Six locals will be recruited to carry out major electrical works at the Mindyarra Maintenance Centre in Dubbo under a $20 million contract awarded to ARA Indigenous Services. Nationals Member for Dubbo Dugald Saunders said the awarding of this contract to a registered Aboriginal business is great news. “I encourage everyone to apply for the…
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Nationals Member for Tweed Geoff Provest has welcomed the re-establishment of the special border zone between Queensland and 12 NSW local government areas including the Tweed, saying it is a big win for local families, patients, children, and businesses. “Thank you to everyone in the Tweed for putting up with so much over the past…
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All HSC students will get the opportunity to complete their studies in 2021, with the full complement of HSC exams to go ahead from November 9. Nationals Education minister Sarah Mitchell has announced students will be able to sit their HSC exams and receive their results in time for university offers to be made. The…
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The Queensland government has announced the NSW-Queensland border bubble will be reinstated. The bubble, originally introduced during last year’s COVID outbreak, will allow students and essential workers to travel from the 12 New South Wales Local Government Areas, where restrictions are being eased, into Queensland. The bubble will come into effect from 1:00am on Monday,…
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Tamworth’s Sports Dome will be transformed into a Super Sunday mass-vaccination hub this Sunday, September 12. Nationals Member for Tamworth Kevin Anderson said the hub would be a walk-in, with no appointment necessary. “I want to remove any barriers to access a vaccination, and this is a great opportunity for the 20,000 plus residents of…
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Stay-at-home orders for adults who have received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine will be lifted from the Monday after NSW passes the 70 per cent double vaccination target, under the roadmap to freedom released today. The roadmap is subject to further fine-tuning and health advice if circumstances change drastically or if cases within a…
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Parts of regional NSW currently deemed low-risk, and which have seen zero COVID cases for at least 14 days, will emerge from lockdown at 12:01am on Saturday, September 11, but will continue to operate under restrictions to ensure the safety of regional communities. Local Government Areas (LGAs) still seeing COVID case numbers will remain under…
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The NSW Nationals in the state government are appealing for drivers in regional NSW to take extra care this Rural Road Safety Month, as a confronting new video is released, showing the tragic impacts of a fatal crash near Dubbo. Nationals Minister for Regional Transport and Roads Paul Toole said he hoped the video would…
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Nationals Member for Oxley Melinda Pavey has announced $153,000 in funding through the Recreational Fishing Trust for the installation of two fishing platforms at the Nambucca Heads V-Wall. “This is fantastic news for the local community and I congratulate Nambucca Valley Council for receiving the funding for this project,” Ms Pavey said. “The current works…
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The NSW Nationals in the federal government have announced funding for the lease of a Large Air Tanker to boost aerial firefighting muscle this fire season. Federal Nationals Member for Lyne Dr David Gillespie said the extra resourcing was important as the Bushfire Danger Period was already in place across a number of local government…
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