Barraba locals are the winners following Liberty Foodcare’s decision to establish a low-cost community supermarket in part of the Old Vic Hotel in Queen Street. Nationals Member for Tamworth Kevin Anderson said he was pleased the former government had been able to contribute to the shop with a $12,500 grant from the Community Building Partnerships…
Labor’s superannuation changes are set to disproportionately impact family farms held in self-managed super funds (SMSF) if they exceed new thresholds. Nationals’ Leader David Littleproud said family farms, particularly where their properties are in a SMSF, would be hit the hardest by Labor’s superannuation tax grab. Mr Littleproud said the changes would allow Labor to…
Construction is underway on improved facilities that will better cater for local sporting needs in Coffs Harbour. The Coffs athletics community will enjoy new field event facilities at York Street Oval and space for a grass track available for 12 months of the year, while the Northern Storm Football Club will enjoy change room and…
The Minns Labor Government has been slammed over its decision to backflip on coastal harvestable water rights. Last year The Nationals in government increased Coastal Harvestable Rights to allow farmers to store 30 per cent of the rain that falls on their properties – up from the previous 10 per cent. But Water Minister Rose…
Nationals Member for Tamworth and Shadow Minister for Heritage Kevin Anderson is celebrating the Manilla Viaduct’s listing on the NSW Heritage register. Mr Anderson said the Viaduct is an iconic piece of our rail history and the community has been fighting not only to ensure its preservation, but to repurpose the viaduct to become an…
Nationals Member for Myall Lakes, Tanya Thompson, has welcomed the news the first part of Forster’s new Offshore Artificial Reef (OAR) is now in place. This initiative has been years in the making, with the groundwork laid by the late Stephen Bromhead – the former Nationals Member for Myall Lakes. “Stephen’s vision for enhancing recreational…
Nationals Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh has welcomed major improvements to Coffs Harbour’s public bus network. Mr Singh said he was extremely pleased the local community would benefit from the more than 200 extra services to be added each week along with an expansion of the popular Woopi Connect On Demand Service. “This is…
Federal Nationals MP for Cowper, Pat Conaghan, has welcomed news that The National Principles to Address Coercive Control in Family and Domestic Violence have been endorsed by The Standing Council of Attorneys-General. Coercive control is when someone uses patterns of abusive behaviour against another person. This can include non-physical behaviours such as financial control and…
Federal Nationals Member for Page Kevin Hogan said Labor had abandoned Lismore’s flood victims and thousands of homes affected by the nation’s largest natural disaster. “In the NSW budget announced last week, Tranche 2 of the home buyback, house raising, and retrofit program was abandoned,” Mr Hogan said. “We have suffered from Australia’s biggest ever…
The Minns Labor Government’s first budget has delivered a brutal blow to the bush with vital programs axed across regional NSW. NSW Nationals Leader Dugald Saunders slammed the Treasurer for cutting highly successful initiatives like the Regional Seniors Travel Card, and heavily reducing the Active Kids, Creative Kids, and First Lap learn to swim vouchers.…
Shadow Minister for Regional Roads Sam Farraway has demanded NSW Minister for Regional Roads Jenny Aitchison come clean and admit she’s only delivering $30 million – not $670 million – to councils this financial year to fix potholes on the state’s regional roads. Mr Farraway said while he’s pleased that after six months in government…
Nationals Member for Coffs Harbour, Gurmesh Singh, has slammed a decision by the Minns Labor Government to axe the Made in NSW program. Mr Singh, the Shadow Minister for Tourism and Shadow Minister for the North Coast, said Made in NSW was a five year $175 million program designed to attract high-end television and feature…
NSW Nationals Leader Dugald Saunders is calling on the Labor Government to abandon eradication and move to a Varroa mite management plan. The call for urgent action comes after the discovery of the new case at Barcoongere, to the north of Coffs Harbour, as well as more detections in the Kempsey, Riverina, and Sunraysia regions.…
Pressure from The Nationals has forced the Minns Labor Government into reversing its appalling decision to scrap the Regional Woman of the Year Award. The NSW Women of the Year awards are designed to “celebrate the incredible women and girls improving the lives of people in NSW.” When nominations for the 2024 awards opened, the…
State and federal National Party MPs have slammed the decision by the Minns Labor Government to ditch plans to raise the Wyangala Dam wall. Nationals Member for Cootamundra and Shadow Water Minister Steph Cooke said the decision is a short-sighted move that demonstrates how clueless the Premier is when it comes to the needs of…
