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Major work is underway on the Parkes bypass. It’s the town’s biggest ever infrastructure project – one that will transform journeys along the Newell Highway and create hundreds of local jobs. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Barnaby Joyce said the $187.2 million project would deliver a game-changing upgrade to…
Boardrider clubs and surf schools at beaches along the NSW coastline, including in the Tweed region, will receive lifesaving first aid kits and training specific to shark incidents. Nationals Member for Tweed Geoff Provest said the initiative was part of a $500,000 investment from the NSW Nationals in the state government’s 2021/22 Shark Management Program.…
The NSW Government has announced $3 million in funding to boost COVID-19 response efforts for small rural and border councils to support their communities. NSW Partnerships: Local Councils Program – Stage 2 will provide grants of $90,000 each for 33 bush and border councils. The grants, targeted at small rural councils and those adjoining state…
NSW Nationals Member for Oxley and Minister for Water, Property and Housing, Melinda Pavey, has announced that 19 local projects in Oxley have been funded through the NSW Government’s 2021 Community Building Partnership Program. Since the Program started in 2009, the Community Building Partnership has funded more than the 16,000 projects, and this year there…
Elvis lovers can dust off their blue suede shoes for the first time since COVID, with tickets for the five day Parkes Elvis festival on sale. Deputy Premier and Nationals Minister for Regional NSW Paul Toole said the 2022 Parkes Elvis Festival would shake, rattle and roll its way through a bigger program of events…
Nationals Member for Monaro John Barilaro and Nationals Minister for Regional Youth Bronnie Taylor have announced $60,000 to deliver a much-needed carpark upgrade for the Queanbeyan Tigers AFL club. Mr Barilaro said it is the final piece of the puzzle for the Queanbeyan Tigers after the club completed a major refurbishment of its facilities last…
As part of the NSW Nationals in the state government’s 16 Regional Cities Services Improvement Program, Nationals Member for Monaro John Barilaro has invited the community across Queanbeyan to have a say on improvements to bus services. The Services Improvement Program aims to build a stronger public transport network to better meet the demands and…
A new fleet of drones will be deployed to help prevent shark attacks with custom first-aid kits and technology rolled out to surf clubs up and down the NSW coast as part of a new strategy to help save lives. In an Australian-first, the NSW Nationals in the state government will partner with Surfing NSW…
The rollout of 15 new SMART drumlines from Tuncurry Beach to Seven Mile Beach has begun, as part of the NSW Nationals in the state government’s $21.4 million 2021/22 Shark Management Program. Nationals Member for Myall Lakes Stephen Bromhead said the deployment of SMART drumlines was part of the world’s largest shark management program. “There…
Public school students from across NSW who have been the hardest hit by COVID-19 and natural disasters will have the opportunity of a lifetime, thanks to an initiative launched by the NSW Nationals in the state government in partnership with the Michael Cassel Group. Nationals Minister for Education Sarah Mitchell said 170 students who have…