Events
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2012 NSW Nationals Raffle
The NSW Nationals have launched their Annual Raffle fundraiser and it’s bigger than ever, with prizes including international flights to a destination of your choice. The annual raffle is the biggest fundraiser for the party each year and we need your support to ensure it’s a success. It’s also a great way to raise funds for your local Electorate Council, with members able to choose to donate half the proceeds of each book to their local EC.…
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Annual General Conference 2012
Last year’s Conference in Port Macquarie was one of the largest in the NSW Nationals’ recent history, revealing the party’s continuing vitality in regional NSW. Now we’re getting ready to do it all again in 2012 in the Southern Highlands!…
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High Tea in Hume
The NSW Nationals invite you to bring your family to the historic railway museum in Thirlmere to explore our rail way past and enjoy high tea with Katrina, Fiona and Niall.…
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Queen’s Jubilee Celebratory Dinner
The Metropolitan Branch has arranged a Dinner, hosted by Jenny Gardiner MLC, in Parliament House on May 22 in celebration of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. Elizabeth II is only the second British Monarch to reach 60 years in office and the evening promises to be a great event.…
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Broken Hill Agricultural Fair
Since 1990 the racecourse at Broken Hill has come alive with a plethora of exhibitors and patrons at the biennial Agfair. This year the brisk but clear autumn weather saw an estimated 11,000 entrants - touted as the best turn out yet - enjoy the variety of stalls and stands erected on the red dirt just outside the main township.…
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Young Nationals Conference
The NSW Young Nationals will be holding their first conference from May 19 - 20 in Wagga Wagga. The event marks a new era for the Young Nationals and seeks to build upon the rejuvenation that the party has undergone over the last few years.…
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John Barilaro's First Year in Office Dinner
Supporters and friends joined with John Barilaro and his family to celebrate his first year in Government at a dinner in Queanbeyan over the weekend. The well attended event was held at the Airport International Motel on Saturday April 28 and John received much deserved congratulation for the sterling job he has done since being elected to office.…
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Camden Haven Show
On Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 of February the 63rd Annual Camden Haven show was held at the Kendall Showground. The Nationals were well represented at the show by the team from the Port Macquarie electorate. The show contained all manner of interesting activities – the show jumping, wood cutting and demolition derby attracted the most spectators.…
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Troy Grant 1st Anniversary Dinner
Nearly 80 people gathered at the idyllic Lazy River Estate Winery in Dubbo on a beautiful autumn night on March 31 to join with the State Member for Dubbo Troy Grant, his wife Toni and his children Taylor and Hamish in celebrating his first year in office in the NSW Parliament.…
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The Cumberland branch dinner with Barnaby Joyce
Around 60 members of the Cumberland Branch met on Monday evening to hear Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce.…
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Forbes Nationals Dinner
The Forbes branch invite you to dinner with John Cobb MP, Shadow Minister for Agriculture and Food Security; Andrew Robb MP, Shadow Minister for Finance, Deregulation and Debt Reduction; and Michael McCormack MP.…
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Nationals Metropolitan Dinner
Melinda Pavey addressed the Metropolitan Branch's February meeting at the Royal Automobile Club of Australia in Sydney, after she was warmly welcomed by Chairman Merinda Hewat-Cameron.…
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Young NSW Farmers & Nationals Forum
Last Saturday the NSW Farmers hosted a forum for young members of both the NSW Farmers and NSW Nationals. Twenty young members travelled to Sydney from as far away as Glenn Innes to discuss ideas, hear from guest speakers and learn more about the two organisations.…
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Bungendore Show
Member for Monaro John Barilaro opened up the show season with a successful presence at the Bungendore Show on January 29th. There was a very positive response from constituents with many individuals expressing a satisfaction with the new Government and John's performance as the new local member. This was John's first stall as the local member, in previous years the Nationals had successfully manned stalls in opposition to the former Labor member.…
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Steve Cansdell Tribute Dinner
On Saturday the 4th of September over 130 people attended a dinner at the Grafton Jockey Club to pay to the work of the former Member for Clarence, Steve Cansdell. Steve resigned late in 2011 after admitting to falsifying a statutory declaration in relation to a speeding offence. None of those present excused Steve’s mistake, but all felt that he deserved recognition for his eight years of tireless work for the community. Community leaders, including former Richmond Police Commander Bruce “Bluey” Lyons and local pastor Greg Holder spoke of Steve’s extraordinary compassion and dedication to his constituents, and especially of his work with young people.…
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Nationals at the Parkes Elvis Festival
State member for Dubbo, Troy Grant MP, entered a NSW Nationals themed float in the Parkes Elvis Festival last weekend. Local party members gave a lending hand to help celebrate ‘The King’s’ 77th birthday. The day was a tremendous success with an estimated 15,000 people travelling from around the country to line the streets for the annual parade.…
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The Young Nats at the Orange Picnic Races
After a week of wet weather the prediction of more rain on Saturday didn’t do much to dampen the spirits and numbers of 2,500 attendees at this weekend’s race meet at Towac Park in Orange. The sunny day and firm turf surface saw punters from across the state take bets on the competitive racing field and from all accounts a great time was had by all. This year the NSW Young Nationals hosted a tent at the races for the first time. The Hon John Cobb MP and Andrew Gee MP kindly joined us in the tent and chatted with Young Nationals and friends of the Party alike.…
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Bowls and a BBQ with Kevin Anderson
The newly reformed Tamworth Young Nationals Branch started 2012 with a Bowls and BBQ function at the North Tamworth Bowling Club on January 14. Despite the large thundercloud that rained on the bowls parade turnout was outstanding with over thirty locals stopping by for the BBQ.…
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MDBA Regional Meetings
State and Federal Nationals MPs have been organising and participating in meetings across the Murray Darling Basin to ensure that the plan reflects the needs of our primary producers, irrigators, businesses and community groups. The formal consultation period concludes on the 16th of April. Details on how to make a formal submission are here. Troy Grant MP and the Minister for Primary Industries, Katrina Hodgkinson, have met with stakeholders across the Murray Darling Basin to enable additional community input for the NSW Government's response. These meetings were held at Finley, Leeton, Forbes, Dubbo, Narrabri, Moree and Corowa. Details of the issues raised can be found here. The Murray Darling Basin Authority has held regional meetings across the Basin throughout the 20-week consultation period, with two remaining. The Adelaide meeting will be held on the 3rd of April 2012. The Hay consultation has been postponed due to the floods and will be rescheduled. View the MDBA calendar for more details. A number of Indigenous meetings are still to be held; a calendar can be viewed here.…
