Lismore Airport upgrade underway

Federal Nationals Member for Page Kevin Hogan has turned the sod on a $300,000 project to construct an aircraft run-up bay at Lismore Regional Airport. Lismore Regional Airport is an important facility for the local economy. Pre-COVID it catered for around 12,000 flying passengers annually. Mr Hogan said the upgrade will reduce runway congestion, improving…

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Wingham music festival back on centre stage

Visitors to Wingham will once again be able to rock out to an all-star line-up when the Wingham Akoostik Music Festival returns in 2022 thanks to $168,436 support from the NSW Government’s Regional Events Acceleration Fund. Nationals Member for Myall Lakes, Stephen Bromhead said the festival was a major drawcard for the Wingham area, and…

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Schools “pretty much back to normal” from next week

COVID-Smart settings in NSW schools have been eased, giving students the first taste of normal school life since the pandemic began two years ago. Core measures, including enhanced cleaning and maximising natural and mechanical ventilation in line with health advice, will remain in place. But from next Monday – February 28: Mask requirements will be…

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Federal Nats funding drives Dungog’s ridgetop trails tourism

Funding of $837,000 from the NSW Nationals in the federal government will support the showcasing of Dungog’s spectacular ridgetop trails, linking Dungog Common to the iconic Barrington Tops. Funding has been announced under the Federal Coalition Government’s Black Summer Bushfire Recovery Grants Program to continue to make Dungog Shire an attractive and safe trail-friendly region.…

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Furiosa Full Steam Ahead!

Nationals Minister for the Arts Ben Franklin has met legendary Australian movie director George Miller and producer Doug Mitchell at the set workshop of Furiosa – the long-awaited prequel to the 2015 Academy Award winning movie Mad Max: Fury Road. Starring Chris Hemsworth, Anya Taylor-Joy and Yahya Abdul Mateen II, Furiosa will be the largest…

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Nationals TLC for community treasures

Jabour Park in South Grafton, used by the Grafton Vintage Car Club as well as touch footy teams, is one of a number of local public reserves set for a spruce-up thanks to grants totalling more $200,000 from the NSW Nationals in the state government. Clarence Nationals MP Chris Gulaptis said fires, floods and drought…

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Federal funding boost for Hastings evacuation centres

The communities of Rollands Plains, Pappinbarra, and Comboyne will benefit from funding from the NSW Nationals in the federal government to upgrade emergency evacuation centres and build community resilience. Federal Nationals Member for Lyne Dr David Gillespie has announced funding under the Black Summer Bushfire Recovery Grants program to support local communities to continue rebuilding…

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Myall Lakes welcomes 18 new graduate nurses and midwives

Nationals Member for Myall Lakes Stephen Bromhead has announced that 18 graduate nurses and midwives will start work in Myall Lakes this year. Mr Bromhead thanked the graduates, many of whom are commencing in the Hunter New England Local Health District this month, having already contributed to the COVID-19 workforce response as students. “Over the…

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Planning approval for new Tamworth ambulance station

Tamworth’s new ambulance station can move ahead after the Northern Regional Planning Panel moved to unanimously approve the proposal. Nationals Member for Tamworth Kevin Anderson said this approval was the important next step in delivering the state-of-the-art new station. “Our paramedics have been calling for a new station for some time. The existing station is…

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Top marks for return to school

A new survey of more than 100,000 parents and carers and staff has revealed high levels of confidence and satisfaction in the way students returned to school. The survey, conducted towards the end of the first week of school for most students, attracted huge responses with 29,238 public school staff and 84,025 parents participating. COVID…

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