The Commonwealth Budget could be boosted by up to $2.5 billion per year within a decade, thanks to an expected boom in the number of women joining the workforce or increasing their hours under the NSW Nationals in the state government’s childcare and preschool reforms. When combined with changes to the Commonwealth Childcare Subsidy, the…
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The NSW Government is pushing ahead with the state’s toughest ever organised crime reforms, with world-leading legislation introduced into Parliament today. The reforms will give police new powers to target key enablers of organised crime including dedicated encrypted devices and money laundering, and are part one of a comprehensive package of reforms. A second Bill,…
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Two Northern Rivers women working in leadership roles in local government have been jointly awarded the Champion of Change Award – Regional/Rural – at the Women in Local Government awards held at NSW Parliament House. Clarence Nationals MP Chris Gulaptis has congratulated Clarence Valley Council’s newly appointed General Manager, Laura Black, and Rous County Council’s…
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Parents across NSW will soon have more accessible and affordable quality childcare with legislation for the up to $5 billion Childcare and Economic Opportunity Fund to be introduced to Parliament this week The Fund brings the NSW Government a step closer to delivering on its $15.9 billion commitment announced in the 2022-23 NSW Budget to…
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More people in Tweed Heads will have a safe place to call home thanks to a $12 million investment by the NSW Nationals in the state government that will provide 40 new social housing dwellings in the region. Nationals Member for Tweed Geoff Provest said the new seven-storey building in Boyd Street was important to…
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Primary producers affected by the February-March flooding event in NSW can now access additional funding of up to $100,000 thanks to a jointly funded program developed by the Commonwealth and NSW governments. The $100 million Critical Producer Grant Program will provide primary producers hardest hit by floods with support to restore production systems and rebuild…
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State-wide surveillance will be strengthened to ensure NSW beekeepers have greater flexibility to continue their operations, through a new Varroa Mite Emergency Order, effective today. Nationals Minister for Agriculture Dugald Saunders said changes to the Emergency Order will increase the surveillance registered beekeepers are required to conduct each year. “Registered beekeepers across NSW have shown…
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Rural Fire Brigades across NSW are gearing up to host more than 500 community awareness events on Saturday (September 17) as part of the annual Get Ready Weekend. Nationals Minister for Emergency Services and Resilience and Minister for Flood Recovery Steph Cooke is reminding people to prepare their homes and ensure their bush fire survival…
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Great news for the New England region, with four new nurse practitioners finishing their orientation before joining the communities of Gunnedah, Glen Innes, and Bingara from next week. Nationals Minister for Regional Health Bronnie Taylor said these highly skilled nursing professionals are able to operate autonomously and collaboratively to treat people with highly complex and…
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The countdown is under way to the start of upgrade work on the Little Hartley to Lithgow section of the Great Western Highway, with Ausconnex awarded the contract to carry out early works at Coxs River Road. Deputy Premier Paul Toole said a new-look interchange at Coxs River Road, with a road bridge over the…
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