The NSW Nationals wish to extend their condolences to the family of our oldest member – Ron McGuirk – who has passed away at the age of 104. Mr McGuirk was born in Temora on May 4, 1918, and passed away yesterday in Temora hospital. Official records show him joining the NSW Nationals in October…
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The NSW Government has put the Commonwealth on notice over the rural GP crisis, declaring the need to urgently expand a program to attract and retain doctors in the bush. Nationals Minister for Regional Health Bronnie Taylor said while the Federal Government’s commitment to the Single Employer Model is welcome, the decision to wait until…
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The NSW Government’s Point to Point Transport (Taxis and Hire Vehicles) Amendment Bill 2022 has passed Parliament, guaranteeing taxi licence holders an additional $760 million in financial assistance from early next year, and taking the combined package value to $905 million. The passage of the legislation means the government can now complete the deregulation of…
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Agriculture in NSW is contributing more to the economy than ever before despite this year’s devastating weather events, with the total value of the industry rising by more than $2 billion last year to a record $23.1 billion. Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW Paul Toole said farmers continue to go above and beyond…
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Applications are now open for the 2023 NSW Women’s Week Grants Program, with $100,000 in funding available for women-focused events held in March 2023. Nationals Member for Dubbo Dugald Saunders has encouraged local councils and not-for-profit organisations to apply for a share of the funding to hold events that celebrate and connect women and girls…
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NSW will become the first Australian state or territory to create a stand-alone offence for coercive control, with historic and life-saving law reforms passing Parliament. Coercive control is a form of domestic abuse that involves patterns of behaviour that have the cumulative effect of denying victim-survivors their autonomy and independence. The new law will make…
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The funding of a wellbeing support dog at St Clare’s High School in Taree is among the latest batch of successful projects announced for the Myall Lakes under the NSW Nationals in the state government’s Children and Young People Wellbeing Recovery initiative. Nationals Member for Myall Lakes, Stephen Bromhead, said the project will help support…
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Melinda Pavey has delivered her valedictory speech as the Member for Oxley. This is what she had to say. I thank the House for its courtesy in indulging me to present my final speech. I start by referring to Robert Frost’s famous poem The Road Not Taken. If my 9 year old self had been…
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Motorists are being urged to reconsider their travel plans, after floodwaters closed or damaged major roads and highways across the Central Tablelands, Central West, Orana, and Far West. Nationals Minister for Regional Transport and Roads Sam Farraway said heavy storms on Sunday and Monday morning brought falls of 120 millimetres of rain from the Blue…
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Families in Wagga Wagga, Kempsey, Nambucca, Bourke, Cobar, and Coonamble will be the first to benefit from the NSW Government’s landmark reform to introduce a universal pre-Kindergarten year of education for every child in NSW. Early childhood services in these first locations will begin rolling out the first stage of the universal pre-Kindergarten policy in…
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