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Labor walks away from quad bike safety

Nationals Member for Tamworth Kevin Anderson has called on the NSW Labor Government to use this National Farm Safety Week to reinstate a critical quadbike safety program it scrapped. Mr Anderson said quad bikes, side-by-side vehicles (SSV), and tractors are responsible for 40% of deaths on farms each year. “Farming continues to be one of…

Urgent action needed to clear flood waste from cane fields

Image – NSW Cane Growers Association Chairman Ross Farlow The NSW Nationals are calling on the Minns Labor government to provide financial assistance to clear dangerous debris from cane fields across the Northern Rivers after last year’s catastrophic floods. Nationals Leader Dugald Saunders said cane growers are still finding unsafe waste in their paddocks. “One…

Recognising local sporting champions

Federal Nationals Member for Page Kevin Hogan is making sure that 20 young Northern Rivers Sporting Champions are given every opportunity to follow their dreams. At a Local Sporting Champions Award event, Mr Hogan presented the local teenagers with a certificate in recognition of their achievements and confirmed their grants from the Local Sporting Champions…

“We should not be penalised just because we live in regional NSW” – Anderson raises alarm over Labor reviews

Nationals’ Member for Tamworth Kevin Anderson has called on the NSW Labor Government to honour its commitment to projects in the Tamworth electorate. “At the last election, Labor made a lot of promises to the people of Tamworth, including committing to funding Gunnedah Hospital, a Better Banksia Mental Health facility and upgrading Goonoo Goonoo Road,…

Labor needs energy policy reset as bills skyrocket

Photo: Dr David Gillespie with Laurieton United Services Club CEO Robert Dwyer Federal Nationals Member for Lyne Dr David Gillespie said the Albanese Government needed to press the reset button on its energy policy before more damage from skyrocketing electricity prices was inflicted on households and businesses. Dr Gillespie said Labor’s energy policy will see…

Myall Lakes seniors taking Travel Card stand

Seniors across the Myall Lakes are coming out in force to take a stand against the Minns Labor Government’s decision to axe the Regional Seniors Travel Card. The card, introduced by The Nationals in government in 2019, is a $250 pre-paid Visa card to use on fuel, taxis, electric charging stations, pre-booked NSW TrainLink regional…