Clarence Nationals MP Richie Williamson has welcomed the first step in construction works for the redevelopment of Grafton Base Hospital. A development application has been submitted to the Northern Regional Planning panel seeking approval for alterations to existing buildings within the old Grafton Correctional Centre site. Mr Williamson said part of the former jail is…
NSW Nationals Leader Dugald Saunders has vowed to make the Department of Primary Industries (DPI) its own separate business unit again. He made the remarks during an address at the NSW Farmers Conference, warning DPI is being watered down, after it was completely absorbed by the Department of Regional NSW (DRNSW). Mr Saunders labelled the…
Nationals’ Member for Bathurst, Paul Toole, has thanked local concerned community members for joining the fight to keep the Panorama Clinic in Bathurst. The Clinic offers intensive support for people experiencing significant mental distress. It’s facing a potential relocation to Bloomfield Hospital in Orange during the $200 million redevelopment of Bathurst Hospital, which is due…
Federal Nationals Member for Parkes Mark Coulton pictured with the Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association of NSW President Tanya Mitchell and Vice President Robin Beckwith. Federal Nationals Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton, has welcomed news that eight community groups in the electorate will share in more than $300,000 in funding. The money comes from the latest…
The NSW Nationals have preselected Sam Farraway as their candidate for the seat of Calare at the forthcoming Federal Election. Mr Farraway has been a Member of the NSW Upper House since October 2019. He served as the Minister for Regional Transport and Roads, and then as the Shadow Minister following the 2023 election. Mr…
Nationals Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke was on hand to help unveil the revitalised Pioneer Park in Cootamundra, following upgrades made possible thanks to a $222,700 investment by previous Federal and State Nationals Governments. Ms Cooke joined Mayor Gil Kelly, along with Cootamundra Gundagai Regional Council staff and other stakeholders for the occasion. Ms Cooke…
The NSW Nationals have raised concerns over the Minns Labor Government’s plan to address the state of biodiversity, saying it lacks decisive action and balance. The former Nationals Government tasked Ken Henry AC to conduct a comprehensive review to improve the Biodiversity Conservation Act, but Labor’s response is little more than a shopping list of…
A concerted effort by the Broadwater Public P & C Association, the local community and Nationals MP for Clarence Richie Williamson has led to the green light being given to the reconstruction of flood impacted Broadwater Public School. Mr Williamson said this matter has been front and centre for him and the school community, and…
Nationals Member for Tweed, Geoff Provest, has taken part in the official opening of the upgrades of the Captain Cook Memorial and Lighthouse. Point Danger, home of the Captain Cook Memorial and Lighthouse, was named by Captain Cook on his 1770 journey up the east coast of Australia to warn mariners of dangerous coral reefs.…
The final fit out is underway on Cundletown’s new soccer club amenities, with the bulk of the building work now complete. Federal Nationals Member for Lyne, Dr David Gillespie, congratulated the Cundletown Soccer Club and MidCoast Council on the project, which was allocated $300,000 in funding under the former Nationals Government’s Local Roads and Community…
PCYC Coffs Harbour is welcoming a much-needed funding boost thanks to the NSW Community Building Partnership Program. Nationals Member for Coffs Harbour, Gurmesh Singh, has congratulated the hardworking PCYC team on its successful funding application which will allow them to proceed with a priority project. “The PCYC has been allocated $24,338 so it can purchase…
NSW Shadow Water Minister Steph Cooke said it is only a matter of time before Federal Government water buybacks start to impact household budgets across the country, as the flow-on effect from purchasing water from irrigators drives up the cost of production in the Murray Darling Basin. Ms Cooke said the Federal Government has this…
The NSW Nationals are calling on the Minns Labor Government to come clean on the true extent of its cuts to Service NSW and to rethink the sacking of more than 200 frontline staff. Labor has lost control of the state’s Budget and is now slashing one of the most successful government agencies in the…
When it comes to regional crime, we need to look beyond the nine to five. Last month I set out on a week-long listening tour through some of the most impacted areas from the Northern Rivers to the Great Lakes region, bringing together locals, businesses, police and both government and non-government agencies. It wasn’t only…
Clarence Nationals MP Richie Williamson has welcomed the approval of a $6.9 million grant to enable Rous County Council to undertake repairs and improve the stability and future resilience of the Bungawalbin Levee in the lower Richmond Valley. Mr Williamson has been advocating very strongly for funding support to enable remediation works to be carried…
