Hon Dr Sharman Stone MPhttp://www.sharmanstone.comHon Dr Sharman Stone MPCopyright 2007Federal Government Budget Wishlist For The Murray ElectorateFederal Member for Murray, Dr Sharman Stone said the “Murray Electorate’s wishlist for next Tuesday’s Federal Budget includes the $270 million for the Nagambie Bypass, promised by Labor during the lead up to the last election.”“There is also a need ...http://www.sharmanstone.com/Pages/Article.aspx?ID=625Fri, 09 May 2008 07:00:00 GMTNo Money For Bridges“The Victorian Government has turned its back on regional infrastructure, failing to commit funding for the Yarrawonga-Mulwala or Echuca-MoamaBridges,” Federal Member for Murray, Dr Sharman Stone said.“Both bridges are needed to deal with traffic ...http://www.sharmanstone.com/Pages/Article.aspx?ID=626Fri, 09 May 2008 07:00:00 GMTMinister Wong’s Misguided Water BuybackFederal water Minister Penny Wong has announced that $3.1 billion will be put onto the market to buy irrigator’s water for the environment,” Federal Member for Murray, Dr SharmanStone said. “The Coalition’s 10 point water plan also put aside $3 ...http://www.sharmanstone.com/Pages/Article.aspx?ID=624Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:30:00 GMTQueensland Saw Sense-When will Mr Brumby?“The Queensland Government has canned its plans for a 1000km $13.9 billion pipeline to pump water from the BurdekinDam to south-east Queensland, determining that the project was not value for money,” Federal Member for Murray, Dr Sharman Stone ...http://www.sharmanstone.com/Pages/Article.aspx?ID=623Wed, 30 Apr 2008 06:30:00 GMTFood Security Begins At HomePrime Minister KevinRudd happily announced his take home message from world leaders from his overseas tour was the critical global food shortage ...http://www.sharmanstone.com/Pages/Article.aspx?ID=619Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:30:00 GMTSupport For Irrigated Farmers In The Murray Darling Basin“Dealing With Today: Planning For Tomorrow, has been established to offer support and assistance to irrigated dairy farmers across the Murray Darling Basin to make long term business decisions under the current drought conditions,” Federal Member ...http://www.sharmanstone.com/Pages/Article.aspx?ID=620Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:30:00 GMTHelping Women Understand Money“Security4Women in conjunction with the Commonwealth’s Financial Literacy Foundation and Office for Women have released a ‘Women Understanding Money’ pack,” Federal Member for Murray, Dr Sharman Stone said.“The pack contains 14 different information ...http://www.sharmanstone.com/Pages/Article.aspx?ID=621Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:30:00 GMTWomen’s Leadership and Development Grants“Applications are now open for national women’s non-government organisations (NGOs) to apply for grants for projects that contribute to public policy and/or service development, or aid national women’s NGOs in becoming more effective,” Federal ...http://www.sharmanstone.com/Pages/Article.aspx?ID=622Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:30:00 GMTPipeline Duplication A Dire Prediction For Our Water Future“An announcement by Coliban Water that sections of the Eppalock to Bendigo pipeline are to be duplicated is a dire warning for the future of the North-South Pipeline,” Federal Member for Murray, Dr SharmanStone said.“The project has been brought ...http://www.sharmanstone.com/Pages/Article.aspx?ID=618Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:00:00 GMTDrink Tax Could Result In Increased Binge Drinking“The Rudd Government’s move to increase prices of pre-mix drinks to deter teenage binge drinking sounds more like a money raiser than a cure for the problem,” Federal Member for Murray, Dr Sharman Stone said.“The Labor Government has added an excise ...http://www.sharmanstone.com/Pages/Article.aspx?ID=617Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:00:00 GMT