15 May, 2012
Her majesty the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee will be celebrated with traditional large bonfire beacons on 4 June 2012. I will be joining in commemorating her majesty’s 60 years of devoted service by lighting my own beacon on my family farm. I will also be planting 60 trees as a lasting memorial to a mona...
03 April, 2012
Federal Member for Indi, Sophie Mirabella MP has made plea to both the Victorian and Commonwealth Government requesting an urgent and comprehensive revision of the rules that govern natural disaster assistance funding.
After consecutive years of flooding in North East Victoria, serious cracks have ...
12 March, 2012
Sophie Mirabella MP, Federal Member for Indi has slammed the Department of Climate Change for trying to mislead the public on the impact of Labor’s Carbon Tax.
Last week, Ezio Minutello from Annapurna Estate in Tawonga South revealed that he would no longer be growing grapes, citing the Carbon Tax ...
08 March, 2012
International Women’s Day will be celebrated this Thursday, March 8 around the world.
“This occasion is a good opportunity to reflect on the great achievements of Australian women in so many fields: from business to science, the arts, sport and public life and of course to celebrate the mai...
28 February, 2012
All the hallmarks of Labor incompetence were on display this afternoon as the Solar Rebate scheme was axed without notice, more than 5 months before it was due to expire.
The Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Mark Dreyfus snuck out a media release advising that the ...
10 February, 2012
Labor’s latest attempt to means test the private health insurance rebate is a direct attack on the 48,000 Indi residents that are currently covered by Private Health Insurance.
On Thursday, the Government passed legislation through the House of Representatives that would significantly limit the eli...
09 February, 2012
Sophie Mirabella MP, Federal Member for Indi has called on all locals who have experienced large increases in their insurance premiums to come forward and provide details of their story.
Mrs Mirabella this week raised the issue with Shadow Assistant Treasurer, Senator Matthias Cormann.
Mrs...
09 December, 2011
North East Victorian’s will be watching Federal Environment Minister, Tony Burke very closely as he considers the scientific case for re-instating cattle grazing in the High Country.
The Victorian Government this morning referred its alpine grazing research trial to the Commonwealth Government for ...
05 December, 2011
Member for Indi, Sophie Mirabella MP today welcomed International Volunteer Day and thanked volunteers across Australia for their ongoing contribution to our country.
“Volunteers are the glue that hold our communities together, and the valuable contributions they make to our country is immense,” ...
02 December, 2011
News that 49 jobs will be lost at Australian Country Spinners in Wangaratta is a bitter blow to the local community and a reminder of the crisis facing Australia’s manufacturing industry, said Sophie Mirabella MP, Federal Member for Indi and Shadow Minister for Industry.
Mrs Mirabella said she was ...