Regional youth take over the airwaves

Radio workshops for Aboriginal youth, podcast creation and training in interviewing, script writing and audio editing are among the projects to be funded under the NSW Nationals’ 2023 Regional Youth Radio Program. Nationals Minister for Regional Youth Ben Franklin has been joined by Nationals’ MLC Wes Fang and Nationals’ candidate for Wagga Wagga Andrianna Benjamin…

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Major tourism project lights up outback NSW

A first-of-its-kind light installation along the Murray River will help attract tens of thousands of visitors and pump tens of millions of dollars into the Far West economy, under the NSW Nationals’ vision to position outback NSW as a major global tourism destination. Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW Paul Toole said the interactive…

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Big win for Coffs tennis club

Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh at Westside Tennis Club with facility manager Allan Pade and secretary Kate Blackman. A Coffs Coast tennis club can now undertake a priority project thanks to Round Five of the NSW Nationals’ Stronger Country Communities Fund. Nationals’ member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh said Westside Tennis Club is celebrating…

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Travel game on in Far West NSW

Talented sports stars and teams from Far West NSW will be able to travel to games with ease thanks to a transport trial being introduced by the NSW Nationals. Nationals Minister for Regional Transport and Roads Sam Farraway said the Western Region Sport and Active Recreation Transport Program will subsidise the cost of fuel, bus…

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Roof replacement for Sawtell Surf Club

Sawtell Surf Life Saving Club will receive more than $150,000 to undertake an urgent facility upgrade through the NSW Nationals’ Surf Club Facility Program. Nationals Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh said the funds will be utilised to replace the 40-year-old original tile roof. “The 700 square metre roof dates back to 1983 and has…

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Live traffic expanded in the regions

Motorists will soon have more real-time traffic information data at their fingertips with the NSW Nationals adding more local roads to Live Traffic NSW. Nationals Minister for Regional Transport and Roads Sam Farraway said 32 more councils are being trained to use the real-time road information platform to deliver more accurate information to motorists. “We…

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