Wellington Correctional Centre has officially reopened following the completion of a $38 million refurbishment to repair damage from a mouse plague which devastated the Central West last year. In June 2021, up to 200 staff and 420 inmates were successfully relocated to other prisons after mice chewed through internal wiring and destroyed ceilings, air conditioning,…
The ribbon has been officially cut on the Newcastle Knights’ new $20 million Centre of Excellence at District Park, Broadmeadow. The Centre provides an integrated world-class high-performance training, administration, and community facility for the identification, development, and fostering of rugby league talent in the Hunter. It includes three full-sized training fields, a state-of-the-art gym, multipurpose…
Moree is set to become the economic powerhouse of northern NSW with the announcement of $194 million to deliver the first stage of the Moree Special Activation Precinct. Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW Paul Toole said the funding for construction of the Precinct’s stage 1 infrastructure was the next step in driving economic…
Improvements to NAPLAN, including moving the test to Term 1 and returning results much earlier, will be implemented from 2023 following a review led by NSW. Nationals Minister for Education and Early Learning Sarah Mitchell said she was pleased that changes were happening in line with the review initiated by NSW in 2019 to make…
J Notaras and Sons timber processors General Manager Donna Layton has been named the 2022 Clarence Electorate Local Woman of the Year. Clarence Nationals’ MP Chris Gulaptis said Donna was a big believer in personal and professional development and had obtained a university degree in business management. He said this helped her save jobs and…
The University of New England’s second campus is a step closer following the signing of the funding deed between the university and the NSW Government. Nationals Member for Tamworth Kevin Anderson said $26.6 million from the NSW Government’s Growing Local Economies fund will help ensure economic and social benefits for the whole New England North…
New modelling shows Inland Rail could cut freight transport costs by up to $213 million a year, resulting in huge savings for businesses and industries that use the line and further driving the growth of regional Australia. CSIRO’s Inland Rail Supply Chain Mapping Project, released today, found that a shift from road to Inland Rail…
More teachers are on their way to public school classrooms across NSW, particularly in the regions, with the next round of applications for two popular NSW government teaching programs opening today. The FASTstream and Mid-Career Transition to Teaching programs were first offered last year and the response was amazing. The FASTstream program received more than…
Nationals Minister for Regional Transport and Roads Sam Farraway has launched the new NSW Freight Transport Advisory Council (FTAC). Mr Farraway said the new council would replace the Freight and Logistics Advisory Council (FLAC) and the Road Freight Industry Council (RFIC) and represent the entire freight chain across different transport modes with a single body.…
Two pop-up Recovery Centres will open to flood-affected communities on the Central Coast today. Nationals Minister for Emergency Services and Resilience and Minister for Flood Recovery Steph Cooke said the Recovery Centres, located at Spencer and The Entrance, would assist communities transition from response into clean-up and recovery. “Recovering after a flood event is an…
All NSW public schools will benefit from high quality support aimed at improving educational outcomes for their students, with a strong focus on lifting reading and numeracy results. Nationals Minister for Education and Early Learning Sarah Mitchell said the targeted support, a central aspect of the School Success Model, means schools receive high impact programs…
The NSW Nationals in the federal government are investing a further $40 million for upgrades to bridges on regional roads to keep freight moving and supply chains open while creating more jobs in our regions. In a boost for the freight industry, the government will inject an additional $10 million each year for the next…
In the 12 days since the first disaster declarations were made for this devastating flood event, around $1.5 billion of support has been committed to the recovery from the NSW Government in partnership with the Commonwealth. In addition to the financial response, on-the-ground support from NSW emergency services and the Australian Defence Force today reached…
The NSW Nationals in the state government will fast-track access to essential trauma and recovery services to communities hardest hit by the recent flooding as part of a $25 million investment. The package will provide mental health support to people in flood-affected communities across the state to help them get through the recovery as they…
The Hunter Valley community is celebrating first-class health care close to home, with the official opening of the new $470 million Maitland Hospital. The major strategic priorities for the new hospital are: • Emergency services, Emergency Short Stay Unit (ESSU) and Psychiatric Emergency Care • Intensive care and critical care • Medical and surgical inpatient…
