Oct 16, 2026 | Media Releases
Federal Member for Nicholls Sam Birrell says the funding finally secured to restore and reopen historic Kirwans Bridge has come from years of persistent advocacy. Strathbogie Shire Council has been announced as a successful applicant under the Safer Local Roads and...
Oct 15, 2026 | Media Releases
Labor’s raid on regional water is in the Coalition’s sights, with the Liberals and Nationals set to introduce the Water Amendment (Ending Further Murray-Darling Basin Water buybacks) Bill 2026 today to ban Commonwealth water buybacks. Under the legislation being...
Oct 6, 2026 | Media Releases
Federal Member for Nicholls, Sam Birrell, says the Liberals and Nationals’ Migration Plan will cut overall migration while protecting regional migration programs and directing skilled workers to areas of genuine need. The Plan will reduce net overseas migration to...
Sep 30, 2026 | Newsletter
It was a busy September in Canberra and on the road across Nicholls, from Kilmore to Echuca, Nathalia to Yarrawonga and plenty of places in between. Welcome back to the Bulletin, and thank you for reading. LABOR'S BACKPACKER MESSThis month, the Albanese Labor...
Sep 24, 2026 | Media Releases
Labor makes a mess of Working Holiday Maker visa applications Labor has made a complete mess of the Working Holiday Maker visa, following revelationsthat the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) will be forced to submit applications to fasttrack backpackers during...
Sep 16, 2026 | Media Releases
Federal Member for Nicholls Sam Birrell said Labor’s changes to the working holiday maker system will destroy regional communities and create enormous panic across farming communities. “Labor’s changes to the backpacker visa have gone from bad to worse and will...
Sep 3, 2026 | Media Releases
Regional manufacturers, farmers and growers across the Nicholls electorate have raised rising energy costs and constrained network capacity as the biggest barrier to investment, expansion and jobs. Federal Member for Nicholls Sam Birrell MP hosted Senator the Hon Matt...
Sep 1, 2026 | Media Releases
Kilmore is already paying the price for infrastructure investment that has failed to keep pace with its growth, and the pressure will only intensify as thousands more people call the town home over the coming decades. Federal Member for Nicholls Sam Birrell MP and...
Aug 31, 2026 | Newsletter
It has been a busy August with two sitting weeks in Canberra and a lot of time on the road acrossNicholls, from Kilmore to Kyabram, Congupna to Kialla and plenty of places in between.It is always good to be back home in the electorate catching up with the people and...
Aug 10, 2026 | Media Releases
Federal Member for Nicholls Sam Birrell MP has welcomed the arrival of promised extra Shepparton train services from August 23. “The nine return weekday services were a part of the infrastructure package the federal Coalition government signed up to in 2020,” Mr...
