The school holidays have presented a perfect opportunity to repair and upgrade hundreds of schools across the state. Walls will get a lick of paint while gutters are cleaned out and toilets repaired as NSW Nationals Education Minister Sarah Mitchell gets to work on making our schools great. Regional schools will get a variety of…
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The Nationals in Government are continuing to work hard on delivering real support for drought-affected communities. NSW Nationals Member for Tamworth Kevin Anderson said there was a lot of help on the table, with emergency assistance to maintain town water supplies, ongoing financial support for farmers and regional communities, keeping teachers at drought-affected schools, as…
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Historic legislation has been introduced into NSW Parliament this week, with the Right to Farm Bill 2019 introduced by Nationals Minister for Agriculture Adam Marshall. “This is an historic day for farmers around our State and the agricultural sector,” Mr Marshall said.The Right to Farm Bill introduces some of the toughest trespass laws in Australia.…
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The NSW Nationals are demanding urgent action be taken on addressing the nation’s unfair meat and milk food labelling regime, which is failing our farmers and consumers. The current system is lagging behind the rest of the world, and that the lack of action in this field has the potential to disadvantage the region’s farmers.…
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The NSW Nationals in Government are keeping an election promise to the people of Myall Lakes, with planning about to begin on the long-awaited Forster-Tuncurry Hospital. Member for Myall Lakes Stephen Bromhead said the first critical stage in the development of a new hospital was clinical services planning, which was set to begin within weeks.…
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New data has revealed the Nationals in Government are helping secure the future of regional areas. Federal Member for Parkes and Decentralisation Minister Mark Coulton said a 44 per cent increase in regional migrant placements were backing the regions and taking population pressure off our largest cities. “The Government’s decentralisation agenda is supporting strong and…
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Farmers south of the border will soon be slugged with hefty fines if they have a dog on the back of their ute. The latest thought bubble from Victorian Labor’s inner-city elite will see $413 fines issued to farmers trying to go about their work, a clear sign of the disconnect between the land and…
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Thousands of people said their goodbyes to the late, great Tim Fischer in Albury this week. Tim’s fingerprints were all over the State Funeral held in his honour, from The Battle Hymn of the Republic and Jerusalem to the manner of his arrival: A humble rail motor that carried him to the service from near…
DetailsIt has been 100 days since the Federal Election, and the Nationals in Government are getting on with the job and delivering on our plan. This includes delivering tax relief for 10 million Australians. We believe you should keep more of what you earn. We’ve delivered practical help for our drought-affected farmers. We’ve taken action…
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Commercial passenger air services will return to the skies of North Western NSW from next month, thanks to an historic deal struck by the NSW Nationals in Government. Minister for Western NSW Adam Marshall announced FlyPelican and Airlink will operate 26 new services each week, linking Bourke, Cobar, Walgett and Lightning Ridge to Dubbo and…
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