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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 […]
Sheed regales against Victorian Parliament closure
/0 Comments/in Media Releases /by Suzanna SheedIndependent Member for the Shepparton District Suzanna gave an impassioned speech to the Victoria Legislative Assembly on Thursday morning, demanding the Parliament resume sitting as soon as possible rather than the Andrews Government timetable of returning on August 4. “I think we should be coming back. I think for those of us in the community […]
Sheed calls for locally led recovery
/0 Comments/in Media Releases /by Suzanna SheedIndependent Member for the Shepparton District Suzanna Sheed has asked businesses, individuals and families in her electorate to think and shop locally as the economy recovers in the aftermath of strict lock-down measures. “We all looked after each other by following the lock-down measures in our individual ways, now it’s time to look after each […]
Transparency is key to confidence in the water market
/0 Comments/in Media Releases /by Suzanna SheedIrrigators need a transparent water market to level the playing field and be confident they are not being gamed, according to Independent MP for the District of Shepparton Suzanna Sheed MP. “Water entitlements are a property right, no different to land ownership,” Ms Sheed said. “So, it should be just as easy to find out […]
Sheed celebrates funding for new world class school
/0 Comments/in Media Releases /by Suzanna SheedIndependent Member for the Shepparton District Suzanna Sheed today thanked Premier Daniel Andrews and Education Minister James Merlino for delivering on their promise to fund Greater Shepparton Secondary College’s new state-of-the-art campus. “It’s still sinking in and I would like to thank the Premier and Minister for keeping their word and funding this fantastic new […]
Sheed calls for government support of regional universities
/0 Comments/in Media Releases /by Suzanna SheedIndependent Member for the Shepparton District Suzanna Sheed has called on both the Victorian State and Federal Governments to support regional university campuses impacted by the Coronavirus Pandemic. “In discussions with university leadership, I have been staggered to learn how dire the financial position of these vital institutions has become due to the current crisis,” […]