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Agquip open for business, and so is our BBQ!

Under sunny Gunnedah skies, the 50th anniversary of Australia’s largest premier primary industry field days – Agquip – is underway. More than 100,000 people are expected to attend the event, which is open today, tomorrow, and Thursday. You’ll find The Nationals there at stand J24. More importantly, you’ll also find The Nats’ world-famous steak sandwiches…

Labor’s galling shopper docket rip-off

Grafton Nationals MP Richie Williamson said the abolition of the popular $250 Regional Seniors Travel Card, at the same time the Labor Government is lavishing Gold Opal Cards on seniors in Sydney, is unforgiveable. Mr Williamson said the Labor Government claims its 4 cents per litre shopper docket, which can only be used at United…

Steaks are high so come and meat us at Agquip

The 50th anniversary of Agquip at Gunnedah sees the return of the popular NSW Nationals steak sandwich. Agquip is Australia’s largest premier primary industry field days. It starts tomorrow – Tuesday, August 22 – and runs until Thursday, August 24, and more than 100-thousand people are expected to attend. Nationals Member for Tamworth Kevin Anderson…

Vietnam – entertaining the troops

On this day, August 18, in 1966, Australian singer Little Pattie was entertaining the Australian troops at Nui Dat in Vietnam. Between 1967 and 1971, some 50 of troupes of entertainers left Australia for Vietnam. The performers included Lorrae Desmond, who travelled to Vietnam five times, Col Joye, and The Delltones. There was also Normie…

Remembering our Vietnam Veterans 50 years on

Almost 60,000 Australians served during the Vietnam War. Today, on the 50th anniversary of the end of Australia’s involvement in Vietnam, we honour those brave Australians who either lost their lives or returned home and still carry the scars of this conflict. The Vietnam War was Australia’s longest conflict of the 20th Century. Our first…

Muswellbrook Hospital upgrade

Nationals’ Member for Upper Hunter, Dave Layzell, is asking if the Muswellbrook Hospital redevelopment has fallen victim to the region’s strong economy. My Layzell has been told by Health Infrastructure that stage three of the project will be scaled back – reportedly due to inflationary increases to the construction price. “Production from the Muswellbrook coalfields…

World’s best golfers teeing off at Bonville

Coastal & Golf Resorts Group General Manager Brad Daymond, City of Coffs Harbour General Manager Natalia Cowley and Nationals Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh. The Coffs Coast will experience a significant economic and sporting boost with the return of the prestigious Australian Women’s Classic-Bonville for a further three years. Nationals Member for Coffs Harbour…