The NSW Nationals in the state government are delivering a record investment in trade and industry to support NSW businesses through the economic recovery and to expand the state’s international export opportunities.
Establishing NSW as a world leader for investment in mining while doubling down on the protection of workers, communities and the environment are at the heart of the NSW Nationals in the state government’s plan for the mining industry in the 2021-22 Budget. Deputy Premier and Minister responsible for mining John Barilaro said the NSW…
Keeping people safe, boosting the economic recovery and creating a prosperous future through innovation, continued investment and reform is at the heart of today’s 2021-22 NSW State Budget.
Communities across the state are in line for better facilities and infrastructure with the popular Community Building Partnership Program getting an additional $18.6 million injection over two years in the 2021-22 NSW Budget.
The 2021-22 NSW Budget will support public sector employees with paid special miscarriage and pre-term birth leave. The new provisions. which come into effect on July 1, will be available to eligible full-time and part-time, ongoing, and temporary NSW Government employees where an employee or their spouse’s pregnancy ceases by way of miscarriage up to…
Thousands of new jobs and significant infrastructure builds in regional NSW will be delivered through the 2021-22 NSW Budget, supporting the recovery and future prosperity of regional communities following drought, bushfires, floods, the COVID-19 pandemic and more recently the mice plague. Deputy Premier John Barilaro said more than $2.8 billion has been secured in this…
The NSW Budget is about bridging the city/bush divide and providing equal access to the same facilities and services as the cities.
NSW Nationals Minister for Mental Health Bronnie Taylor this week announced a record $109.5 million investment in child and adolescent mental health which will ensure thousands of children and teenagers across NSW have access to specialised care. The funding package for 25 Safeguards Child and Adolescent Mental Health Response Teams will enhance specialist services in…
Sport in the Murray electorate has received a major boost after the NSW Nationals in the state government announced a series of grants under the Regional Facility Fund. The grants are: $888,321 for Hay Shire Council to upgrade the John Houston Memorial Swimming Pool. $1 million for Griffith City Council to deliver enhanced scope to…
Construction is underway on the $2.2 million Coonabarabran groundwater pipeline thanks to funding from the NSW Nationals in the state government. Nationals Upper House MP Sam Farraway said the new pipeline, funded under the NSW Nationals in the state government’s Safe and Secure Program, will provide a reliable alternative water source increasing the community’s drought…
A regional housing taskforce will be set up to combat supply shortage across NSW. Deputy Premier John Barilaro said a new approach was needed to help support those in the regions with new housing and make regional towns a magnet for people coming from the city centres. “From Byron to Bega and Coffs Harbour to…
New parents in rural and regional NSW will have access to increased specialised support thanks to $12.2 million in funding to enable Tresillian and Gidget Foundation Australia to collaborate and expand their services. NSW Nationals Minister for Mental Health Bronnie Taylor said the funding will go towards six new Regional Family Care Centres, five Tresillian…
The Northern Rivers Conservatorium in Lismore will become accessible to all thanks to the support of the NSW Nationals in the state government with the installation of a lift in the three-storey building. NSW Nationals Parliamentary Secretary for the Arts Ben Franklin has announced that the much-loved local ‘Con’ will receive $277,000 in funding from…
Thousands of people are expected to visit the North Coast of NSW this week for the World Surf League Tweed Coast Pro, with crowds lining up to charge the local economy and thrusting valuable tourism dollars into local businesses, thanks to the NSW Nationals in the state government. Nationals Member for Tweed Geoff Provest MP…
The NSW Nationals in the state government have taken a huge step towards securing the long-term future of greyhound racing, announcing $25 million in additional infrastructure funding and a new funding model that will see the regulator fully funded by the NSW Government. Nationals Minister for Better Regulation Kevin Anderson said a new funding arrangement…
