Nationals Member for Myall Lakes, Stephen Bromhead, has announced $100,000 from Round Two of the NSW Government’s Regional Job Creation Fund for a local project with boat manufacturer, Steber International. Mr Bromhead congratulated Steber International, which will use the funding to create a dedicated assembly line for the manufacturing of small boats under licence. “This…
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Australia’s iconic Midnight Oil will headline the Mundi Mundi Bash near Broken Hill in the only outback performance of the band’s final tour, thanks to a $200,000 grant from the NSW Nationals in the state government’s Regional Events Acceleration Fund. Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW Paul Toole said the support would bolster tourism…
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People with lived experience of mental illness and their carers are helping shape the future of the Mental Health Line by sharing their experience with the NSW Government. The 1.800.011.511 line is a free phone service which operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, offering specialist advice, support and referral to specialist NSW…
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The $263.8 million commitment by the NSW Nationals in the state government to redevelop Grafton Base Hospital has taken a key step forward with the appointment of the project team to oversee the project. Clarence Nationals MP Chris Gulaptis said the redevelopment of the hospital will provide new facilities and upgraded clinical services to transform…
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Ten new ongoing full-time employees will soon be plying their trade at West Tamworth’s Apollo Engineering, with the support of the NSW Nationals in the state government’s Regional Jobs Creation fund. Nationals Member for Tamworth Kevin Anderson has announced Apollo Engineering will be the recipient of a $200,000 grant that will assist in establishing a…
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Federal Nationals leader David Littleproud has welcomed the release of the National Biosecurity Strategy but accused the new federal government of misleading Australians that they had anything to do with it. “The previous Coalition Government started work on this strategy in October 2021 and effectively completed it before the federal election in May this year,…
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The NSW Nationals in the state government will trial new technology to reduce the risk of level crossing collisions between trains and vehicles in the bush. The government will fund trials of innovative signs with LED flashing lights at level crossings in Narromine and Bribbaree, to improve awareness and safety. Contracts have been signed with…
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Seven young people from Dubbo are one step closer to becoming police officers following their graduation from the Indigenous Police Recruitment Our Way Delivery Program (IPROWD). Nationals Member for Dubbo Dugald Saunders said the IPROWD program is designed to increase the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people employed in emergency services. “The program…
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Upper Hunter Nationals MP Dave Layzell has welcomed the NSW Government’s renewed investment in the racing industry which will bolster prizemoney, improve job prospects, and spark infrastructure upgrades. “The 2022-23 State Budget committed approximately $260 million in additional funding over the next four years to the NSW racing industry,” Mr Layzell said. “This announcement will…
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The NSW Rural Fire Service’s large air tanker, the Marie Bashir, has been deployed to the United States to support the U.S. Forest Service’s firefighting efforts. Nationals Minister for Emergency Services and Resilience and Minister for Flood Recovery Steph Cooke said the plane and a crew of aviation personnel departed Australia from Sydney’s Richmond Air…
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