The potential heritage listing of the Manilla Viaduct has been high on the agenda at a meeting between Nationals Member for Tamworth and Shadow Minister for Heritage Kevin Anderson and the Heritage Minister Penny Sharpe. Mr Anderson said he sought a meeting with the Minister following the Heritage Council of NSW’s announcement that they would…
Federal Nationals Member for Page Kevin Hogan has slammed the Albanese Labor Government for drastically cutting emergency management funding for Lismore and the Richmond Valley. Mr Hogan said it is unfathomable that the latest round of Disaster Ready funding shows less than 10 per cent of the $200 million forward budget has been allocated to…
The NSW Labor Government has laid down plans to cut the $250 Regional Apprentice and University Student Travel Card. Nationals Leader Dugald Saunders said under Labor, this transport lifeline will be cancelled. “The regional travel cards are there to train our future workforce and help them deal with the rising cost of living,” Mr Saunders…
The NSW Labor Government has failed to protect regional water assets after passing legislation to enshrine Sydney Water Corporation in the NSW Constitution. The government rejected amendments by the opposition to include regional water utilities alongside Sydney Water Corporation and Hunter Water Corporation as assets that cannot be privatised. NSW Nationals leader Dugald Saunders said…
The ongoing closure of the flood-damaged Casino Courthouse is hurting locals, and NSW Nationals MP for Clarence Richie Williamson, with the backing of Richmond Valley Council Mayor Robert Mustow, has called on Labor Government to re-open it ASAP. Mr Williamson said the first priority of flood recovery was helping flood victims, but it was time…
The NSW Labor Government has refused to rule out scrapping the Regional Apprentice and University Student Travel Card in its September Budget. The former Nationals Government travel card has been instrumental in assisting over 5,000 regional apprentices to manage the cost of travel associated with their studies or apprenticeships since its introduction this year. NSW…
Federal Nationals’ leader David Littleproud says today’s decision by the Australian Energy Regulator to lift the final default market offer by close to 25 per cent is the result of failed Labor policy. Households in NSW will face electricity price rises of between 19.6 and 24.9 per cent from July 1, while small business customers…
Newly-elected Nationals MP for Myall Lakes Tanya Thompson has delivered her inaugural speech. This is what she had to say: I would like to firstly acknowledge the Gadigal people, the traditional owners of the land on which we meet, and the First Nations people of the Myall Lakes electorate, the Worimi and Biripi people, and…
Michael Kemp, the newly-elected Nationals MP for Oxley, has delivered his inaugural speech. This is what he had to say: According to the 2021 Census, over 80,000 people live in the Oxley electorate on the mid North Coast. It is a wonderfully varied population, with 9.1 per cent identifying as being of Aboriginal or Torres…
Nationals’ Member for Coffs Harbour and Shadow Minister for Emergency Services, Gurmesh Singh, said tomorrow’s WOW Day (May 17) is the opportunity to celebrate SES volunteers across NSW. “Our SES volunteers are local legends who generously devote their time and energies to support our community in times of need such as floods, storm events and…