Newly-appointed Federal Agriculture Minister, Senator Bridget McKenzie, discussed the importance of a sustainable and a profitable fishing industry during her first meeting with Lakes Entrance Fishing Co-operative (LEFCOL) representatives on Monday at Bullock Island.Lakes Entrance-based MP, Darren Chester, invited Senator McKenzie to the region as part of her first visit to Gippsland since being...
The new Federal Minister for Agriculture, Senator Bridget McKenzie, admits after only a few days in the job she’s still getting her head around the breadth of her portfolio.Meeting with fishermen from the Lakes Entrance Fishermen’s Cooperative, she said concerns were raised about the correct labeling of seafood back to its origins so consumers know what they are buying.Senator McKenzie said when...
