Budget bad news for farmers and families, says Webster

THE Federal Government’s Budget on Tuesday night will introduce a new food tax on Australian families in the middle of a cost-of-living crisis.

Federal member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster labelled the new tax on farmers to pay for the biosecurity risk of international importers as “senseless”.

“This will of course be passed on to consumers, which means even higher food prices at the checkout, right when families are struggling to put food on the table,” Dr Webster said.

“It is unfathomable the Labor Government would ask farmers to pay for the biosecurity costs of importers from other countries – you have to ask what other country would impose this on their own?”

In Brief

Formal release

MURRAY Primary Health Network has formally released its report on The Way Forward to Sustainable Rural Health. The network last November shared details of projects for Loddon, Buloke and Gannawarra to build health system sustainability in the Buloke Loddon and Gannawarra region for workforce advocacy, recruitment and strengthening, integrated primary care services and innovative employment models and models of care. Boort District Health and Inglewood and Districts Health Services are part of the program.

Firey’s first aid

COUNTRY Fire Authority is running first aid courses for members across the Loddon this year. The first will be in Inglewood on May 21 with sessions at Boort and Wedderburn in July and Pyramid Hill in October.

Swamp burn

FOREST Fire Management

Victoria last week conducted a traditional owner burn of 41.8 hectares at Wooldshed Swamp, near Boort. Misfortune twice MISFORTUNE has struck former Wehla resident Herb Hemley a second time within months. Herb’s home at Tilpa was flooded last year and now fire has destroyed the house.

“The Albanese government is also increasing the road user charge on truckies by six per cent, compounding each year, another cost that will eventually find its way to hit the family budget.

“If a trucking company has to pay more, they will need to recover it somewhere,” Dr Webster said.

Meanwhile, the Government’s infrastructure review threatens to put a razor gang to the $120 billion infrastructure pipeline, putting all regional programs in doubt.

“Not only is the Albanese Government making us pay for their spending, they are also taking away our future by ripping away the tools we need to produce more and get it on your table cheaper,” she said.

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