After nine years as a Member of the NSW Legislative Council, I have decided that now is the right time to announce my retirement from the NSW Parliament. It has been a tremendous privilege to serve as the first female Deputy Leader of the NSW Nationals in more than 100 years and the first-ever NSW…
The Illawarra is known for its breathtaking beaches, dramatic escarpment, stunning sea views, and thriving tourism and fisheries industry, all built on a strong industrial heritage and a relatively untouched paradise close to Sydney. But all that could be about to change, after Labor confirmed a new offshore wind zone in the Illawarra over the…
Nationals’ Leader David Littleproud said Labor’s inquiry into the phase-out of the live sheep export trade is disingenuous. Mr Littleproud said Labor has allowed just one week for submissions and has requested the committee report back in just over two weeks from now, by June 21, despite two public hearings in both Western Australia and…
Nationals Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke has praised the team behind the renovated Gundagai Preschool Kindergarten, hailing the opening of stage one of the new-look facilities as the start of an exciting era for early childhood education for the region. Ms Cooke said the completion of the new building has been years in the making,…
Nationals Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh has congratulated five Coffs Coast residents who each have achieved 50 years of continual service as a Justice of the Peace. Mr Singh said this golden jubilee of service is a magnificent milestone for the following locals: Philip Pearce Kevin Jordan Paul Owen John Murtas Garry Dew “The…
Photo – Tanya Thompson MP with Corinne Stephenson and Carly Ravenscroft from the Great Lakes Womens Shelter NSW Nationals Member for Myall Lakes, Tanya Thompson, has announced the Great Lakes Womens Shelter as the successful recipient of a $93,500 grant from the NSW Government Infrastructure Grants Program. The funding, secured through the Clubgrants Category 3…
Nationals Leader David Littleproud has welcomed news China will lift its ban on five Australian beef exporters, effective immediately. The exporters are the Kilcoy Pastoral Company, Meramist, Beef City, Dinmore, and the Northern Cooperative Meat Company at Casino. The meatworks had been trading beef worth around $1 billion when they were locked out of China…
Photograph: Carlie Porteous (Executive Officer – Softwoods Working Group), Jake Lazarus (General Manager – Southern Cross Forests), Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke, Dallas Goldspink (Fibre and Forestry Manager – Visy), Dean Hawkins (GM – Fibre Resources), Jock Harris (Managing Director – High Country Logging). Nationals Member for Cootamundra and Shadow Minister for Crown Lands Steph…
The Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee has released a report which recommends investment in the financial services available in rural and regional Australia to make up for the loss of services from bank closures in recent years. There are 596 Australian towns which once had a major bank branch but now do…
Ralph Hunt was one of the great figures in our Party’s history. Born in Narrabri in March 1928, he passed away in 2011 at the age of 83. Mr Hunt was elected to federal parliament as the Member for Gwydir in a by-election in June 1969 and held the seat until he retired in 1989.…
Federal Nationals Member for Riverina Michael McCormack has welcomed more than $10 million in funding under the Growing Regions Program. Mr McCormack said he was really pleased the communities of Wagga Wagga, Cowra, and Parkes will be receiving funding to support the development of local community and economic infrastructure. “Wagga Wagga City Council is set…
Shadow Minister for Trade and Tourism, Kevin Hogan said this week’s Albanese Labor budget has failed to provide any relief or assistance for Australian winemakers. Mr Hogan said the industry is battling unsustainable low grape prices, an oversupply of wine, and increasing economic disadvantage in regional Australia. “It is clear how dire the situation is…
Clarence Nationals MP Richie Williamson said a petition signed by 6000 Clarence residents against the NSW Government’s decision to scrap the Ulmarra to Southgate ferry service should be enough for Labor to reverse the decision. Mr Williamson said the ferry has served the community for 100 years. “When the Government drove the last nail into…
Nationals Member for Myall Lakes, Tanya Thompson, has tabled a petition from the Manning Great Lakes Community Health Action Group, which calls on the Labor Government for increased funding for the redevelopment of Manning Base Hospital. Mrs Thompson said she was proud to have delivered the petition, which was presented to the Clerk’s office at…
Federal Nationals Member for Lyne, Dr David Gillespie, is encouraging people from across the electorate with chronic telecommunications problems to speak directly to the Regional Telecommunications Review Committee which is scheduled to visit next week. Dr Gillespie said the Review Committee has scheduled a public meeting on Friday May 24 at the CWA Wauchope Branch,…
