Shadow Minister for Trade and Tourism, Kevin Hogan, has called on the Trade and Agricultural Ministers to make direct contact with their Indonesian counterparts as a matter of urgency about delays in the issue of Indonesian Import permits to Australian producers for the 2024 calendar year. Mr Hogan said this is a crucial time for…
Nationals Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke discussed the Temora Hospital redevelopment with Temora Shire Mayor Rick Firman Residents in and around Temora are being encouraged to have their say on the design of the new Temora Hospital, after plans for the $80 million redevelopment were unveiled. Nationals Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke said the release…
NSW Nationals Member for Upper Hunter, Dave Layzell, has been named the new Shadow Minister for Regional Transport and Roads. Mr Layzell has been appointed after Sam Farraway relinquished the role last week. NSW Nationals Leader Dugald Saunders said Mr Layzell will bring a wealth of knowledge and experience. “Dave lives and breathes the bush,…
NSW Nationals Member for Coffs Harbour, Gurmesh Singh, has joined members of the Coffs Harbour SES to celebrate both their 60th birthday and the delivery of two new response vehicles. Mr Singh said it was an honour to spend time with the volunteers at their Park Avenue HQ to thank them for keeping our community…
NSW Nationals Member for Myall Lakes, Tanya Thompson, has welcomed news Taree’s Bushland Drive railway crossing is set to receive significant safety upgrades thanks to the Australian Government’s Regional Level Crossing Upgrade Fund (RLCUF). The RLCUF aims to ease the risk of serious and fatal crashes at railway crossings in regional areas, which can have…
Whether it’s a local show, market day, or swap meet, chances are you’ve lined up for a steak sanga and a bucket of chips from a PCYC food van. Thanks to funding from the previous National Government’s Community Building Partnerships program, the Dubbo PCYC has a brand-new food van ready to hit the road. As…
Federal Nationals Member for Page, Kevin Hogan, says the NSW Labor Government’s Resilient Lands Program announcement is “too slow for our community.” The Minns Government has announced a partnership between Southern Cross University, Landcom, and the NSW Reconstruction Authority, under which a 72-hectare parcel of university land will be used for housing to, in part,…
NSW Nationals Northern Tablelands MP Adam Marshall has welcomed the allocation of funding for the installation of new lights and automatic boom gates at Armidale’s busy and dangerous Markham Street railway level crossing. Mr Marshall recently called on the NSW and Federal Governments to work together to provide major upgrades to railway level crossings across…
Federal Nationals Member for Riverina Michael McCormack has expressed serious concerns for the health welfare of regional, rural, and remote Australians after the Minister for Health said people should just “ring around” to find a bulk-billing GP in their area. Minister Mark Butler said, “We want patients to know, if one practice in their area…
Nationals Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh at Yarrawarra Aboriginal Cultural Centre with Wadjar Regional Indigenous Gallery creative director Alison Williams and Gurehlgam representative Andrew Hegedu Yarrawarra Aboriginal Cultural Centre at Corindi Beach north of Woolgoolga – home of the Wadjar Regional Indigenous Gallery – is forging ahead with vital improvements following its success in…
Nationals Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke is demanding answers from the NSW Labor Government over why work is yet to commence on a major level crossing upgrade in the area. Ms Cooke said an upgrade of the level crossing on Goldfields Way near Junee was due for completion at the end of 2023, but nothing…
Nationals Member for Bathurst, Paul Toole, has joined calls for the Federal and NSW Labor Governments to work together immediately to provide major upgrades to railway crossings across NSW to help bring our road toll down. Mr Toole said rail level crossings in regional NSW are not safe enough for the drivers and pedestrians using…
Nationals’ leader David Littleproud has welcomed the announcement of an Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) supermarket inquiry into price gouging, but says the Albanese Labor Government had to be shamed into calling it. Mr Littleproud had been calling for the ACCC to be directed to investigate the clear evidence of meat and fresh produce…
A Mid North Coast bus manufacturer may be forced to close, at a cost of almost 50 jobs, due to Transport for NSW (TfNSW) inaction. The TfNSW Bus Procurement Panel 4 was expected to be released by TfNSW last year after tenders closed in early April 2023. However almost a year on, the list still…
Northern Tablelands Nationals MP Adam Marshall is calling on the NSW and Federal Governments to work together to provide major upgrades to railway level crossings across country NSW, including the dangerous Markham Street crossing in Armidale. Mr Marshall said the upgrades would improve railway crossing safety and reduce serious and fatal accidents which have a…
