Driving down grocery costs

A re-elected NSW Government will appoint a new Supply Chain Commissioner to work closely with industry to unblock supply chains across the state and help drive down the cost of groceries and goods. The Commissioner will immediately move to establish a freight and logistics taskforce to look at innovative ways to drive down transport costs…

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Jacaranda king honoured

Grafton Jacaranda Festival Manager, Mark Blackadder, has been honoured with a prestigious NSW Government Community Service Award in recognition of his extraordinary contribution to the local community, including the transformation of the Jacaranda Festival into a spectacular regional event. Clarence Nationals MP Chris Gulaptis said Mark is ‘king doer’ of all things and no mountain…

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Hall upgrade for Sawtell Girl Guides

The valuable contribution by the Girl Guides movement to our community is being recognised with a $109,954 grant under Round Five of the NSW Government’s Stronger Country Communities Fund. Nationals’ Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh said the Sawtell Girl Guides Hall Upgrade would now be delivered thanks to this significant funding. “I congratulate Sawtell…

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Reaching for the stars at Lake Keepit

The Tamworth and Gunnedah regions are set to become international star-gazing tourist destinations, with the announcement of nearly $2 million in grant funding from the NSW Government’s Regional Tourism Activation Fund. Nationals Member for Tamworth and Minister for Lands and Water Kevin Anderson said the $1,998,922 grant, awarded to Reflections Holiday Parks Lake Keepit, will…

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Mudgee’s agricultural history on display

Locals and visitors alike will soon have better access to larger historical artefacts thanks to funding from the NSW Nationals’ Stronger Country Communities Fund. Nationals’ Member for Dubbo Dugald Saunders has announced the Mudgee Historical Society has received $145,284 to construct a new display shed at the Mudgee Museum. “As Australia’s Top Tourism Town, Mudgee…

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Australians hooked on recreational fishing

A national survey has found one in five Australian adults participate in recreational fishing every year, improving wellbeing and contributing 100,000 jobs and $11 billion to the Australian economy. The National Social and Economic Survey of Recreational Fishers, jointly conducted by ABARES, the University of Canberra and the Australian Recreational Fishing Foundation, is the first…

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Fire station upgrade campaign kicks off

The campaign to upgrade Werris Creek and Manilla fire stations has kicked off with Nationals Member for Tamworth Kevin Anderson taking Minister for Emergency Services Steph Cooke to the stations to highlight the issues the crews are facing. Mr Anderson said it was important to support firefighters in our smaller communities because they are critical…

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Boost for Hunter hydrogen industry

The NSW Government will assist the Committee for the Hunter to turn its great ideas for a Hunter hydrogen industry into reality, thanks to the $24 million Regional NSW – Business Case and Strategy Development Fund. Nationals Member for Upper Hunter Dave Layzell said the Fund will provide backing to enable the Committee for the…

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New nursing and midwifery graduates join Coffs hospital

Nationals Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh at Coffs Harbour Health Campus with (from left) director of nursing and midwifery Janelle Goodall, nurse graduates Kate Bowles and Rebecca Henry, nurse educator Melissa Tait, clinical nurse educator Louise White and Coffs Harbour Health Campus GM Lydia Dennett Nationals’ Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh said more…

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Safer cars for country kids

Young drivers in regional NSW will be given a cash incentive to help them buy a newer, safer vehicle under a new state-first program by the NSW Nationals in government. The Safer Cars for Country Kids program will provide a $5,000 subsidy for up to 1,000 young drivers to help them purchase a safer car.…

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New cash incentives for highly accomplished and lead teachers

New cash incentives of up to $4,000 will be offered to NSW public school teachers, in a bid to encourage more to gain national Highly Accomplished and Lead Teacher (HALT) accreditation. Nationals’ Minister for Education and Early Learning Sarah Mitchell said HALT accreditation recognises highly effective, innovative, and exemplary teaching practice, and enables all NSW…

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