RIVERINA VETERANS SET TO BENEFIT FROM COALITION COMMITMENT
An elected Coalition Government will deliver $250,000 in Federal investment for the Pro Patria Centre, supporting Veterans across the Riverina. “Shadow Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Barnaby Joyce and I are so pleased to announce the Pro Patria Centre is set to receive $250,000 if the Coalition is elected to Government with a Nationals’ Member […]
COALITION COMMITS TO RE-FUNDING LOCAL ROADS AND COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM
The Riverina is set to benefit from more than $27 million under the Coalition’s commitment to renew the Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program with $1 billion, if the Coalition is elected to Government. “The announcement of $1 billion for the Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program is a huge reaffirmation of the commitment the […]
McCORMACK COMMITS $24 MILLION TOWARDS WAGGA WAGGA AIRPORT UPGRADE
Nationals Federal Member for Riverina Michael McCormack has reaffirmed his commitment to improving the Wagga Wagga Airport precinct. If Mr McCormack is re-elected, along with an elected Coalition Government, $24 million will be invested towards an upgrade of the terminal at the airport. Mr McCormack said the Wagga Wagga Airport was an important transport hub […]
McCORMACK CONGRATULATES WINNERS OF 15th ANNUAL ANZAC WRITING COMPETITION
Primary and secondary school students have honoured our ANZACs with another huge response to an annual writing competition organised by the Member for Riverina, Michael McCormack. Mr McCormack said he had been impressed by the depth of feeling for ANZACs among the more than 680 entries from 23 schools submitted for his 15th writing competition. […]
Labor’s Royal Children’s Hospital cuts will hurt sick children
You are blessed if you are born healthy. Not everyone has such good fortune. Australia has an excellent health system which caters for, or should look after, those who happen to not be so lucky at birth. Federally, in excess of $110 billion is spent nationally on health each year and the States, combined, contribute […]
TRANSCRIPT: WIN NEWS WITH GEORGIE BURGESS, 26 March 2024
Subjects: Federal Budget 2025/26 E&OE STARTS: 9:23am GEORGIE BURGESS What’s in the Budget for your region? MICHAEL McCORMACK It’s an attack on regional Australia. This Budget does nothing to help regional Australia in so far as the infrastructure on which we’ve relied those grant programs, which would mean so much for so many councils and […]
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 […]