Nationals Member for Northern Tablelands, Brendan Moylan, is pleased to announce a $120,000 funding injection for BackTrack to continue their Night Crew program. Night Crew is an outreach program which operates between 8pm and 7am to engage young people at risk. It came about when youth workers from BackTrack sought a solution to an increase…
Federal Nationals’ Member for Lyne, Alison Penfold, has written to the Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister to request that the May 2025 East Coast floods be declared a nationally-significant emergency for the purposes of eligibility for awarding of the National Emergency Medal. “We all know stories of the valiant actions of many in our…
The Valla Beach community welcomes the announcement that a roundabout will be delivered at the intersection of Valla Beach Road and Giinagay Way. Since the changes were made to this road layout in 2023, we have seen repeated crashes and near misses that have left locals deeply concerned for their safety. Out of all the…
In the wake of the Labor Government’s announcement of its 2035 emissions target, I feel I must respond as a farmer and as the Member for Parkes. Since my earliest days of campaigning, I have heard desperate pleas for help from people who live on the land and in our rural communities. We live in the…
Nationals Member for Northern Tablelands, Brendan Moylan, has again criticised EnergyCo for its lack of proper consultation following its announcement to re-route the transmission corridor from Bayswater to Walcha. At 6 o’clock this morning, EnergyCo – in its latest study for the transmission line which will run between the Bayswater Power Station at Muswellbrook and…
Two years of sustained pressure by the NSW Nationals has led to a move to permanently introduce conditional registrations for Farm Fire Fighting Vehicles. Farmers will be able to apply for the scheme from October 7, allowing them to drive their units on public roads when responding to an emergency. Shadow Minister for Emergency Services,…
The Mungindi Community Education Association’s new childcare centre has a cool new addition to its playground. Nationals Member for Northern Tablelands, Brendan Moylan, delivered $21,384 in funding from the Community Building Partnership program to construct a shelter to provide shade for outdoor activities. Mr Moylan said the childcare centre opened this year and adding a…
The NSW Nationals have slammed the Minns Labor Government for failing farmers in need of urgent support more than 130 days after the devastating floods in the Hunter, Mid-North, and North Coast regions. Newly released Budget Estimates figures have revealed as of September 11, just five people out of 549 approved applicants have been able…
Work to deliver Cowra a brand-new preschool has commenced, with local leaders joining childcare workers and excited families at the official sod turning ceremony. The project was first announced in 2023, with the former Nationals Government awarding $3.7 million dollars to the Cowra Early Childhood Centre via the Start Strong Capital Works Grant Program. Adding…
The Minns Labor Government’s coward cuts to the bush go much deeper than initially thought, after it was revealed close to 230 staff were told they no longer have a job at the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development. The figure is an increase on its previous claims 165 roles would go following the…
Nationals Leader, David Littleproud, has welcomed a new analysis which has validated The Nationals’ constant warnings of the costs and the impacts on regional Australia, from the Albanese Government’s all-renewables energy grid. Mr Littleproud said the report, by Rainforest Reserves Australia and Steven Nowakowski, shows why the Albanese Government has never been honest with the…
The first sod has been turned at the site of Temora’s biggest-ever infrastructure project, with the construction of a brand-new hospital ready to commence. First announced by The Nationals in government in 2021, years of planning and consultation have been completed to ensure the new facility fits the needs of the community now and into…
While the latest Business NSW survey shows small businesses across the state are being squeezed by rising costs, worker shortages and compliance pressures, the Minns Labor Government has axed a vital support service for small businesses. In 2024-25, a record 7,643 businesses in NSW were forced into insolvency – a 26.2% increase in just one…
The NSW Nationals have congratulated Deputy Commissioner Mal Lanyon APM on his appointment as the next Commissioner of the NSW Police Force. Deputy Commissioner Lanyon is highly regarded by rank-and-file officers, having served the community since joining the NSW Police Force in 1987. Rising through the ranks, he led the State Crime Command before his…
NSW Nationals’ Leader Dugald Saunders says the stabbing of a 41-year-old man at a park in Dubbo on Tuesday is yet another example of how Labor’s weak bail laws are failing our regional communities. Police have since revealed of the four youths arrested over the incident, one of was on bail – a scenario we…
