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…
Dubbo South Public School is cleaned up and new facilities are in place ready to welcome students back this week, after a fire at the end of 2021. Nationals Member for Dubbo Dugald Saunders has visited the school and welcomed the progress made over the holidays to restore the site. “Thankfully no-one was injured and…
Parents and carers of children enrolled in all primary schools in NSW will benefit from a new $155 million program for Before and After School Care (BASC) services to provide greater support and access to BASC services. The $500 voucher will assist families who use BASC services by covering the parent gap fee component of…
A Riverina business that designs and builds innovative screening attachments for heavy industries is set for a major expansion, thanks to the NSW Nationals in the state government’s Regional Job Creation Fund. Duty Nationals MLC for Wagga Wagga, Wes Fang, said a $6.64 million grant will enable FlipScreen Australia to build a large-scale manufacturing facility…
One of the most popular sporting venues in the Northern Rivers region will soon have a new air ventilation system to keep players cooler on court. The Ballina Indoor Sports Centre will receive $155,000 from the NSW Nationals in the state government’s Stronger Country Communities Fund to install the new system. Nationals Minister for Regional…
Businesses, workers, and the performing arts across NSW are all set to benefit from a major financial support package of more than $1 billion to help those that have been hardest hit by the Omicron COVID wave. The package includes financial support for small business to buy rapid antigen tests (RATs) to help keep their…
