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 ...
Australia EU trade deal impact on farmers

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 ...