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The NSW Nationals are calling on the Minns Labor Government to reverse a decision to replace hardwood power poles with composite poles. NSW Nationals Leader Dugald Saunders visited Coffs Harbour Hardwoods in Glenreagh, along with Deputy Leader and Shadow Minister for the North Coast Gurmesh Singh, Member for Clarence Richie Williamson, Member for Oxley Michael…
Nationals Member for Myall Lakes, Tanya Thompson, has congratulated the Taree Junior Rugby League Football Club for its success in securing a $11,403.51 grant under the NSW Local Sport Grant Program for an Essential Field Equipment Update. Mrs Thompson visited the Taree Recreation Grounds during training to personally deliver the news to the club members.…
Nationals Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke says planning for the new $95 million Temora Hospital continues apace, with the latest designs now available for community feedback. “The release of the new concepts marks an exciting step forward for the project, which has been in the planning phase since I – together with then Deputy Premier…
The Cootamundra Hospital crisis has been raised by Federal Nationals Member for Riverina Michael McCormack, who told Parliament the community “deserves better.” “It’s simply not good enough, and these bureaucrats should pull their bloody heads in and realise that this community needs maternity services,” Mr McCormack said in a hard-hitting speech. “They need them now…
Nationals’ Leader David Littleproud said Labor is playing catch-up on supermarket price gouging, after Treasurer Jim Chalmers agreed to a mandatory Food and Grocery Code of Conduct, more than 18 months after The Nationals began calling for it. Mr Littleproud said although the move is welcome, The Nationals have been calling for a mandatory Code…
Clarence Nationals MP Richie Williamson has welcomed a decision to rename the northern and southern approaches and two lanes across the new Grafton Bridge. The approaches and lanes of the Balun Bindarray Bridge have been renamed from Shirley Way to Shirley Adams Way. Mr Williamson said this is a commonsense decision in recognition of the…
New polling shows a clear majority of voters in the Central West of NSW support constructing a nuclear power plant at Mount Piper near Lithgow. The Freshwater Strategy polling shows 63 per cent of voters in the Central West are backing the idea of generating electricity using nuclear power. Nationals Leader David Littleproud said support…
The NSW Nationals welcome Brendan Moylan as the Member for Northern Tablelands following Saturday’s historic by-election result. While the counting of votes continues, it is apparent Brendan has been elected by a comfortable margin, similar to the result achieved by Adam Marshall 15 months ago. Northern Tablelands should continue to be the safest seat in…
Nationals Leader David Littleproud has announced Mount Piper in the Central West as one of the sites for a new Australian owned zero emissions nuclear power station, when the existing coal-fired power station reaches the end of its life. “This announcement will not only lock in the existing secure jobs but create more jobs and…
Today we held a party room meeting to elect a new Deputy Leader of the NSW Nationals after Bronnie Taylor announced her decision to leave parliament later this year. I would like to welcome Gurmesh Singh to the role after he was elected unopposed. Gurmesh is extremely well-equipped for the position and will add a…