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Submissions open for NSW flood inquiry

Submissions have opened to the 2022 NSW Flood Inquiry. Professor Mary O’Kane AC and Michael Fuller APM will lead the six-month independent Inquiry, which will review the preparation for, causes of, response to and recovery from the 2022 catastrophic flood event across the state of NSW. The inquiry will play a critical role in providing…

New Back Home grants for flood-damaged properties

The NSW Nationals in the state government will provide flood-impacted renters, landlords and homeowners with cash grants as part of a new $112 million Back Home program that will help make their homes safe and habitable again by contributing towards the cost of replacing appliances, reconnecting utilities and making necessary repairs. Under the Back Home…

Call for tenders for new Dubbo bridge

A major milestone has been reached in the New Dubbo Bridge project with tenders called for the lead construction contractor to build the $220 million project, which is being funded by the NSW Nationals in the state and federal governments. Tenders will be invited on April 28, 2022 and will be open for eight weeks,…

Masterplan for new $80 million Moree District Hospital redevelopment

Nationals MP for Northern Tablelands Adam Marshall has unveiled the $80 million Moree District Hospital redevelopment draft masterplan, which will include a new hospital and clinical services building. The redevelopment will deliver nurses, doctors, allied health staff and the local community with upgraded clinical facilities, services and health infrastructure. The redevelopment includes a new clinical…

Labor’s raid on the regions – Barnaby Joyce

In a campaign pitch to the nation, the Labor Party’s Anthony Albanese last night launched Labor’s raid on the regions. The Labor leader’s 36-minute Budget reply speech failed to include any mention of regional projects the Labor Party intends to fund, nor did it include Labor’s support for the nation-building infrastructure projects our government is…

Red letter day for regional and rural healthcare

The $21 million Wagga Wagga Medical School has been given the green light to start works with development approval granted. Federal Nationals Member for Riverina Michael McCormack said it was a red-letter day for regional and rural healthcare. “The very first thing I did when I became Deputy Prime Minister was to establish the Murray-Darling…

Griefline ready to answer calls in NSW

NSW residents struggling to cope with the death of a loved one can access six free counselling sessions from Griefline, thanks to a $1 million investment from the NSW Nationals in the state government. Nationals Minister for Mental Health Bronnie Taylor said the telephone-based counselling will be invaluable for those people struggling to cope with…

Nats welcome funding to protect Cowper protected species

The Bellinger River’s George’s Snapping Turtle population is set to benefit from $210,000 in funding for thanks to the NSW Nationals in the federal government’s Threatened Species Strategy Action Plan. Conservation and restoration projects across Australia have been allocated a share of $12 million in funding through the $100 million Environment Restoration Fund. The successful…

Transforming Gundagai’s Old Mill

Gundagai’s oldest building, The Old Mill, will be restored to its former glory and transformed into an agri-tourism destination, thanks to the NSW Nationals in the state government’s Regional Tourism Activation Fund. Nationals Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke said a $687,530 grant will enable structural works to be undertaken which will stabilise the historically significant…