Children in the Northern Rivers impacted by recent floods are back learning face to face in school and early childhood education and care (ECEC) services this week, with a range of plans in place depending on students’ needs and the extent of damage to individual schools and services. Minister for Education and Early Learning Sarah…
Nominations have opened for the annual Rotary Clubs and Districts of NSW Emergency Services Community Awards (NSW RESCA), which recognise frontline emergency services personnel for service above and beyond the call of duty. Nationals Minister for Emergency Services and Resilience and Minister for Flood Recovery Steph Cooke said the awards, now in their eighth year,…
The most in-demand occupations in the Cootamundra electorate have been revealed with locals encouraged to ready themselves for the jobs boom by equipping themselves with skills and training through TAFE NSW. Nationals Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke said the face of the region’s jobs market was changing, with early childhood educator expected to be the…
Nationals Member for Tamworth Kevin Anderson has welcomed the beginning of major works for the promised $10 million upgrade of Werris Creek Road between Tamworth and Currabubula Creek. “Our community has been calling for this upgrade for some time. Werris Creek Road’s surface is tight and full of bumps which isn’t good enough for a…
Sporting events across the Mid North Coast are set to benefit from the Federal Government’s Regional Sport Events Fund. Now open for applications, the fund will support community sporting events across the region with an aim of kick-starting the economy and encouraging visitors back to the Mid North Coast and regional communities across the country.…
Almost 2,000 cattle have been reunited with their owners by a stock team formed by the NSW Government to help North Coast communities recover from the flood disaster. Acting Premier Paul Toole said the team has been crucial in the flood recovery effort across the region. “I met with the team earlier this morning at…
Morgo Street Reserve in Urunga will be upgraded to become a premier tourism destination with better accessibility for people of all ages and abilities to enjoy, thanks to the Regional Tourism Activation Fund. Nationals Member for Oxley Melinda Pavey said $499,717 will install new accessible amenities and upgrade the existing path from the main entrance…
Federal Nationals Member for Parkes Mark Coulton has announced funding for two early intervention programs which aim to improve community safety and reduce youth crime and anti-social behaviour. Miyay Birray Youth Service in Moree has been awarded $1,499,999 to roll out a project to help divert high-risk Aboriginal young people from a life of crime.…
The communities of Tinonee, Burrell Creek and Rainbow Flat will benefit from funding from the NSW Nationals in the federal government to upgrade RFS sheds and evacuation centres, or build a new community evacuation centre. Federal Nationals Member for Lyne Dr David Gillespie has announced funding under the Black Summer Bushfire Recovery Grants program to…
Acting Premier Paul Toole has established an independent flood inquiry to examine and report on the causes of, preparedness for, response to, and recovery from, the 2022 catastrophic flood event. Professor Mary O’Kane AC and Michael Fuller APM have been engaged to lead the Inquiry. It will report on: • the causes of and factors…
Major events are set to come back bigger and better under a funding boost that drives tourists to the regions and helps communities back on their feet. Acting Premier Paul Toole has opened applications for Round Two of the NSW Government’s $20 million Regional Events Acceleration Fund (REAF) to help bring new major sporting, lifestyle,…
Shark response capabilities will be enhanced at beaches across the state, with the NSW Nationals in the state government announcing a boost of $4.4 million for a suite of immediate additional mitigation methods, as well as ongoing funding of more than $85 million to continue this strategy until 2026. Nationals Minister for Agriculture Dugald Saunders…
Taronga Western Plains Zoo at Dubbo and Taronga Zoo Sydney are offering a two-for-one entry pass on Saturday March 26 and Sunday March 27 to anyone who gets a COVID-19 vaccine at walk-in clinics onsite that weekend. Families can use the entry pass immediately or on any day up until July 31 at either zoo.…
Deputy Prime Minister and federal Nationals’ leader Barnaby Joyce addressed the Rural Press Club this week. This is what he had to say: Winston Churchill once stated that he was “always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught”. Australia has to become as strong as possible as quickly as possible,…
Ballina Holiday Park will provide temporary accommodation for people who have lost their homes in the floods. Nationals Minister for Lands and Water Kevin Anderson said the Crown land site would be used to respond to one of the worst flooding events on record by providing accommodation for impacted communities. “The Reflections Holiday Park at…
