NSW Nationals MP for Clarence, Richie Williamson, has congratulated Grafton’s Michelle Cowan on being named the 2026 Clarence Electorate Local Woman of the Year. Michelle is a specialist trauma counsellor, specialised grief counsellor and case manager, and the founder of Marahn – a unique, integrated therapy and support centre in the Clarence Valley. “Through her…
The Minns Labor Government has abandoned the people of Wilcannia and the broader Far West, shelving the long-awaited Wilcannia Weir replacement project. Shadow Minister for Water, Steph Cooke, said the decision is a betrayal of a community that has fought for more than three decades to secure a safe, reliable, and drought-proof water supply. “Late…
The NSW Opposition this week uncovered health documents that the Minns Labor Government has kept hidden for years – so let’s break it down: The files revealed a mould outbreak in a transplant ward at RPA which claimed the lives of multiple patients. Minister Ryan Park denied hiding the deaths from last November, claiming it…
The NSW Minns Labor Government must immediately release the valley-by-valley modelling and departmental advice underpinning its decision to lift the Menindee Lakes trigger from 195GL to 250GL of active storage. Under the new 250GL trigger, irrigators will be prevented from harvesting water until Menindee Lakes reach a substantially higher storage level than under the previous…
This weekend marks four years since the floods of February 2022 – Australia’s biggest natural disaster. Important questions we need to ask. How many metres have been taken off the next flood? Do businesses in the CBD and industrial estates feel safer? Do people have confidence to invest in our region? How much flood-free land…
Gunnedah locals who have had enough of crime are encouraged to add their name to the Gunnedah crime petition before it closes next month. Nationals Member for Tamworth, Kevin Anderson, joined Gunnedah Chamber of Commerce President Michael Broekman and Gunnedah Shire Mayor Colleen Fuller in making one final push for signatures. “The Gunnedah community have…
Kurrajong Laundry in Narrandera has officially reopened at a brand-new location after a devastating fire destroyed its previous facility. The laundry provides supported employment for people with disabilities while delivering essential services to a wide range of local businesses across the region. In May 2024, staff and the broader community were left devastated when the…
Maintaining our war memorials is incredibly important, and that will now be a little easier for the Hillgrove Progress Association (HPA), with Nationals Member for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan delivering funding to preserve the village’s tribute to service and sacrifice. The HPA received a grant from the NSW Community War Memorials’ Fund to landscape and…
The Chair of the Parliamentary inquiry into proposed Energy-from-Waste (EfW) facilities, NSW Nationals MLC Nichole Overall, says the first public hearing revealed unresolved policy contradictions and major gaps on waste costs, recycling outcomes, and environmental risks across NSW. “What emerged were significant concerns about the regional locations the government has approved to host EfW facilities…
State Nationals MP for Clarence, Richie Williamson, says the NSW Labor Government must immediately respect the Fair Work Commission’s recommendation to increase funding for the community preschool sector, bringing the pay of early childhood teachers in line with their colleagues in public preschools. Mr Williamson said the Commission had accepted calls by the Independent Education…
The Nationals will contest the upcoming Farrer by-election and have opened nominations for preselection. The Nationals have a proud and enduring history in Farrer. Former Deputy Prime Minister the late Hon Tim Fischer AC, represented the electorate from 1984 to 2001. His legacy reflects The Nationals’ deep and ongoing commitment to the people of regional…
The NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment & Water (DCCEEW) has rejected an urgent request from Coonamble for bottled drinking water, more than a week after the town was placed on a boil water notice. Coonamble is one of a growing number of rural and regional communities calling for state and federal investment…
The next phase of construction in the $263.8 million redevelopment of Grafton Base Hospital is underway, with early works continuing and new traffic arrangements in place. Welcoming the latest milestone, State Nationals MP for Clarence Richie Williamson said the early works, in front of the main hospital building, are well underway with changed traffic conditions…
Federal Nationals Member for Page, Kevin Hogan, says the average mortgage holder is now paying over $23,000 a year more in interest compared with when Labor was elected. Mr Hogan said families have been dealt another blow this week, with the Reserve Bank delivering another interest rate rise under Labor’s cost-of-living crisis. He said the…
Minns Labor is preparing to sell government-owned land at Langsford Way, Valla Beach, on the open market, after the site was declared surplus and flagged by Property and Development NSW for 160 dwellings. Nationals Member for Oxley, Michael Kemp, said while he supports the identification of surplus government land to help address the housing crisis,…
