Clunes Tennis Club will resurface its courts and create new fencing with support of $107,000 from the NSW Nationals in the state government’s Stronger Country Communities Fund. The local tennis courts are the only public sports facility in Clunes and have not been upgraded in nearly two decades. Nationals Minister for Regional Youth Ben Franklin…
Old Bar is set for a surge in participation in tennis after $121,384 was granted from the NSW Nationals in the state government’s Stronger Country Communities Fund. Nationals Member for Myall Lakes, Stephen Bromhead, said the Round Four funding is for an LED Lighting upgrade which will transform tennis in Old Bar. “The current lights…
Natural Disaster declarations have been made in the Bland, Hilltops, Narrandera, and Temora local government areas. Nationals Minister for Emergency Services and Resilience and Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke said the declarations follow severe storms and intense rainfall which impacted these communities on January 5 and 6, and again on January 14-16. “The declaration of…
Charles Sturt University will expand allied health student training and placements across the Riverina with a grant of $1.87 million announced by the NSW Nationals in the federal government. Federal Nationals Member for Riverina Michael McCormack said ensuring people in rural NSW had access to high quality health care continued to be a priority for…
The NSW government’s live music initiative Great Southern Nights has added over 30 new artists to complete a stellar line-up performing from March 18 to April 10. Ball Park Music, Confidence Man, Illy, Kate Ceberano, Marcia Hines, Montaigne, Sheppard, and The Jungle Giants are among the headline performers added to an already star-studded line-up for…
The delivery of homes will be fast-tracked in regional communities experiencing housing pressure, ahead of the NSW Government’s initial response to the Regional Housing Taskforce recommendations. Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW Paul Toole said applications are open for eligible councils to share in $30 million to fast-track supply of shovel-ready land and deliver…
Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce and NSW Nationals Minister for Water and Member for Tamworth Kevin Anderson have announced the final business case for the Dungowan Dam will be going to the NSW Government in as little as a month. Mr Joyce and Mr Anderson acknowledged the community has been holding out for progress and…
The NSW Nationals in the state government are investing $8.9 million in the Clarence Region, with a co-located Emergency Operations Centres (EOC) and Fire Control Centres (FCC) to be built in Grafton and a new Category 1 Fire Tanker going to the Lawrence RFS Brigade. The $8.5 million Grafton facility was announced earlier this week…
Businesses can now apply for Round Two of the NSW Nationals in in the state government’s $140 million Regional Job Creation Fund, which is set to create at least 2,000 new jobs in regional NSW over a three-year period. Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW Paul Toole has announced applications are open for a…
The Far North Coast Hockey Association has received $77,876 from the NSW Nationals in the state government’s Stronger Country Communities Fund to build a children’s playground and support parents to continue to play sport locally. The new playground at the Lismore Hockey Fields will mean parents are able to bring their children to games and…
Coomba Aquatic Club on Wallis Lake has been granted $108,500 from the NSW Nationals in the state government’s Stronger Country Communities Fund. Nationals Member for Myall Lakes, Stephen Bromhead, said the Round Four funding is for the bitumen sealing of the club driveway, with the work to complete the state of the art facility. “The…
The NSW Nationals in the federal government are backing a big year for Gloucester sports clubs, including Gloucester Netball, Gloucester Hockey, and Gloucester Soccer. Federal funding of $300,000 will see the Gloucester netball courts resealed, starting from next Monday, February 7. Federal Nationals Member for Lyne Dr David Gillespie joined club members to bid farewell…
Federal Nationals funding of $580,000 is paving the way for new public footpaths to improve pedestrian safety and smarten up prominent areas of Beechwood and Camden Haven. Federal Nationals Member for Lyne Dr David Gillespie joined local residents at North Haven on one of the newest stretches of completed paving, part of the 11km Beach…
Commissioner Karen Webb APM has been formally appointed as the 23rd NSW Police Force Commissioner, during a ceremony and community event at Boorowa Central School. The ceremony was conducted in the presence of Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AC QC, Premier Dominic Perrottet, Deputy Premier and Minister for Police Paul Toole, as well as…
Agility, innovation and region-specific solutions will expand the focus of the eight Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hubs around Australia. Speaking at the Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub in Wagga Wagga, federal Nationals Minister for Agriculture David Littleproud said the agricultural industry will benefit from the $20 million funding boost. “These hubs are a…
