06 February, 2009
Federal Liberal Member for Indi Sophie Mirabella has called on the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, the Hon Tony Burke MP to extend the vital Exceptional Circumstances (EC) program as the most recent extension of the assistance package reaches its end in the north-east.“The Exceptio...
05 February, 2009
Kevin Rudd is planning to plunge Australia deep into debt with a knew jerk reaction that will have our children paying off billions of dollars in interest for years to come, Federal Liberal Member for Indi, Sophie Mirabella MP said today.“The Rudd Labor Government will go down in history for destroy...
30 January, 2009
Federal Member for Indi Sophie Mirabella has welcomed the announcement of the Federal Government’s $384,000 for the Towong Shire but has highlighted that the former Howard Government’s Regional Partnerships Program that was axed by Labor generated more than $6 million for the local community.“The fo...
30 January, 2009
Federal Member for Indi Sophie Mirabella has welcomed the announcement of the Federal Government’s $434,000 in funding for the Indigo Shire but has highlighted that the former Howard Government’s Regional Partnerships Program that was axed by Labor generated more than $6 million for the local commun...
28 January, 2009
Federal Member for Indi Sophie Mirabella has welcomed the announcement of the Federal Government’s $620,000 in funding for the Rural City of Wangaratta but has highlighted that the former Howard Government’s Regional Partnerships Program that was axed by Labor generated more than $6 million for the ...
28 January, 2009
Federal Member for Indi, Sophie Mirabella MP has added her voice to calls for an immediate investigation into the retail price of diesel.“In recent months a growing number of local consumers have contacted my office with serious concerns regarding the increasing disparity in the price of diesel comp...
23 January, 2009
Federal Liberal Member for Indi, Mrs Sophie Mirabella MP, is pleading with the Rudd Government and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities the Hon. Bill Shorten MP to intervene and accept Aware Industries’ request for assistance in order for them to continue their important work in disability emplo...
22 January, 2009
The Federal Shadow Minister for Women, Sophie Mirabella MP has labelled comments from Melbourne Muslim Cleric Abu Hamza as “utterly unacceptable in the 21st Century”.Abu Hamza is reported in his lecture, The Keys to a Successful Marriage, to have mocked Australia’s criminal laws and stated that ther...
21 January, 2009
Federal Liberal Member for Indi, Mrs Sophie Mirabella MP has joined with local residents in Walwa in their fight for better television reception.Mrs Mirabella - who has been contacted by concerned local Walwa residents over sub-standard television service in the area - is taking the fight to Labor M...
19 January, 2009
Revelations that the Rudd Labor Government will cut millions of dollars in grants and reduce subsidies from its rural broadband subsidy scheme is bad news for local residents and families in the North-East, Federal Liberal Member for Indi, Sophie Mirabella said today.It has been reported that the Ru...