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Sheed calls for more action on seasonal workers
/0 Comments/in Media Releases /by Suzanna SheedIndependent Member for Shepparton District Suzanna Sheed has called on the Minister for Agriculture Ms Jaclyn Symes to meet with fruit grower representatives in the Goulburn Valley to discuss their need to have access to seasonal workers for the forthcoming harvest. Ms Sheed took the opportunity during debate in the Victorian Parliament last Friday to […]
Divide the regions says Sheed
/0 Comments/in Media Releases /by Suzanna SheedIndependent Member for Shepparton District Suzanna Sheed says regional Victoria should be divided into sections for the purposes of assessing case numbers and moving forward on the regional roadmap handed down by the Premier on Sunday. “It is unfair and unnecessary to include northern Victoria and some other parts of the state in the same […]
Food production must be given priority
/0 Comments/in Media Releases /by Suzanna SheedIndependent member for Shepparton District Suzanna Sheed has welcomed the news that the Shepparton LGA has been removed from the list of areas regarded as areas of concern by the New South Wales Department of Health. “This will make a significant difference to many agricultural workers in our region. On 17 August 2020 New South […]
Sheed concerned by confusion over border permits
/0 Comments/in Media Releases /by Suzanna SheedIndependent Member for Shepparton District Suzanna Sheed MP is seeking clarity for farmers and agricultural workers in the Greater Shepparton region regarding their eligibility to travel across the Victorian/NSW border. “I’m disappointed by the current confusion and our local farmers and agricultural workers will be wanting answers,” Ms Sheed said. “On Tuesday, following an announcement […]
Sheed demands Aged Care support for region
/0 Comments/in Media Releases /by Suzanna SheedIndependent Member for the Shepparton District Suzanna Sheed has demanded the Federal Government audits aged care facilities in her electorate and establish the levels of preparedness in the event of a coronavirus outbreak. “I’ve consulted widely with our aged care sector and I am not at all happy about what I’m hearing,” Ms Sheed said. […]
Sheed warns local businesses will close without JobKeeper changes
/0 Comments/in Media Releases /by Suzanna SheedIndependent Member for the Shepparton District Suzanna Sheed MP has called on the Federal Government to change JobKeeper 2.0 eligibility requirements for regional Victoria, warning the economic outcome will be dire without more latitude. “Unless we can get a better set of rules in place for the new JobKeeper provisions at the end of September, […]
Sheed salutes new alcohol pregnancy warning labelling
/0 Comments/in Latest News, Media Releases /by Suzanna SheedIndependent Member for Shepparton District Suzanna Sheed has welcomed the decision by Food Standards Australia New Zealand to enforce visible pregnancy health labelling on all alcohol beverage containers warning against the dangers of drinking while pregnant. “The research is very clear – any amount of alcohol consumed while pregnant can have a detrimental life-long impact […]
Sheed welcomes upgrades of local social housing
/0 Comments/in Media Releases /by Suzanna SheedIndependent Member for the Shepparton District Suzanna Sheed has welcomed Victorian State Government investment in upgrading locally held social housing stock and public and private investment in new stock. Minister for Housing Richard Wynne MP confirmed to Ms Sheed this week 71 homes will be upgraded over the next two years, with planning for an […]
Sheed welcomes renewed fruit fly control funding
/0 Comments/in Media Releases /by Suzanna SheedIndependent Member for the Shepparton District Suzanna Sheed has welcomed today’s announcement by the Victorian State Government to continue funding fruit fly control measures to a total of $1.72 million for the 2020/21 financial year. “We were worried about the prospect of funding for this import measure ceasing last month,” Ms Sheed said. “Fruit fly […]
Sheed calls for JobKeeper to be extended in Greater Shepparton
/0 Comments/in Media Releases /by Suzanna SheedIndependent Member for the Shepparton District Suzanna Sheed has welcomed reports Prime Minister Scott Morrison is proposing to extend JobKeeper payments in some regional areas. Ms Sheed has called on Federal Member for Nicholls Damian Drum to argue the case in Canberra to include the Greater Shepparton region in any such extension. “In April, my […]