18 January, 2011
Sophie Mirabella MP, Federal Member for Indi is ‘stunned’ by the Murray Darling Basin Inquiry’s decision not to visit the North East electorate of Indi.
The Parliamentary Inquiry into the proposed Murray Darling Basin plan will hold public hearings in the Victorian towns of Mildura, Swan Hill, Be...
13 January, 2011
Sophie Mirabella MP, Federal Member for Indi has again called on local students and parents to put pressure on the Federal Labor Government to fix unfair Youth Allowance rules that discriminate against country students.
"Local students are currently preparing to re-locate to university and the cos...
02 December, 2010
The Member for Indi, Sophie Mirabella today opened the new Workways office in Mansfield
Along with the CEO of Workways Australia, Mr. John Hartley, Mrs. Mirabella applauded the not for profit company’s efforts to provide a service for young people in remote areas.
Mrs. Mirabella said “With the go...
01 December, 2010
December 1st 2010
So much for opening the curtains and letting the sunshine in.
The last few weeks of the Federal Parliamentary year have highlighted the farcical lengths the Gillard Government will go to avoid the sunshine of parliamentary scrutiny.
Demanding unprecedented ...
01 December, 2010
Thursday, 2 December 2010
Julia Gillard’s MySchool website is in tatters today after evidence shows the site is riddled with skewed results and inaccuracies.
As reported in The Age (2/12/10), Beechworth Montessori Primary has been ranked the third highest school in Australia on the Index of Commu...
30 November, 2010
Tuesday, 30 November 2010
Federal Member for Indi, Sophie Mirabella MP has today slammed the Federal Government over a Word Trade Organisation decision to allow New Zealand apples into Australia.
The WTO decision will remove long standing bio-security regulations that prevent disease ridden apples...
29 November, 2010
Monday November 29th 2010
Following the public meeting in Albury, The Member for Indi, Sophie Mirabella invited Mr. Michael Taylor, Chair of the MDBA to a meeting with locals in North East Victoria
Today in Wangaratta, Mrs. Mirabella chaired a series of meetings with Mike Taylor, ...
27 November, 2010
Saturday, 27 November 2010
Murray Darling Basin Authority Chairman, Mike Taylor AO, will attend a series of meetings on Monday with Sophie Mirabella MP and key water stakeholders from across the North East.
The visit comes after Mrs Mirabella issued an invitation to Mr Taylor durin...
17 November, 2010
Wednesday, 17 November 2010
A delegation representing 7 North East Victorian councils have met with Federal Water Minister Tony Burke to discuss local impacts of the proposed Murray Darling Basin Plan.
Mrs Mirabella said she was “pleased Mr Burke had finally accepted my invitation to consult with ...
16 November, 2010
Tuesday, 16 November 2010
Federal Member for Indi, Sophie Mirabella MP, has organised for a local delegation to meet tomorrow with Federal Minister for Water, Tony Burke MP, to discuss the impacts of the Murray Darling Basin Plan. The delegation represents the Local Government areas of Wang...