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Record NSW investment in shark mitigation measures

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…

Barnaby Joyce Rural Press Club address

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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Knights $20 million Centre of Excellence officially opened

The ribbon has been officially cut on the Newcastle Knights’ new $20 million Centre of Excellence at District Park, Broadmeadow. The Centre provides an integrated world-class high-performance training, administration, and community facility for the identification, development, and fostering of rugby league talent in the Hunter. It includes three full-sized training fields, a state-of-the-art gym, multipurpose…

First digger on site for UNE Tamworth

The University of New England’s second campus is a step closer following the signing of the funding deed between the university and the NSW Government. Nationals Member for Tamworth Kevin Anderson said $26.6 million from the NSW Government’s Growing Local Economies fund will help ensure economic and social benefits for the whole New England North…