Primary producers will have their labour shortage pressures reduced with the NSW Government set to make it quicker and easier for foreign agricultural workers to safely start working on farms. Nationals Minister for Agriculture Adam Marshall has announced from November 1 the NSW Government will remove quarantine requirements and caps for overseas arrivals who the…
The rapid rate of second dose vaccinations means next Monday, October 18, is firming as the day the Reopening NSW Roadmap’s 80 per cent settings will come into effect for those who are fully vaccinated. Community sport will resume, more friends and family will be reunited, and there will no longer be a cap on…
The NSW Nationals in the state government have unveiled a $200 million recovery package for regional NSW that will create new jobs and support events, shows, and festivals to boost tourism and help young people reclaim the best years of their lives. Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW Paul Toole said the Regional Recovery…
The NSW Nationals in the state government are implementing a raft of new initiatives to improve how it recruits, trains, and places high quality teachers where they are most needed. Nationals Minister for Education and Early Childhood Learning Sarah Mitchell said the $125 million NSW Teacher Supply Strategy will enable the NSW Government to create…
A garden festival attracting tourists to the Hastings and a regional skills audit for the MidCoast will receive Federal funding under the Building Better Regions Fund (BBRF) Round 5. Federal Nationals Member for Lyne Dr David Gillespie announced funding for the following projects: $24,700 for MidCoast Regional Skills Audit (Total project cost $49,400) $10,000 for…
Customers in Myall Lakes will have more reasons to celebrate catching up with friends and family this Summer with two additional Dine & Discover vouchers up for grabs for NSW residents. Nationals Member for Myall Lakes, Stephen Bromhead said the expanded program will support residents across the community and encourage economic activity as part of…
More than 4,500 staff from the Department of Regional NSW and the NSW Department of Primary Industries will be able to access five days’ special leave to assist farmers with an expected bumper harvest season in 2021. Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW Paul Toole said special leave entitlements, rolling out for the first…
Motorists will soon be enjoying safer travel on the Bruxner Highway with work starting next week to upgrade a section about seven kilometres west of Lismore. Local Nationals Member of the Legislative Council Ben Franklin said the NSW Nationals in the state government are funding this $4 million project, including $1 million from the Safer…
Australia’s gold production will get a boost and hundreds of new jobs will be created following the approval of a new underground gold mine 40 kilometres north-east of West Wyalong. Nationals Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke said mining was a backbone industry for the Central West, and a major source of jobs and economic investment…
Riverina Nationals MP Michael McCormack is urging residents to “call out phone scammers and help stop them in their tracks.” His message comes in response to an increasing number of scam calls, texts, and emails being received by people across the Riverina and Central West. “The number of complaints I have received from business operators…
NSW is set to receive more than $80 billion in investment, establishing itself as an energy and economic superpower with the launch of the NSW Hydrogen Strategy. The NSW Strategy builds on the work of the National Hydrogen Strategy released in 2019 and brings together the NSW Government’s existing and new policies into a framework…
Federal Nationals Member for Page, Kevin Hogan, is making sure that young Australians across the regions are being recognised for their sporting achievements. These local sporting champions will receive a certificate, as well as a $550 grant from the Local Sporting Champions program. Mr Hogan has recognised 5 young Champions from the Coffs Northern Beaches,…
The NSW Nationals in the state government’s $240 million Regional and Metro Renewal Programs are forging ahead with the next round of projects to improve school infrastructure announced. The Regional and Metro Renewal Programs have so far delivered 206 upgrades at 202 schools across the state, and now a further 57 schools will benefit. Deputy…
The NSW Nationals in the federal government are providing a further $25 million to help agricultural shows and field days bounce back and continue to deliver ongoing benefits to their communities. Federal Nationals Minister for Agriculture David Littleproud said Round 2 of the Supporting Agricultural Shows and Field Days Program will open soon, with the…
Federal Nationals Member for Parkes Mark Coulton has announced more than $11 million in funding for the three projects in the electorate that have been successful under Round 5 of the Federal Government’s Building Better Regions Fund (BBRF). Broken Hill is the big winner in this latest round of funding, with Broken Hill City Council…
