29 October, 2010
MDBA ADMITS NORTH EAST FIGURES NEED REVISION
Friday, 29 October 2010
The Murray Darling Basin Authority has reiterated that North East Victoria faces “perverse outcomes” following the recommendations in the Guide to the Draft Murray Darling Basin Plan.
In new revelations, Chairman of the ...
28 October, 2010
FAIRER YOUTH ALLOWANCE – THE WILL OF THE HOUSE
Thursday October 28th
The Member for Indi, Sophie Mirabella, was delighted to see a Coalition Private Members Motion to restore fairness to country students passed by the House of Representatives.
The motion, if implemented, would allow all ...
26 October, 2010
WATER MINISTER ADMITS HE DIDN’T UNDERSTAND WATER ACT
Tuesday, 26 October 2010
The legal advice provided to the Water Minister today regarding the requirements of the Water Act prove that Mr Burke does not understand the process and is not fit to lead reform of the Murray Darling Basin.
Th...
20 October, 2010
MDBA ADMITS “PEVERSE OUTCOMES” FOR NORTH EAST
Wednesday, 20 October 2010
As the Government continues to duck questions about the local impacts of the Murray Darling Basin Plan, the CEO of the MDBA has made the startling admission that the proposal for the Ovens catchment is a “perverse o...
18 October, 2010
Monday, 18 October 2010
Sophie Mirabella has today questioned the Minister for Water, Tony Burke, during Question Time about drastic cuts to irrigation entitlements in the North East. Mr Burke refused to answer her questions, instead choosing to gloss over detail and divert attention.
“Dur...
15 October, 2010
Friday, 15 October 2010
Recent analysis of the Murray Darling Basin Plan has revealed cuts in the North East of up to 71%. The drastic cuts to irrigators in the Ovens system will take overall entitlements from 14GL to 4GL. So out of a total of 1804GL, farmers will only get 4GL.
Sophie Mirabella M...
14 October, 2010
Thursday October 14th
The Member for Indi, Sophie Mirabella is demanding answers from the Murray Darling Basin Authority and the Labor Government.
With areas within the electorate of Indi, copping the largest reduction in water entitlements, -a whopping 45%, Mrs. Mirabella is asking where is...
08 October, 2010
Friday October 8th
The official release of the Murray Darling Basin Authority Guidelines has understandably shocked and angered farmers. The plan will wipe out agricultural and associated industries in much of the basin.
Mrs. Mirabella said there are more questions than answers to this ill concei...
07 October, 2010
Thursday, 7 October 2010
A devastating leak from the Government shows how damaging the secret Murray Darling Basin plan will be for local farmers in the North East. The leak suggests that irrigators will have water entitlements cut by between 27% and 37%. This leak is ahead of tomorrow’s release of...
15 September, 2010
Late yesterday afternoon Tony Abbott, Leader of the Opposition reappointed Sophie Mirabella to the Shadow Cabinet in her current position of Shadow Minister for Innovation, Industry and Science.“I am delighted to continue our local voice in the Opposition Shadow Cabinet where important decisions are...