Independent Federal Member for Indi Helen Haines will on Monday introduce a Bill to reduce the cost of home batteries, bringing down both household power bills and emissions.

The housing situation in my electorate of Indi, in North East Victoria, is getting worse and worse, day by day.

This Bill will help households purchase a home battery. This means lower power bills, and huge savings for households.

The Government is indebted to these neighbourhood houses, these foodshares, because they are filling the gap left when policy fails.

If you care about addressing the health workforce shortage, and you believe the best way to grow a rural health workforce is to invest in locals, then the only conclusion is to give us the tools to educate, train and retain our own at home.

Can you guarantee that with the Mobile Black Spot Program that opened yesterday critical black spots in rural and regional Australia like this will be fixed?

This parliament was elected with a mandate to take meaningful and ambitious action on climate change—’meaningful and ambitious’. Let’s not miss the chance to deliver a bill that delivers on this mandate.

Industry leaders from the National Farmers Federation and Farmers for Climate Action have stood with Independent Federal Member for Indi Helen Haines and joined her call for government support for farmers as they reduce emissions and take action on climate change.

I’m presenting practical action for the government to support our farmers taking action on climate change.

Just like community groups, sporting clubs and businesses in regional communities across Indi and right across Australia, the Benalla Agricultural and Pastoral Society is not giving up but is instead innovating and putting in the work to show up for the town.