An on-demand diagnostic tool that shows teachers how students are progressing in phonics is now available for all NSW public school students. NSW Nationals Education Minister Sarah Mitchell said the Phonics Diagnostic Assessment follows the success of the government’s Year 1 Phonics Check, which will be mandatory from this year. “Understanding phonics is an essential…
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Community feedback is being sought on plans for an accessibility upgrade at the Gunnedah train station. The proposed upgrade is being delivered as part of the Transport Access Program – an initiative of the NSW Nationals in the state government – designed to provide more accessible, modern, secure, and integrated transport infrastructure across the state.…
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Read Member for Upper Hunter Dave Layzell’s first speech in NSW Parliament.
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NSW Nationals Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke has joined students and staff at Wyalong Public School to celebrate two new funding boosts. The school will receive new LED lighting through the LED Lighting Upgrade Program, and a playground upgrade thanks to a $40,000 investment from the School Renewal Program. Ms Cooke said the improvements would…
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Cabarita Beach and Fingal Rovers surf lifesaving clubs have been awarded a combined $270,000 in new grants by the NSW Nationals in the state government. Tweed Nationals MP Geoff Provest announced Cabarita Beach SLSC will receive $223,687 for extra training rooms and other critical upgrades, while Fingal Rovers SLSC will get $44,259 to go solar…
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The NSW Nationals in the state government have extended the deadline for people to use their Dine & Discover vouchers by one month until July 31 to ensure small hospitality businesses like those in the Clarence and Richmond valleys do not miss out. Under the scheme, each NSW adult is entitled to four $25 vouchers,…
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Early intervention support for at-risk young people is a special focus of the latest round of the NSW Nationals in the federal government’s Safer Communities Fund. Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack said the government was providing up to $20 million for early intervention projects through Round 6 of the Safer Communities Fund. Another $10 million…
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Primary producers experiencing financial hardship due to the mouse plague will be able to claim rebates for the control chemical zinc phosphide, as part of a $100 million extension of the NSW Nationals in the state government’s Mouse Control Program. Deputy Premier John Barilaro said this new funding would offer primary producers a 50 per…
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The NSW Nationals in the state government will provide $105,000 to build an on-course amenities block at Griffith Golf Club. NSW Nationals Duty MLC for Murray Wes Fang said the funding was being provided through the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment’s Crown Land Manager Recovery Support Program. “Griffith Golf Club is a fantastic not-for-profit…
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Some of the state’s most significant public assets will be transformed into iconic tourism destinations under a historic agreement with Destination NSW and Crown lands. A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed by NSW Nationals Water, Property and Housing Minister Melinda Pavey to transform Crown reserves, some of the state’s most iconic and beautiful public…
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