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Flood Assistance Information Package

February 14, 2011

        FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE   To apply and for more information on the assistance listed below visit www.centrelink.gov.au or call the Emergency Assistance Hotline 1802266.     The Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment This gives a $1000 one-off payment to adults adversely affected by a major or widespread disaster and $400 for e... Click here for full story

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Compulsory acquiring of water is ridiculous

February 11, 2011

The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Regional Australia, who is undertaking the Murray Darling Basin Plan Review, has had overwhelming evidence condemning the disastrous impact of the so called “ willing seller” buy back scheme.   Dr Sharman Stone, Federal Member for Murray and member of the Committee, said the scheme has stranded assets, has forced higher prices onto other ir... Click here for full story

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Interim steps needed for Murray Darling Basin Plan

February 11, 2011

    The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Regional Australia has called on Ministers Burke and Crean to take some interim steps to help achieve a balanced, win-win Murray Darling Basin Plan.   Dr Sharman Stone, Federal Member for Murray, and a member of the Committee said that they had received the same messages from the public hearings held across the southern Basi... Click here for full story

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Dr Sharman Stone with Mons Peter Jeffrey at his final service at Shepparton on 29 January 2012 From left to right: Geoff Curnow, Mayor of the Loddon Shire, Veronica Jamison (President of the Boort Tourism Group), Dr Sharman Stone and Pauline Brown (from the Loddon Shire Tourism) IMGP1670
IMGP1668 Gary with his loyal farm dog Sharman and John with local orchardist Gary Godwill
Federal Member for Murray, Dr Sharman Stone, with John Wilson of Victorian Fruit Growers and the Shepparton Adviser's Nadia Surace DVDLaunch (816 x 612) Sharman Stone and Vanessa Robinson holding the Gas Safety Strategy papers which aim to prevent further tragic deaths from Carbon Monoxide poisoning.
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