10 June, 2011
Labor’s knee-jerk reaction to suspend live cattle exports to all Indonesian abattoirs could hurt local graziers, as excess cattle stocks flood back into the local market.
Sophie Mirabella MP, Federal Member for Indi has raised concerns from local farmers that the blanket ban could significantly dis...
03 June, 2011
Sophie Mirabella MP, Federal Member for Indi has applauded the persistence and common sense of Wangaratta’s rural community and encouraged the Wangaratta Agricultural Advisory Committee to continue developing an alternate solution to the Rural City’s Draft Land Strategy.
Mrs Mirabella said that a s...
03 June, 2011
In welcoming the the release of a Parliamentary Inquiry report into the social and economic impacts of the Guide to the Draft Murray Darling Basin Plan, Sophie Mirabella MP, Federal Member for Indi has said the report vindicates her stance on the Murray Darling Basin Plan, noting that the report sup...
01 June, 2011
Labor has once again locked out local textile companies from tendering for the design of Australia’s next generation combat uniform fabric and garments.
Evidence from this week’s Senate Estimates hearings revealed that innovative Australian businesses like Bruck Textiles weren’t even allowed...
30 May, 2011
New research has shown Labor’s proposed Carbon Tax will have a severe impact on the Murrindindi Shire economy.
Research conducted by the Australian Farm Institute shows that local farmers could be hit with an additional $36,000 a year in operating costs under the proposed tax, severely impacting on...
23 May, 2011
National Manufacturing Week provides an ideal opportunity for the Gillard Government to abandon its reckless disregard toward Australian industry and dump its carbon tax, Sophie Mirabella MP, Federal Member for Indi and Shadow Minister for Industry said today.
In the electorate of Indi, ther...
19 May, 2011
Sophie Mirabella MP, Federal Member for Indi has slammed one of Labor’s budget measures as ill conceived and a threat to our local health system.
Labor plans to means test the Private Health Insurance Rebate as part of its 2011 budget, which would significantly increase Private Health Insurance pre...
17 May, 2011
Federal Member for Indi, Sophie Mirabella MP has raised concerns over the appointment of new Murray Darling Basin Authority Chief, Rhondda Dickson.
Dr Dickson was appointed by Federal Water Minister, Tony Burke after the recent departure of Rob Freeman from the top job.
Mrs Mirabella has questione...
05 May, 2011
Bio-security Australia’s decision to place no additional quarantine requirements on imported apples from New Zealand threatens Australia’s fruit growing industry, says Sophie Mirabella MP, Federal Member for Indi.
The Government decision will effectively give control of Australia’s pest and disease...
04 May, 2011
Local Federal Member and Shadow Minister for Industry, Sophie Mirabella MP has hosted a local manufacturing forum in Wangaratta to discuss the current challenges facing manufacturers in our region.
The forum was attended by over 20 manufacturing leaders from across the region as well as Local Gover...