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Nationals Member for Myall Lakes, Stephen Bromhead, has announced $311,545 from the NSW Government’s $25 million Reconnecting Regional NSW – Community Events Program for Barrington Coast Connects. Mr Bromhead said MidCoast Council was successful in securing funding for the Barrington Coast Connects project, which aims to reinvigorate and celebrate long term existing events as well…
Two new inpatient beds have been included as part of a dedicated Tresillian residential inpatient service under the $110.2 million redevelopment of Cowra Hospital. The expansion of these services means the new Cowra health facility can provide parents and carers in the area with professional support in the early years of parenting. Nationals Member for…
Government, Independent and Catholic schools across NSW have joined forces to introduce a unique cross-sector agreement, which includes the creation of a NSW Chief Behaviour Advisor, to lift behaviour standards in schools. The Advisor will work with schools using the latest evidence-based practices, through the Education Minister’s Schools Advisory Council. They will also advise parents…
Solutions to the challenges particularly facing women and young Australians in regional Australia will be at the forefront of a Regional Listening Tour announced by The Nationals. “We are creating an opportunity to learn first-hand from those who may have felt forgotten by The Nationals, particularly women and young Australians,” Leader of The Nationals David…
The red and yellow is back on NSW beaches with more than 20,000 surf life saving volunteers ready to welcome beachgoers as the official patrol season begins. Nationals Minister for Emergency Services and Resilience Steph Cooke has joined Surf Life Saving NSW (SLSNSW) President George Shales and volunteer lifesavers at Bondi Beach to raise the…
Bourke will be well prepared in the event of future droughts, with a $10 million state-of-the-art water treatment plant and a $5 million water security project which has delivered four new bores, two pipelines, and a pump station. Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW Paul Toole officially opened the plant and bores today and…
One of Australia’s largest meat processing companies will upgrade its small-stock facilities and expand operations at Bourke, thanks to $5 million from the NSW Nationals in the state government’s Regional Job Creation Fund Round Two. The upgrade to Thomas Foods International’s cold storage facility will include new freezers, conveyor systems and storage, creating 250 ongoing…
The second stage of the $1.8 million upgrade of Dorrigo National Park’s beloved Wonga Walk has added a new dimension to one of the most popular rainforest walks in Australia. Nationals Member for Oxley Melinda Pavey said the 100 million year-old rainforest remains the main event, but sculptures including a Wompoo Fruit Dove, eastern yellow…
Coffs Coast cricket fans and sport lovers can experience the buzz and excitement of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup when the Regional Roadshow launches at Woolgoolga’s Curryfest tomorrow. The Regional Roadshow will tour 11 regional locations over the next month in the lead up to the opening Super 12 game between Australia and New…
Shadow Minister for Trade, Investment and Tourism Kevin Hogan is calling on the Labor Government to publicly rebuke the CFMEU for its comments on Australia’s free trade agreement with the U.K. The CFMEU has told the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties that the agreement should be scrapped. “Australia’s FTA with the UK is a job-creating…