Morgo Street Reserve in Urunga will be upgraded to become a premier tourism destination with better accessibility for people of all ages and abilities to enjoy, thanks to the Regional Tourism Activation Fund. Nationals Member for Oxley Melinda Pavey said $499,717 will install new accessible amenities and upgrade the existing path from the main entrance…
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Federal Nationals Member for Parkes Mark Coulton has announced funding for two early intervention programs which aim to improve community safety and reduce youth crime and anti-social behaviour. Miyay Birray Youth Service in Moree has been awarded $1,499,999 to roll out a project to help divert high-risk Aboriginal young people from a life of crime.…
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The communities of Tinonee, Burrell Creek and Rainbow Flat will benefit from funding from the NSW Nationals in the federal government to upgrade RFS sheds and evacuation centres, or build a new community evacuation centre. Federal Nationals Member for Lyne Dr David Gillespie has announced funding under the Black Summer Bushfire Recovery Grants program to…
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Acting Premier Paul Toole has established an independent flood inquiry to examine and report on the causes of, preparedness for, response to, and recovery from, the 2022 catastrophic flood event. Professor Mary O’Kane AC and Michael Fuller APM have been engaged to lead the Inquiry. It will report on: • the causes of and factors…
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Major events are set to come back bigger and better under a funding boost that drives tourists to the regions and helps communities back on their feet. Acting Premier Paul Toole has opened applications for Round Two of the NSW Government’s $20 million Regional Events Acceleration Fund (REAF) to help bring new major sporting, lifestyle,…
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Shark response capabilities will be enhanced at beaches across the state, with the NSW Nationals in the state government announcing a boost of $4.4 million for a suite of immediate additional mitigation methods, as well as ongoing funding of more than $85 million to continue this strategy until 2026. Nationals Minister for Agriculture Dugald Saunders…
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Taronga Western Plains Zoo at Dubbo and Taronga Zoo Sydney are offering a two-for-one entry pass on Saturday March 26 and Sunday March 27 to anyone who gets a COVID-19 vaccine at walk-in clinics onsite that weekend. Families can use the entry pass immediately or on any day up until July 31 at either zoo.…
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Deputy Prime Minister and federal Nationals’ leader Barnaby Joyce addressed the Rural Press Club this week. This is what he had to say: Winston Churchill once stated that he was “always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught”. Australia has to become as strong as possible as quickly as possible,…
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Ballina Holiday Park will provide temporary accommodation for people who have lost their homes in the floods. Nationals Minister for Lands and Water Kevin Anderson said the Crown land site would be used to respond to one of the worst flooding events on record by providing accommodation for impacted communities. “The Reflections Holiday Park at…
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Wellington Correctional Centre has officially reopened following the completion of a $38 million refurbishment to repair damage from a mouse plague which devastated the Central West last year. In June 2021, up to 200 staff and 420 inmates were successfully relocated to other prisons after mice chewed through internal wiring and destroyed ceilings, air conditioning,…
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