Community groups, businesses and local councils in Alpine, Towong, Indigo, Mansfield, Wangaratta and Wodonga local government areas and the Alpine Resorts are eligible to apply.

There’s an integrity cop on the beat in every state and territory in this nation. But not in our federal parliament.

The swearing-in of the new ministers must mark the start of a new commitment to urgently legislate an integrity commission with broad jurisdiction, strong investigative powers and public hearings when it is in the public interest to do so.

The community in Benalla have expressed serious concerns about the plan, which would mean people would be forced to travel to Wangaratta for face-to-face services.

If the ALPA bills were legislated, a new $467 million Agency would support regional communities to develop and invest in their own renewable energy projects.

The importance of the environment to my constituents is why, as an independent MP, I will scrutinise every attempt by this Government to water down its protection.

When former High Court Justice Mary Gaudron and Tony Fitzgerald put their names to something, you would be a fool to ignore it. Yet that’s what this Government is doing. Ignoring the 59 eminent Australians who yesterday sent an open letter to the PM demanding a strong integrity commission.

The letter calls for a robust integrity commission with broad jurisdiction, strong investigative powers and public hearings when it is in the public interest to do so, powers which are contained in Dr Haines’ Australian Federal Integrity Commission proposal but missing from the Government’s draft proposal.

Regional Australia wants a bigger slice of the renewable energy boom which, unlike gas, continues to grow.

It’s almost three months since the end of JobKeeper. The Government is burying its head in the sand if it thinks Australian cities won’t face further lockdowns as the vaccine rollout trickles along into next year.