Nationals MP for Clarence, Richie Williamson, has called on the Minns Labor Government to explain why the Evans Head community was again left without ambulance cover. Mr Williamson said it was unacceptable the Evans Head Ambulance Station had been closed overnight, for the second time in as many weeks, increasing the risk to the local…
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The Albanese Labor Government has not delivered a single project from its Growing Regions Program in two and a half years, starving communities of much needed economic development funding. Federal Nationals Member for Page Kevin Hogan and Shadow Minister for Local Government Darren Chester held a roundtable discussion with local mayors to discuss their concerns…
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The emergency situation has worsened in Broken Hill after the diesel generator supplying electricity to the region tripped yesterday afternoon. Residents have spent the night without power, while critical infrastructure including the main hospital was taken offline. The Minns Labor Government has ignored warnings from locals who feared this could happen, after it was revealed…
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Federal Nationals Member for Page Kevin Hogan was joined by Shadow Minister for Regional Development Darren Chester to call on the Albanese Labor Government to reinstate their funding cuts to the Bruxner Highway safety upgrades. Late last year, Labor released a review of infrastructure projects and axed 50 across the country, despite the increase in…
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The NSW Nationals would like to thank The Hon Dr David Gillespie for his dedication and service, following his announcement that he will not be contesting the next Federal Election. Dr Gillespie was elected The Nationals Member for Lyne in September 2013. He was re-elected in 2016, 2019, and 2022. In that time he held…
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With an election due in just over 7 months, today I announced that I will be retiring from Parliament at the next election. It’s been an honour and privilege to serve and represent you as the Federal Member for Lyne in the Commonwealth Parliament of Australia since 2013. Since that time, we have achieved a…
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The Nationals thank Dr David Gillespie for his outstanding service to the people of Lyne and the wider Australian community, following his announcement that he will retire at the upcoming federal election. Dr Gillespie has been the sitting member of Lyne since 2013, entering politics with a long list of credentials including cattle producer, gastroenterologist,…
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Federal Nationals Member for Page Kevin Hogan has expressed disappointment at the final report and recommendations from the Federal Government inquiry into insurers’ responses to claims from the 2022 major floods. Mr Hogan said the recommendations will result in more red tape and more government intervention and are ignorant on mitigation and flood insurance affordability.…
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Nationals Leader David Littleproud said Labor has wasted half a year in failing to respond to its Senate inquiry into Red imported fire ants in Australia – ‘don’t let this come back to bite us.’ Mr Littleproud said Labor has been too slow to act on key inquiry recommendations, allowing the red imported fire ant…
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Clarence Nationals MP, Richie Williamson, has called for urgent action by the NSW Labor Government following the overnight closure of the Evans Head Ambulance Station. The closure, on October 10, has raised serious concerns about public safety, particularly in regional and rural communities like Evans Head, where ambulance services are crucial. A Notice of Motion…
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