Sykes: Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Water and Agriculture
Nationals MP for Benalla, Bill Sykes, has welcomed the announcement today by Nationals Leader, Peter Ryan, of his appointment as a Parliamentary Secretary in the new State Liberal-National Coalition.
Dr Sykes said, “I’m looking forward to helping my Nationals colleague Peter Walsh tackle the Shadow portfolios of Water and Agriculture in my new position of Shadow Parliamentary Secretary.”
“My veterinary and farming background stand me in good stead to help deliver practical, commonsense, equitable policies for water and agriculture.
“In my opinion the key challenges include:-
Water – water is a finite resource; responsible management decisions will cause pain; the challenge is to spread that pain equitably.
This is not the case at the moment – excessive pain is being inflicted on some groups for the benefit of others because Mr Brumby either doesn’t understand or doesn’t care about the impact of his Government’s decisions on country people.
Agriculture – efficient/wise use of water and facilitation of uptake of best practice farm management strategies with emphasis on sustainable land use are long term challenges.
Linked with this is the importance of short/medium term support measures to help people ‘rebound’ from the impact of a decade of tough years.”
Dr Sykes concluded, “The uniting of two independent parties will help hold the Brumby Government accountable and at the same time provide a creditable alternative Government for people to elect in 2010. Victorian State Politics is about to get very interesting.”
Dr Sykes said, “I’m looking forward to helping my Nationals colleague Peter Walsh tackle the Shadow portfolios of Water and Agriculture in my new position of Shadow Parliamentary Secretary.”
“My veterinary and farming background stand me in good stead to help deliver practical, commonsense, equitable policies for water and agriculture.
“In my opinion the key challenges include:-
Water – water is a finite resource; responsible management decisions will cause pain; the challenge is to spread that pain equitably.
This is not the case at the moment – excessive pain is being inflicted on some groups for the benefit of others because Mr Brumby either doesn’t understand or doesn’t care about the impact of his Government’s decisions on country people.
Agriculture – efficient/wise use of water and facilitation of uptake of best practice farm management strategies with emphasis on sustainable land use are long term challenges.
Linked with this is the importance of short/medium term support measures to help people ‘rebound’ from the impact of a decade of tough years.”
Dr Sykes concluded, “The uniting of two independent parties will help hold the Brumby Government accountable and at the same time provide a creditable alternative Government for people to elect in 2010. Victorian State Politics is about to get very interesting.”
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