The so called ‘Great Koala National Park’ is nothing more than a fluffy announcement focused on winning votes, than it is a practical balanced solution that protects the beloved koala and regional communities. Nationals Senator for NSW, and Shadow Minister for Fisheries and Forestry, Ross Cadell, recently toured Adam’s Sawmill at Bonville. He heard first-hand…
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The Cootamundra electorate’s cutest residents have been the centre of celebrations in Narrandera, with the town’s annual Koala Festival proving to be an ongoing success. Organised by the team at Narrandera Tourism, the weekend was packed with outdoor activities highlighting some of the region’s most spectacular natural assets. Nationals Member for Cootamundra, Steph Cooke attended…
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Nationals Member for Oxley, Michael Kemp, has slammed the Minns Labor Government for voting against the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Youth Crime) Bill 2025, calling it a betrayal of regional communities suffering under the youth crime crisis. “I’m sick of the political games that get played in Macquarie Street,” Mr Kemp said. “While the Labor Government…
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The Minns Labor Government has walked away from protecting regional communities dealing with the youth crime crisis, voting against the Opposition’s strong bail reforms in Parliament today. The NSW Nationals have been pushing for swift and calculated action since a letter signed by the entire party room was sent to the Premier in March 2024.…
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Nationals Member for Oxley, Michael Kemp, has welcomed the NSW Government’s regional road safety upgrades, which includes more than $6.5 million for two critical traffic corridors in the Oxley electorate. “These are significant routes for residents, freight, and visitors travelling through the Mid North Coast and the Oxley electorate,” Mr Kemp said. Waterfall Way (Armidale Regional…
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The Rotary Club of Yamba has received a major boost to its efforts to rebuild a vital storage shed destroyed by vandals, with a $20,000 grant from the NSW Government’s Community Building Partnerships program. The shed, which was burnt down in November 2019, stored the club’s BBQ van, cool room, generator, tables, and chairs –…
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The Minns Government’s newly released biosecurity plan will be all talk and no action if it doesn’t follow through with adequate funding to actually keep our primary industries safe. So far Labor has failed at every hurdle when it comes to the multiple threats we are facing, with red imported fire ants spreading deeper into…
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Four weeks ago, I received a call from my friend and colleague Steph Cooke who was attending the Emergency Department (ED) in Moree. She is the Cootamundra MP and as Shadow Water Minister, was visiting for work. She had been taken to the ED in an ambulance and was waiting to be assessed by the…
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Nationals Member for Northern Tablelands, Brendan Moylan, has slammed the Minns Labor Government’s soft stance on youth crime after another serious incident in Moree. Police allege a group of teenagers broke into a motel and stabbed the 52-year-old owner, who was airlifted to Sydney’s Royal Prince Alfred hospital and is in a serious but stable…
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The NSW Nationals are calling on the Minns Labor Government to immediately deliver its promised Farm Fire Fighting Vehicle scheme, after almost two years of delays. In January 2024 Labor committed to provide conditional registrations that would enable farmers to drive unregistered vehicles on public roads in an emergency, but is yet to make the…
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