Universal pre-Kindergarten year underway in the regions

Families in Wagga Wagga, Kempsey, Nambucca, Bourke, Cobar, and Coonamble will be the first to benefit from the NSW Government’s landmark reform to introduce a universal pre-Kindergarten year of education for every child in NSW. Early childhood services in these first locations will begin rolling out the first stage of the universal pre-Kindergarten policy in…

$6 million RFS helicopter lands in Coffs Harbour

Communities on the Mid North Coast are better protected thanks to a new multi-purpose Rural Fire Service helicopter unveiled at Coffs Harbour today. Nationals Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh joined RFS Commissioner Rob Rogers at the Coffs Harbour helicopter base to officially welcome the new asset. “Today’s announcement delivers on the NSW Government’s commitment…

Mark Coulton’s Christmas Card photo competition winner

A stunning photograph of a bridge over floodwater near Walgett has been selected as the winner of federal Nationals MP for Parkes Mark Coulton’s 2022 Christmas Card Photo Competition. Mr Coulton said the image from Walgett photographer George Williams, entitled ‘Bridge Over Troubled Waters’, captures the old Two Mile Creek Rail Bridge at sunset, with…