Almost 60,000 Australians served during the Vietnam War. Today, on the 50th anniversary of the end of Australia’s involvement in Vietnam, we honour those brave Australians who either lost their lives or returned home and still carry the scars of this conflict. The Vietnam War was Australia’s longest conflict of the 20th Century. Our first…
Federal Nationals Member for Page Kevin Hogan has called on the Albanese Government to immediately reverse its decision allowing overseas-trained doctors and Commonwealth Scholarship Students to work in major cities, rather than spend time in rural and regional communities. Mr Hogan said outer urban areas of Sydney including parts of Penrith and the Northern Beaches…
Nationals Member for Dubbo Dugald Saunders with Australian professional golfer Grace Kim Dubbo will host some of the best women golfers from Australia and the European Tour from March 10-12 next year, as part of the inaugural Women’s NSW Open Regional Qualifying Series. Nationals Member for Dubbo, Dugald Saunders, said it’s great to see Dubbo…
Mike Ahern and Bill Gunn after the resignation of Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen Tributes are being paid following the passing of former Queensland National Party leader and Premier, Mike Ahern, who’s died at the age of 81. Mr Ahern was born into a dairying family at Maleny on the Sunshine Coast in 1942. He entered parliament…
Nationals’ Member for Upper Hunter, Dave Layzell, is asking if the Muswellbrook Hospital redevelopment has fallen victim to the region’s strong economy. My Layzell has been told by Health Infrastructure that stage three of the project will be scaled back – reportedly due to inflationary increases to the construction price. “Production from the Muswellbrook coalfields…
Coastal & Golf Resorts Group General Manager Brad Daymond, City of Coffs Harbour General Manager Natalia Cowley and Nationals Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh. The Coffs Coast will experience a significant economic and sporting boost with the return of the prestigious Australian Women’s Classic-Bonville for a further three years. Nationals Member for Coffs Harbour…
Clarence Nationals MP Richie Williamson has warned Richmond and Clarence Valley residents will be worse off if the NSW Labor Government fails to continue funding a key Nationals initiative that has delivered around $12 million for 50 key projects across the two local government areas. “The Stronger Country Communities Fund was an initiative of the…
The Nabiac Showground will receive further upgrades thanks to the Federal Government’s Local Roads and Community Infrastructure program. Federal Nationals Member for Lyne, Dr David Gillespie, said $50,000 in funding would be allocated towards the installation of a new, suspended ceiling to enhance the internal appearance of the hall. “It was great to catch up…
Richie Williamson and Dugald Saunders caught up with local farmer Robbie Sutherland, his grandson George Robert Sutherland, and Emma Rogers at the Grafton Regional Livestock Selling Centre The NSW Nationals are calling on the Labor Government to unveil its drought preparedness plan, after small pockets of the state were declared to be back in drought.…
Two National Party MPs representing the state’s largest coal mining communities have called on the Minns Government to guarantee no mines will be closed, or jobs lost, as a result of any proposed changes to royalties in NSW. Treasurer Daniel Mookhey said recently that NSW was “entitled to a fair return for their resources.” He…
Vital community projects in every local government area across regional NSW are under threat, with the Minns Labor government refusing to rule out scrapping the hugely successful Stronger Country Communities Fund (SCCF). Nationals’ Leader and Member for Dubbo Dugald Saunders has urged the Minister for Regional NSW Tara Moriarty to stand up for communities in…
The NSW Nationals are calling on the Minister for Regional Transport and Roads to urgently make public a report into the reclassification and transfer of regional roads to state government management. Shadow Minister for Regional Transport and Roads Sam Farraway said Minister Aitchison is deliberately delaying the release of the report as well as much-needed…
The NSW Nationals have welcomed additional support for cane growers across the Northern Rivers to remove dangerous debris dumped by last year’s catastrophic floods. The NSW Environmental Protection Authority confirmed farmers in the region will be able to have their waste collected for free once their crops have been harvested. NSW Nationals Leader Dugald Saunders…
Nationals Member for Coffs Harbour, Gurmesh Singh, said the new Coffs Harbour Ambulance Station, officially opened in Marcia Street today, is a major boost for frontline emergency care in the region. Mr Singh, the Shadow Minister for Tourism, Emergency Services and the North Coast, said the new station, which replaces the station at Coffs Harbour…
In a major win for the Manilla community, the Heritage Council has recommended the Manilla Railway Viaduct and Underbridge be listed on the NSW Heritage register. Nationals Member for Tamworth and Shadow Minister for the Arts and Heritage Kevin Anderson said the recommendation was well-deserved, given the significance of the 500-metre-long structure. “The Manilla Viaduct…
