL

VALE, BARBARA PARNELL (21 October 1926-2 March 2025) Barbara Parnell, thought to be the longest serving member of the New South Wales Nationals, has passed away in Wagga Wagga in her 99th year. “She truly was a stalwart of the party and a fine lady in every respect,” said Federal Member for Riverina, Michael McCormack. […]
TRANSCRIPT: Interview with Hayley Wilkinson, Win, and Emily Francis, Prime 7, 04 March 2025

Subjects: Cooinda Court E&OE STARTS: 10:15am MICHAEL McCORMACK: Today is a red-letter day not just for Cooinda Court but for the entire Junee community. What we’ve had here today is the opening of the $2.3 million Banksia eight-bed facility, the new wing at Cooinda Court. Cooinda means “happy home”, and for the residents here at this wonderful […]
WAGGA WAGGA’S OASIS REGIONAL AQUATIC CENTRE RECEIVES $2.5 MILLION TOWARDS UPGRADE

Member for Riverina Michael McCormack says a $2.5 million funding boost for Wagga Wagga’s Oasis Regional Aquatic Centre will improve energy efficiency at the popular recreational facility. The funding, through the Federal Government’s Community Energy Upgrades Fund (CEUF), will be used to improve pool heating at the premises. Mr McCormack said the money would go […]
McCORMACK WELCOMES STORM SUPPORT FOR HILLTOPS LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA

Member for Riverina Michael McCormack has welcomed joint Federal-State Government disaster support for storm damage suffered in the Hilltops Local Government Area on 10 February. Mr McCormack met with Federal Minister for Emergency Management of Australia, Senator Jenny McAllister, in Canberra last week to discuss the damage bill in the Hilltops Local Area. “I am […]
MAJOR BANKS PUT REGIONAL BRANCH CLOSURES ON HOLD UNTIL JULY 2027

A major deal between the Government and banks has been reached to help retain adequate banking services in regional Australia. Member for Riverina Michael McCormack MP has welcomed the news which has followed his and the community’s advocacy to keep local bank branches open, particularly in Junee. “Concerningly, across regional Australia, around 1,150 post offices […]