Seven young people from Dubbo are one step closer to becoming police officers following their graduation from the Indigenous Police Recruitment Our Way Delivery Program (IPROWD). Nationals Member for Dubbo Dugald Saunders said the IPROWD program is designed to increase the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people employed in emergency services. “The program…
Upper Hunter Nationals MP Dave Layzell has welcomed the NSW Government’s renewed investment in the racing industry which will bolster prizemoney, improve job prospects, and spark infrastructure upgrades. “The 2022-23 State Budget committed approximately $260 million in additional funding over the next four years to the NSW racing industry,” Mr Layzell said. “This announcement will…
The NSW Rural Fire Service’s large air tanker, the Marie Bashir, has been deployed to the United States to support the U.S. Forest Service’s firefighting efforts. Nationals Minister for Emergency Services and Resilience and Minister for Flood Recovery Steph Cooke said the plane and a crew of aviation personnel departed Australia from Sydney’s Richmond Air…
Federal Nationals leader and Shadow Minister for Agriculture, David Littleproud, has slammed the Agriculture Minister’s latest attempts to demonstrate control of the evolving foot-and-mouth disease crisis. Mr Littleproud said the Minister’s announcement of a Government taskforce to examine Australia’s biosecurity preparedness is just a rebadge of what the former Coalition Government already had in place.…
A ceremony has been conducted at Young High School to mark the completion of the highest point of the new joint-use library facility as well as the official handover of the school’s new canteen, student toilets, and staff hub. Nationals Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke said she was looking forward to watching the new library…
NSW Deputy Premier, Nationals Leader and Minister for Police, Paul Toole joined Clarence Nationals MP Chris Gulaptis for a visit to Grafton Police station and confirmed the number of officers in the two Police Districts serving the Clarence and Richmond Valleys will each increase by eight in the coming year. Chris Gulaptis helped negotiate a…
Nationals Member for Upper Hunter, Dave Layzell, has visited Muswellbrook South Public School for the official sod turn to mark the beginning of almost $21 million worth of construction work. The upgraded school will deliver brand new facilities to meet the growing student and community needs in the area, and will include 13 new permanent…
Audiences and performers are set to benefit from a stage lighting upgrade at the Dubbo Regional Theatre and Convention Centre, thanks to a $1 million investment by the NSW Nationals in the state government. Nationals Member for Dubbo, Dugald Saunders, was today joined by Nationals Minister for the Arts Ben Franklin and representatives from Dubbo…
The 400th new fire truck has rolled off the production line and been handed over to the NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) as part of the NSW Nationals in the state government’s $830 million investment in response to the Bushfire Inquiry. Nationals Minister for Emergency Services and Resilience and Minister for Flood Recovery Steph Cooke…
The new seven-storey $723.3 million Tweed Valley Hospital development has reached a major milestone, hitting its highest point of construction. Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW Paul Toole said the new hospital campus is the state’s largest regional hospital project. “This is about delivering world-class health facilities and services closer to home to transform…
The campaign to have Quirindi join the growing silo art trail has come to fruition with $199,981 provided under the NSW Nationals in the state government’s Infrastructure Grants Program. Nationals Member for Tamworth and Minister for Hospitality and Racing Kevin Anderson was on hand in the Liverpool Plains to congratulate the Quirindi Silo Art Committee…
A bridge leading to some of the Wellington district’s key tourist attractions is set to be upgraded, thanks to the NSW Nationals in the state government’s $500 million Fixing Country Bridges program. Nationals Member for Dubbo Dugald Saunders has announced more than $1.5 million for Dubbo Regional Council to upgrade Burrendong Bridge No. 1 on…
Teachers in NSW will be able to spend more time teaching thanks to the introduction of hundreds of new roles in admin, leadership, and support. Nationals Minister for Education and Early Learning Sarah Mitchell said more than 200 new administration roles will be trialled in public schools from Term 4 this year to reduce teacher…
Shadow Minister for Trade and Tourism, Kevin Hogan, is calling on the Labor government to prioritise parliamentary consideration of the UK and India trade deals by referring them this week to the Joint Standing Committee on Trade. Under Australia’s treaty making process, trade agreements must be considered by the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties (JSCOT).…
Recreational beekeepers affected by varroa mite will be reimbursed for the destruction of their hives and bees under the agreed National Response Plan. Nationals Minister for Agriculture Dugald Saunders says the support shows the critical role recreational beekeepers have played in helping to manage the pest and contain its spread. “More and more people are…
