Adelong Alive museum

The Adelong Alive museum in Tumut Street tells the story of the people of the Snowy Mountains town of Adelong. The township was established in the 1830s, coming to prominence in the early 1850s during the gold rush. The Adelong Alive museum not only looks at that history, but also looks to the future, projecting…

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Celebrating 30 years of the Parkes Elvis Festival

Five days of incredible live entertainment fit for the King will mark the 30th anniversary of the Parkes Elvis Festival, thanks to a $243,500 investment from the NSW Nationals in the state government. Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW Paul Toole said the funding boost from Round Two of the Regional Events Acceleration Fund…

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Delivering a trusty new truss bridge for Armidale

A walk around Armidale’s Black Gully Reserve and Mike O’Keefe Woodland is about to become a lot safer and more enjoyable thanks to a $32,970 grant from the NSW Nationals in the state government grant to purchase and install a timber truss footbridge to span Black Gully Creek. Nationals Member for Northern Tablelands Adam Marshall…

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Passenger services to recommence on Main Western rail line

Passenger services on the Main Western Rail Line through the Blue Mountains will recommence from January 21, following last month’s freight train derailment. Nationals Minister for Regional Transport and Roads Sam Farraway said crews were working hard to repair a 10-kilometre section of track between Lawson and Linden. “Our maintenance crews are working around the…

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A landmark day for the Hunter

The start of major construction for the new M1 Pacific Motorway extension to Raymond Terrace is edging closer, with the Australian and NSW governments announcing John Holland/ Gamuda Joint Venture and Seymour Whyte Constructions as the successful contractors to carry out the design and build for the southern and northern sections. John Holland/ Gamuda Joint…

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Better protection of Mudgee tourism and growth

Nationals Member for Dubbo Dugald Saunders with Mid-Western Regional Council Mayor Des Kennedy. Planning rules have been updated to better protect local character and support the future growth of Mudgee. Nationals Member for Dubbo Dugald Saunders said the State Environmental Planning Policy (Infrastructure) was updated last year to protect regional cities from encroaching renewable energy…

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Community shapes the future of Coffs Jetty foreshore

Nationals Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh at the Jetty Foreshore with The Observatory Apartments manager Lydia Crossingham (left) and Project Steering Advisory Committee member Cath Fowler The draft masterplan for the revitalisation of the Coffs Harbour Jetty Foreshore is being refined with even greater focus on open space, support for local businesses, and tourism…

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Making a splash in Temora

Nationals Member for Cootamundra, Steph Cooke, has attended the opening of the upgrades to the Temora Swimming pool. The upgrades were completed, in part, thanks to a $990,000 contribution from the NSW Nationals in the state government’s Greater Cities and Regional Sport Facility Fund, with funding of $1.21 million co-contributed by Temora Shire Council. “These…

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