NSW Nationals preselect Senate candidates
Hunter Valley local Ross Cadell has been preselected by the NSW Nationals as the lead Senate candidate for the upcoming federal election.
Unemployment Rate Falls to New Low
NSW Nationals Member for Page Kevin Hogan has welcomed the latest Australian jobless figures, which show the unemployment rate has dropped from 7.5 per cent at its peak to 5.1 per cent in May, with 115,000 Australians finding work. It’s the 7th consecutive monthly fall in the unemployment rate. The number of unemployed people fell…
Off and racing at regional racetracks
The NSW Nationals in the state government will invest a record $67 million in regional racetracks in the 2021-22 NSW Budget, delivering improved facilities for racegoers. Deputy Premier John Barilaro and NSW Nationals Minister for Better Regulation and Innovation Kevin Anderson have joined the newly-elected Member for Upper Hunter Dave Layzell in Scone to announce…
Drug court expands to Dubbo
The Dubbo region will benefit from a $31.5 million investment in drug rehabilitation and access to justice. Deputy Premier John Barilaro has announced the NSW Nationals in the state government will invest $27.9 million over the coming four financial years to expand the NSW Drug Court to Dubbo, on top of the recent $3.6 million…
Nationals Senators call for truth in food labelling
NSW Nationals Senator Perin Davey has joined her colleagues in calling for honesty when it comes to fake ‘meat’. Senator Davey said she supported the inquiry established by the Rural, Regional Affairs and Transport Committee, chaired by Queensland Nationals Senator Susan McDonald, to address the vexed issue of truth in labelling, with terms like “meat-free…
More seniors to benefit from regional travel card
More than 300,000 seniors in the regions will benefit from reduced travel costs with the NSW Nationals in the state government committing $246 million to extend the Regional Seniors Travel Card for another two years. The Regional Seniors Travel Card is a $250 prepaid Visa card designed to ease the burden of travel costs for…
Fighting tomorrow’s drought today
The battle against the next drought has begun with the NSW Nationals in the state government announcing a combined $64 million in the 2021-22 NSW Budget over four years for the ‘Future Ready Regions’ strategy that will help farmers and regional communities grow, thrive and plan for the future. Deputy Premier John Barilaro and NSW…
First sod turned for domestic violence shelter in Gunnedah
Gunnedah’s new women’s and children’s shelter is a step closer to completion with the first sod being turned on the project. It comes after $196,314 was allocated to the project from the NSW Nationals in the state government’s Stronger Country Communities Fund Round 3 in February of last year. NSW Nationals Member for Tamworth Kevin…
Surf club funding boost from NSW Nats in government
Local Surf Life Saving Clubs will be better equipped to protect people thanks to the NSW Nationals in the state government’s 2020/21 Surf Club Facility Program. Cape Hawke Surf Life Saving Club received $48,544 under the program to repair the roof and install solar panels. NSW Nationals Member for Myall Lakes Stephen Bromhead congratulated the…
Lights, camera, action as Hollywood comes to Coffs
A new movie studio backed by Hollywood superstar Russell Crowe and the NSW Nationals in the state government will be established at Pacific Bay Resort in Coffs Harbour. NSW Nationals leader and Deputy Premier John Barilaro said the proposal, which also includes a boutique hotel, a state-of-the-art film school, an indigenous art gallery, and an…