Media releases
$350,000 to Support Lockington Community Housing
Wednesday April 3, 2025An elected Dutton-Littleproud Coalition Government will provide $350,000 to support the Lockington community to expand...
Election 2025
Friday March 28 The federal election has been called for Saturday, May 3. This is a critical election for Australia’s future, we can’t afford three...
Budget for an Election not for Australia’s future
Thursday March 27 Federal Member for Nicholls, Sam Birrell MP, says Australia has been condemned to years of deficits by a budget that does nothing...
Victorian Government must commit to Fruit Fly funding
Wednesday March 19. Federal Member for Nicholls, Sam Birrell MP says the lack of a firm commitment to fund fruit fly control in the Goulburn and...
MORE DAMAGING WATER BUYBACKS REGARDLESS OF COST
Wednesday February 26. Federal Member for Nicholls, Sam Birrell MP, says the only way to stop damaging water buybacks in the Murray-Darling Basin...
Enter a Top Shot to Win
Wednesday October 2, 2024Federal Member for Nicholls, Sam Birrell MP, is calling on established, amateur and budding photographers of all ages from...
Train delays on Shepparton Rail Upgrade
Tuesday September 3, 2024 Federal Member for Nicholls, Sam Birrell MP says he’s frustrated and disappointed that the Victorian Government is yet to...
All Technologies in the Mix to Reach Zero Emissions Target
Monday June 24, 2024 Federal Member for Nicholls, Sam Birrell MP, says modern nuclear technology is an important component to a credible pathway to...
Labor Governments are Failing Australian Producers
Friday May 24, 2024 Federal Member for Nicholls, Sam Birrell MP, says Labor’s confused policy settings are undermining critical and productive...
2024 Federal Budget Wrap Up
Friday May 24, 2024 Federal Member for Nicholls, Sam Birrell MP, says the underwhelming federal budget lacks vision, imagination and a coherent...
$26 million secured for critical projects Nicholls
Friday May 24, 2024 Federal Member for Nicholls, Sam Birrell MP, has secured more than $26 million for Nicholls for two critical projects in Seymour...
Volunteers Across Nicholls Given a Well Deserved Hand Up.
Friday May 24, 2024 Federal Member for Nicholls, Sam Birrell MP, has welcomed nearly $60,000 in Federal funding tosupport volunteers across...
Time to Act on Supermarket Inquiry
Thursday May 9, 2024 Federal Member for Nicholls, Sam Birrell MP, has welcomed the findings of the Senate Select Committee on supermarket prices...
Saluting Their Service – Remembering Our Heroes
Thursday April 4, 2024 Federal Member for Nicholls, Mr Sam Birrell MP, has welcomed more than $21,000 in Federal funding to local organisations to...
Play Our Way – Funding for Community Sporting Clubs
Wednesday April 3, 2024 Federal Member for Nicholls, Sam Birrell MP, is encouraging sporting clubs to apply for the Federal Government’s Play Our...
Fresh Food Tax – Charges Farmers and Families more
Wednesday March 27 Federal Member for Nicholls, Sam Birrell MP, says Labor’s new fresh food tax which hurts local producers and further drives up...
Advertising Destructive Water Buybacks
Friday March 8 Federal Member for Nicholls, Sam Birrell MP has slammed an advertisement authorised by the Australian Government attempting to...
Taxing AUSSIES more – Labor’s ute and family car tax makes no sense
Thursday March 7 Federal Member for Nicholls, Sam Birrell MP, says the Albanese Government’s family car and ute tax makes no sense and the...
Grant Opportunity – Strengthening Rural Communities
Thursday February 15 Federal Member for Nicholls, Mr Sam Birrell MP, is encouraging members of local organisations to apply for funding through...
Labor-Greens destructive deal sets the buyback clock ticking for communities
Friday December 1 Federal Member for Nicholls, Sam Birrell MP, says the Labor-Greens deal on water is the worst outcome for farmers,...
MP’s get a taste of the Murray-Darling Basin
Tuesday November 14 Federal Member for Nicholls, Sam Birrell MP, says a showcase of food and fibre from across the Murray Darling Basin has...
Birrell still believes in the Shepparton Bypass
Tuesday November 21, 2023 Federal member for Nicholls, Sam Birrell MP, says Nationals and Liberal Governments at federal and state level are the...
Keep Farmers Farming
Tuesday October 31 The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has been forced to take the extraordinary step of launching its largest advocacy...
The Fight Isn’t Over – Water Buybacks
Tuesday October 31 Federal member for Nicholls, Sam Birrell MP says Independent MPs, led by Member for Indi, Dr Helen Haines, have supported the...
2024 Nicholls Calendar Competition
Friday, October 6, 2023 Federal Member for Nicholls, Sam Birrell MP, is calling on established, amateur and budding photographers from across the...
Projects To Remember Our Heroes
Friday October 6, 2023 Federal Member for Nicholls, Mr Sam Birrell MP, has welcomed nearly $30,000 in Federal funding to support commemorative...
Building Stronger Communities Across Nicholls
Thursday August 21st Federal Member for Nicholls, Sam Birrell MP, has announced and welcomed nearly $150,000 in Federal Government funding for...
Fighting for our Future – Plibersek’s Plan a Travesty for Basin Communities
Thursday August 7th Federal member for Nicholls Sam Birrell says irrigators, basin communities and the regions productivity will be smashed by the...
Locals Urged to Help Stop Labor’s Fresh Food Tax
Wednesday August 9th 2023 Federal Member for Nicholls, Sam Birrell MP, is urging farmers and families across the region to help stop Labor’s fresh...
Road Funding Must Continue for Nicholls
Wednesday August 9th 2023 Federal Member for Nicholls, Sam Birrell MP, has welcomed $1.4 million dollars in Federal Government funding to upgrade...