Media releases
BIRRELL CHALLENGES VICTORIAN PREMIER TO NAME THE DATE
Federal Member for Nicholls Sam Birrell MP is challenging the Victorian premier Jacinta Allan to name the date when the ...
Interest-free loans needed for agriculture amid fuel crisis
The Albanese Government should release the details of its plan to provide interest-free loans to businesses impacted by the fuel ...
ALBANESE SELLS OUT AUSSIE FARMERS IN EUROPEAN DEAL
The Albanese Government has failed to secure a fair deal for Australian farms in an Australia-European Union Free Trade Agreement ...
BIRRELL APPOINTED TO SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE AT CRITICAL TIME FOR SECTOR
Federal Member for Nicholls Sam Birrell has been appointed Shadow Assistant Minister for Agriculture in the new Shadow Ministry. This ...
Nationals adopt Cheaper, Better, Fairer Energy and Climate Plan
November 3, 2025 The Nationals decision to back Australians first with cheaper electricity, secure jobs and lower emissions is an important ...
Snap to Win – Nicholls 2026 Calendar Competition
Federal Member for Nicholls, Sam Birrell MP, is inviting established, amateur, and aspiringphotographers of all ages from across the region ...
$60,000 in Volunteer Grants for Nicholls Organisations
August 21, 2025 Federal Member for Nicholls, Sam Birrell MP, has welcomed more than $60,000 in funding for local volunteer organisations ...
Building Stronger Communities Across Nicholls
July 31, 2025Federal Member for Nicholls, Sam Birrell MP, has welcomed more than $130,000 in funding to local organisations across ...
Dry Times for Nicholls Farmers
Friday June, 6 2025Federal Member for Nicholls Sam Birrell says dry conditions across northern Victoria require the Albanese government to ...
Shadow Assistant Minister for Regional Health and Education
Wednesday May 18 2025I am honoured today to be announced as the Shadow Assistant Minister for Regional Education and Shadow ...
Coalition government will deliver new change rooms for Stanhope
An elected Coalition Government will invest $500,000 to support the construction of a new toilet block at the Stanhope Recreation ...
$500,000 for Kings Park Seymour
Wednesday April 9, 2025 An elected Coalition Government will provide $500,000 to an upgrade of Kings Park in Seymour, to ...
$900,000 Committed to Seymour RSL
Wednesday April 9, 2025An elected Coalition Government will provide a much-needed upgrade to Seymour RSL facilities, ensuring the needs of ...
$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 accommodation in ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
$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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Advertising Destructive Water Buybacks
Friday March 8 Federal Member for Nicholls, Sam Birrell MP has slammed an advertisement authorised by the Australian Government ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Keep Farmers Farming
Tuesday October 31 The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has been forced to take the extraordinary step of launching its ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Standing up for local growers and local jobs
Monday, August 7th, 2023 Federal Member for Nicholls, Sam Birrell MP, brandished a Goulburn Valley apple as he launched a blistering ...
The Biggest Problem with The Murray- Darling Basin is the Date
Monday, July 31st, 2023 Federal Member for Nicholls, Sam Birrell, says the June 2024 deadline for the Murray-Darling Basin Plan ...
Volunteer Grants Now Open
Monday, July 31st, 2023 Federal Member for Nicholls, Sam Birrell MP, is encouraging local not-for-profit-community organisations to express interest in the ...
Supporting Regional Art Organisations – Arts Roundtable
Monday, June 13th, 2023 Federal Member for Nicholls, Sam Birrell MP, has partnered with the Special Envoy for the Arts, ...
$3.5 Million Secured to Help Communities Build Disaster Resilience
Friday, June 9th, 2023 Federal Member for Nicholls, Sam Birrell MP, says $3.5 million in initial funding delivered to Nicholls through ...
Supporting and Remembering Our Veterans in Nicholls
Monday, May 22nd, 2023 Federal Member for Nicholls, Mr Sam Birrell MP, says more than $20,000 in Federal Funding will be ...
Celebrating Volunteer Week With Grants to Support Local Volunteers
Monday, May 15th, 2023 Federal Member for Nicholls, Sam Birrell MP, says 21 organisations across Nicholls will receive more than $66,000 ...
Budget 2023 – Regional Australia left behind under Labor
Wednesday May 5th 2023Federal Member for Nicholls, Sam Birrell MP, says the Budget is a typical big-spending, big-taxing Labor Budget ...
Cheaper Medicines a Bitter Pill For Chemists
Friday, April 28th, 2023 Federal Member for Nicholls, Sam Birrell, says he shares the concerns of regional pharmacy operators about the ...
Mobile Blackspots – Where need is not politics
Thursday, April 27, 2023 Member for Nicholls, Sam Birrell MP, is demanding the Albanese Government provide adequate funding to improve communications ...
Health and Wellness – can’t be ignored in the upcoming budget
Friday, April 21, 2023 Federal Member for Nicholls, Sam Birrell MP has called on the Government to turn around years of ...
Blowing the whistle – fund local sport facilities
Wednesday, March, 29, 2023 Federal Member for Nicholls, Sam Birrell MP, has blown the whistle and called on the Labor Government ...
Birrell’s attack on Water Buybacks – extend the deadline
Wednesday, March, 22nd, 2023Federal Member for Nicholls, Sam Birrell, has led a blistering attack on the Albanese Government’s plan to ...
Stronger Communities Grants EOI Open
Thursday February 9, 2023 Member for Nicholls, Sam Birrell MP, is calling on community organisations and local governments to submit Expressions ...
SAY NO TO INCREASES TO TRUCKIE TAX
Monday February 27, 2023Federal Member for Nicholls Sam Birrell has warned that rises in heavy vehicle charges of up to ...
Climate Leadership and Jobs Summit
Wednesday, February 15th, 2023 Member for Nicholls, Mr Sam Birrell MP, will bring business and community leaders together next week for ...
WATER BUYBACKS OFF THE TABLE
Thursday, March 2nd 2023 Federal Member for Nicholls, Sam Birrell MP, says most of the Murray-Darling Basin plan can be completed ...
Undera Dairy Farmer Wins 2022 Rural Community Leader of the Year Award
Thursday September 8 2022The people of Nicholls are once again leading the way for Australian agriculture with Undera Dairy farmer, ...
Media Release regional population
Tuesday September 13 2022Federal Member for Nicholls Sam Birrell says the Albanese Labor Government seems set on disproportionately reducing regional ...
Entries now open for the 2023 Calendar
Tuesday September 6th 2022Member for Nicholls, Mr Sam Birrell is calling on established and amateur photographers in Nicholls to submit ...





















































