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Two years of sustained pressure by the NSW Nationals has led to a move to permanently introduce conditional registrations for Farm Fire Fighting Vehicles. Farmers will be able to apply for the scheme from October 7, allowing them to drive their units on public roads when responding to an emergency. Shadow Minister for Emergency Services,…
The Mungindi Community Education Association’s new childcare centre has a cool new addition to its playground. Nationals Member for Northern Tablelands, Brendan Moylan, delivered $21,384 in funding from the Community Building Partnership program to construct a shelter to provide shade for outdoor activities. Mr Moylan said the childcare centre opened this year and adding a…
The NSW Nationals have slammed the Minns Labor Government for failing farmers in need of urgent support more than 130 days after the devastating floods in the Hunter, Mid-North, and North Coast regions. Newly released Budget Estimates figures have revealed as of September 11, just five people out of 549 approved applicants have been able…
Work to deliver Cowra a brand-new preschool has commenced, with local leaders joining childcare workers and excited families at the official sod turning ceremony. The project was first announced in 2023, with the former Nationals Government awarding $3.7 million dollars to the Cowra Early Childhood Centre via the Start Strong Capital Works Grant Program. Adding…
The Minns Labor Government’s coward cuts to the bush go much deeper than initially thought, after it was revealed close to 230 staff were told they no longer have a job at the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development. The figure is an increase on its previous claims 165 roles would go following the…
Nationals Leader, David Littleproud, has welcomed a new analysis which has validated The Nationals’ constant warnings of the costs and the impacts on regional Australia, from the Albanese Government’s all-renewables energy grid. Mr Littleproud said the report, by Rainforest Reserves Australia and Steven Nowakowski, shows why the Albanese Government has never been honest with the…
The first sod has been turned at the site of Temora’s biggest-ever infrastructure project, with the construction of a brand-new hospital ready to commence. First announced by The Nationals in government in 2021, years of planning and consultation have been completed to ensure the new facility fits the needs of the community now and into…
While the latest Business NSW survey shows small businesses across the state are being squeezed by rising costs, worker shortages and compliance pressures, the Minns Labor Government has axed a vital support service for small businesses. In 2024-25, a record 7,643 businesses in NSW were forced into insolvency – a 26.2% increase in just one…
The NSW Nationals have congratulated Deputy Commissioner Mal Lanyon APM on his appointment as the next Commissioner of the NSW Police Force. Deputy Commissioner Lanyon is highly regarded by rank-and-file officers, having served the community since joining the NSW Police Force in 1987. Rising through the ranks, he led the State Crime Command before his…
NSW Nationals’ Leader Dugald Saunders says the stabbing of a 41-year-old man at a park in Dubbo on Tuesday is yet another example of how Labor’s weak bail laws are failing our regional communities. Police have since revealed of the four youths arrested over the incident, one of was on bail – a scenario we…