The NSW Nationals would like to thank The Hon Dr David Gillespie for his dedication and service, following his announcement that he will not be contesting the next Federal Election. Dr Gillespie was elected The Nationals Member for Lyne in September 2013. He was re-elected in 2016, 2019, and 2022. In that time he held…
With an election due in just over 7 months, today I announced that I will be retiring from Parliament at the next election. It’s been an honour and privilege to serve and represent you as the Federal Member for Lyne in the Commonwealth Parliament of Australia since 2013. Since that time, we have achieved a…
The Nationals thank Dr David Gillespie for his outstanding service to the people of Lyne and the wider Australian community, following his announcement that he will retire at the upcoming federal election. Dr Gillespie has been the sitting member of Lyne since 2013, entering politics with a long list of credentials including cattle producer, gastroenterologist,…
Federal Nationals Member for Page Kevin Hogan has expressed disappointment at the final report and recommendations from the Federal Government inquiry into insurers’ responses to claims from the 2022 major floods. Mr Hogan said the recommendations will result in more red tape and more government intervention and are ignorant on mitigation and flood insurance affordability.…
Nationals Leader David Littleproud said Labor has wasted half a year in failing to respond to its Senate inquiry into Red imported fire ants in Australia – ‘don’t let this come back to bite us.’ Mr Littleproud said Labor has been too slow to act on key inquiry recommendations, allowing the red imported fire ant…
Clarence Nationals MP, Richie Williamson, has called for urgent action by the NSW Labor Government following the overnight closure of the Evans Head Ambulance Station. The closure, on October 10, has raised serious concerns about public safety, particularly in regional and rural communities like Evans Head, where ambulance services are crucial. A Notice of Motion…
Tourism in the Parkes electorate is in the spotlight with Shadow Minister for Trade and Tourism Kevin Hogan in Dubbo to see why the Central West region is among the top tourist destinations in NSW. Federal Nationals Member for Parkes Mark Coulton said it was fantastic to have Mr Hogan return to the electorate to…
Federal Nationals Member for Riverina Michael McCormack is warning anyone with a 3G device to upgrade before the Telstra and Optus 3G networks are switched off on October 28. “The 3G network switch off has been a long time coming, but in less than two weeks it will have finally occurred,” Mr McCormack said. “If…
Nationals Member for Cootamundra, Steph Cooke, has spoken with farmers impacted by severe frost as preparations for the wheat and canola harvest ramp up. Ms Cooke heard from agronomists working in Coolamon and Boorowa that a sudden frost in September had caused crop damage of up to $500 a hectare in badly affected paddocks, with…
Nationals Leader, David Littleproud, is reiterating a future Nationals Government will reinstate the live sheep export trade, following Labor’s announcement of disingenuous ‘extra funding’ for the ‘transition’ to phase out the trade. Mr Littleproud said the ‘extra’ $32.7 million shouldn’t be there in the first place. “Farmers don’t want compensation, they want their industry,” Mr…
Nationals Leader David Littleproud said Labor’s reasons for cancelling the Blayney gold mine are becoming “increasingly odd.” It’s been revealed Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek blocked the $1 billion project after an Indigenous artist used her own paintings to argue the mine should be scrapped. The artist’s submissions opposing the project, made to the NSW Government,…
Nationals Member for Cootamundra, Steph Cooke, has welcomed the completion of purpose-built accommodation which will host new staff across three units at West Wyalong hospital. The units, part of the Key Worker Accommodation Program, will house health staff while they settle into the West Wyalong community, with fully furnished units providing a crucial home base…
Nationals’ MPs, the Hon Dr David Gillespie and Tanya Thompson, have taken part in a sod-turning ceremony to mark the beginning of construction of Taree’s long-planned Iron Arena project. In 2020 Dr Gillespie, the Federal Member for Lyne, and the late Stephen Bromhead, the former State Member for Myall Lakes, announced funding under the Bushfire…
Labor will provide a Statement of Reasons this week into its decision to scrap the Blayney Gold Mine tailings dam, following pressure in parliament from The Nationals. Nationals Leader David Littleproud said despite Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek promising a Statement of Reasons more than a month ago, mining company Regis Resources still hasn’t been given…
With the local government elections now complete, the focus shifts to the upcoming federal election. I have decided to step down from NSW Parliament to give my full attention to representing the people of Calare as your Nationals candidate. I will deliver my valedictory speech in the November sitting before formally resigning from the Parliament.…
