The NSW Nationals in state government have taken an important step towards repairing Dungog’s crumbling road network. On Friday, Deputy Premier John Barilaro and the Minister for Regional Transport and Roads Paul Toole visited Dungog to announce a $25 million funding package to help Dungog Shire Council get local roads back into shape. “This is…
It was a pleasure to address the Regional Australia Institute earlier this week to provide a pre-Budget address on some new measures from the Federal Liberal and Nationals Government to support our communities. Regional Australia has driven our nation through the worst of the pandemic and we are emerging in great shape. Last year’s Budget…
Camden Haven was left reeling during the 2019 bushfires, and more recently due to storms and floods. Now the community is banding together to improve disaster resilience thanks to the Bushfire Community Recovery and Resilience Fund. Federal Nationals Member for Lyne, Dr David Gillespie, announced over $120,000 in funding to support the community in increasing…
The NSW Nationals in the federal government are providing another $22.3 million for the development of eight water infrastructure projects to help secure our future. Deputy Prime Minister and Nationals leader Michael McCormack said the NSW Nationals in the federal government are delivering the infrastructure that forms the National Water Grid as part of a…
The NSW Nationals in the federal government are bolstering protection for agriculture and regional communities through a new $371 million package. The package will strengthen Australia’s ability to keep out exotic pests and diseases and improve our ability to fight an outbreak. Australia’s biosecurity system protects $42 billion in inbound tourism, $53 billion in agricultural…
The NSW Nationals in the federal government are getting workers into jobs on Australian farms. Following consultation with the agricultural industry the government is delivering a new more flexible approach to its Relocation Assistance to Take Up a Job program for short-term agricultural work. Assistance to support people to take up short-term agricultural work will…
The Koorawatha community will continue to commemorate its war service for years to come, with restoration work completed on the town’s Honour Rolls. Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke joined the community in unveiling the restored rolls, funded through a $9680 grant from the NSW Nationals in the state government’s Community War Memorial Fund. Ms Cooke…
More than 7500 juvenile Macquarie Perch have been released into the Macquarie River, more than 70 years after the species was last recorded in the catchment. NSW Nationals Agriculture Minister Adam Marshall said the fish were released into the river at Winburndale Dam near Bathurst. “After a 70-year hiatus from the local waterway, it is…
Planning is underway on making an 11-kilometre tunnel the central component of an upgraded Great Western Highway between Katoomba and Lithgow. Deputy Premier John Barilaro said the proposed tunnel, which would be the longest of its kind in Australia, would transform the state by better connecting the Central West to the east coast. “We have…
NSW Nationals Upper House MP Sam Farraway has announced $500,000 in funding for the new Quirindi library under the 2020/21 Public Library Infrastructure Grant program. Mr Farraway was joined by NSW Nationals Education Minister Sarah Mitchell to see the progress of the new library site as well as look at what this extra funding will…
Outback pubs and regional theatres will benefit from a boost to live music from the Nationals in government. The NSW Nationals in the federal government have announced 100 venues across the country will share in round two of the Live Music Australia program. The program, which opened in August last year, will deliver annual funding…
Female sporting teams across regional NSW will benefit from new and improved facilities, thanks to the $100 million Stronger Country Communities Fund from the NSW Nationals in the state government. Deputy Premier John Barilaro, NSW Nationals Minister for Women Bronnie Taylor and NSW Nationals Minister for Education and Early Childhood Learning Sarah Mitchell said applications…
Drone technology is helping the NSW Nationals in the state government fast-track assessment of damage and rebuilding efforts following devastating floods earlier this year. Deputy Premier John Barilaro said data gathered by drones was providing a clear picture of the massive amount of soil and debris that needed to be removed and helped in developing…
Increasing numbers of doctors are training to become GPs in regional, rural and remote areas, which will deliver significant benefits to patients and communities in the bush. The NSW Nationals in the Australian Government’s 2021 Australian General Practice Training program selection process has seen the largest number of acceptances – 1434 doctors – in several…
A new safety campaign has been launched to reduce the number of dangerously loaded trucks operating on regional roads. Deputy Prime Minister and Nationals leader Michael McCormack has welcomed the project, which was initiated by the Parkes, Forbes, and Lachlan Shire Councils, and which is funded under the Federal Government’s Heavy Vehicle Safety Initiative. “This…
