Kieran Gilbert: Let’s go live to Liberal MP Zoe McKenzie, the Member for Flinders. This unemployment number down. The Treasurer says it’s the first time that any political party of any persuasion, has created 1 million jobs in a single term. Do you welcome that? Zoe McKenzie: Yeah, look, he just can’t stop congratulating himself…
Chris Kenny: Let’s catch up now with Liberal MP from Victoria, Zoe McKenzie, joining us in Melbourne. Good to speak to you, Zoe. What do you feel about the Prime Minister’s $4.3 million beach house purchase? Zoe McKenzie: Well, you know, good luck to him and Jodie. It’s an exciting time in their life. That…
On October 3, the Albanese Government announced the outcomes of round 2 of the Peri-Urban Mobile Program, designed to improve mobile reception in areas on the fringe of Australia’s major cities. There was one notable absence – Somerville. Despite long standing issues with connectivity in Somerville, the Albanese Government has failed to allocate a single…
Kieran Gilbert: Let’s return now to politics here in Canberra. A lot to talk about with Zoe McKenzie and Andrew Charlton. Great to see you both. Zoe, let’s start with the social media ban, I had the Minister on earlier. She said they might legislate it, but not the age. They might put the age…
Work will begin on remediation and protection of the site of the 2020 landslip at the Esplanade, Mount Martha, following a $2.19 million grant from the Federal Government’s Disaster Ready Fund (DRF). The Mornington Peninsula Shire Council is matching the Federal Government’s contribution of $2.19 million to the project. On 29 September 2020, a landslip…
Today the Nearkey Biik Education and Environment Centre was formally opened in Endeavor Fern Gully, following the completion of its construction, enabled by a $188,000 grant from the former Federal Coalition Government’s Building Better Regions Fund (BBRF). The grant, announced in 2021, was achieved due to the exceptional advocacy efforts of former Member for Flinders,…
In a devastating blow to critical infrastructure on the Mornington Peninsula, the Federal Labor Government has ripped out over $300 million and cancelled the Jetty Road Overpass and noise barriers along the Mornington Peninsula Freeway and cancelled the Frankston to Baxter rail upgrade. Federal MP for Flinders, Zoe McKenzie, said it was a disgrace that…
WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR 2023 FLINDERS CHRISTMAS CARD COMPETITION Constituents of Flinders were asked to submit their best snaps of the Mornington Peninsula for Zoe McKenzie MP’s 2023 Christmas Card Competition. In addition to photo’s, Ms McKenzie also asked local school students to submit a drawing in the theme of ‘Surfing Santa’. After a period of…
I was recently appointed to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security which oversees Australia’s intelligence agencies, reviews national security bills, and conducts regular statutory reviews into the nation’s security legislation. This appointment is in addition to my committee roles in Communications; Employment, Education Training; and Environment and Climate Change. This is a huge…
Zoe McKenzie MP Federal Member for Flinders MEDIA RELEASE 19 May 2023 Peninsula Projects Underway There were soggy sod turnings in the last seven days at two major Peninsula projects in Mornington and Rosebud. The Alexandra Park Pavilion and the Southern Peninsula Youth Hub are now underway with official sod turnings having taken…