Nationals Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh at Yarrawarra Aboriginal Cultural Centre with digitisation officer Maddison Whitford (left) and Yarrawarra’s Wadjar Regional Indigenous Gallery creative director Alison Williams. Yarrawarra Aboriginal Cultural Centre at Corindi will digitally preserve and protect the Centre’s valuable cultural collection thanks to a $200,000 Creative Capital investment by the NSW Nationals…
Local Aboriginal communities will have access to improved and upgraded health services with the Upper Hunter Electorate receiving a share of a record $6.9 million as part of the NSW Government’s Aboriginal Health Minor Capital Works Program. The program will share the funding across 24 organisations for 45 infrastructure projects, which include upgrades to health…
Zac Masters from Changing Lanes Changing Lives joins Grafton Midday Rotary Club president Lee Taylor, Rotary member Brian Lane, and Clarence Nationals MP Chris Gulaptis Grafton Midday Rotary Club has been granted more than $4,900 following a successful application under the NSW Nationals in the state government’s Community Road Safety Fund to help deliver its…
Junee Shire Council has been successful in receiving a $1,075,000 boost for its Canola Trail Activation Program thanks to Round Two of the NSW Government’s Regional Tourism Activation Fund. Nationals Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke said the Canola Trail Activation Program is a collective initiative of Junee, Coolamon, and Temora shires. “Visitors come from far…
The NSW Government is ramping up its shark management measures, launching four Rapid Response Vessels that will be ready for action over the coming months. Nationals Minister for Agriculture Dugald Saunders said the new Rapid Response Vessels form part of the government’s world-leading Shark Mitigation Program. “These Rapid Response Vessels will be strategically located along…
The Coffs Coast has secured $400,000 in funding for a total of 16 projects through the NSW Government’s 2022 Community Building Partnership Program. Nationals Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh said these State Government funds will help many of our local organisations to deliver much-needed improvements to facilities which are much-loved by our community, or…
New Department of Employment and Workplace Relations figures prove Labor is failing the agriculture industry and forcing prices up at the checkout. Federal Nationals Leader David Littleproud says just 2,000 workers have arrived in the past six weeks. Under the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) Scheme, only 34,000 workers have arrived, while 40,000 have been…
More young people in out-of-home-care (OOHC) will have an opportunity to pursue their university dreams, with the NSW Government funding 10 scholarships across Charles Sturt University’s six regional campuses. Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW Paul Toole said the scholarships will provide a life-changing opportunity for young people in regional NSW who want to…
Bland Shire Council has been successful in receiving over $5.2million to deliver five projects from round nine as part of the NSW Government Resources for Regions program. Nationals Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke said this program is vital in providing support to mining communities across regional NSW. “This is great news for the Bland community…
The NSW Government has released its plan to roll out electronic identification (eID) for the state’s $1.5 billion farmed sheep and goat industries. Nationals Minister for Agriculture and Western NSW Dugald Saunders said the plan has been developed hand-in-hand with industry, ensuring a timeline that works for each sector. “Biosecurity is a top priority for…
Nationals Member for Oxley Melinda Pavey has announced more than $350,000 in funding to maintain and upgrade Crown land reserves and community facilities across the Oxley region. The NSW Government grants are provided by the Department of Planning and Environment – Crown Lands from the Crown Reserves Improvement Fund. “It’s fantastic that $354,833 has been…
A decade-long project to completely seal 153 kilometres of the Silver City Highway has been achieved, providing safer and more resilient road for motorists in the state’s Far West. Nationals Minister for Regional Transport and Roads Sam Farraway said NSW is one step closer to a fully sealed highway network with the completion of works…
Clarence Valley Council has secured nearly $1.5 million from a new $12 million NSW Nationals in the state government program designed to restore and improve flood-hit sporting infrastructure. Clarence Nationals MP Chris Gulaptis said flood recovery takes many forms and getting sporting and recreation facilities back up to scratch is a major priority. Mr Gulaptis…
The NSW Government has committed almost $200 million in new funding to implement a number of the recommendations from the independent Flood Inquiry. The funding will ensure emergency services are better equipped to respond to future disaster events and support impacted communities during recovery. It builds upon work that is already underway to implement recommendations…
The Mudgee region’s status as a premier sporting destination has received a massive boost thanks to the NSW Nationals in the state government’s Resources for Regions program. Nationals Member for Dubbo Dugald Saunders has been joined by Mid-Western Regional Council Mayor Des Kennedy to announce $2.3 million to upgrade the lights at Glen Willow Regional…
