The Federal Nationals in Government will fast-track three Inland Rail projects in Western NSW. Member for Parkes Mark Coulton announced the Federal Government would look at opportunities around connectivity to the Inland Rail. He said a case study into connectivity to the Narrabri Freight Port and the Baradine Silo Complex would be funded, as well…
The school holidays have presented a perfect opportunity to repair and upgrade hundreds of schools across the state. Walls will get a lick of paint while gutters are cleaned out and toilets repaired as NSW Nationals Education Minister Sarah Mitchell gets to work on making our schools great. Regional schools will get a variety of…
The Nationals in Government are continuing to work hard on delivering real support for drought-affected communities. NSW Nationals Member for Tamworth Kevin Anderson said there was a lot of help on the table, with emergency assistance to maintain town water supplies, ongoing financial support for farmers and regional communities, keeping teachers at drought-affected schools, as…
The NSW Nationals in Government are keeping an election promise to the people of Myall Lakes, with planning about to begin on the long-awaited Forster-Tuncurry Hospital. Member for Myall Lakes Stephen Bromhead said the first critical stage in the development of a new hospital was clinical services planning, which was set to begin within weeks.…
New data has revealed the Nationals in Government are helping secure the future of regional areas. Federal Member for Parkes and Decentralisation Minister Mark Coulton said a 44 per cent increase in regional migrant placements were backing the regions and taking population pressure off our largest cities. “The Government’s decentralisation agenda is supporting strong and…
Thousands of people said their goodbyes to the late, great Tim Fischer in Albury this week. Tim’s fingerprints were all over the State Funeral held in his honour, from The Battle Hymn of the Republic and Jerusalem to the manner of his arrival: A humble rail motor that carried him to the service from near…
Commercial passenger air services will return to the skies of North Western NSW from next month, thanks to an historic deal struck by the NSW Nationals in Government. Minister for Western NSW Adam Marshall announced FlyPelican and Airlink will operate 26 new services each week, linking Bourke, Cobar, Walgett and Lightning Ridge to Dubbo and…
The NSW Nationals unreservedly reject any moves to pay for Sydney infrastructure by scrapping regional jobs. In an editorial published by the Sydney Morning Herald, there are calls to privatise Essential Energy to raise money to pay for pet projects like the Sydney West Metro. It suggests $8 billion could be raised from the sale,…
The Hon. Tim Fischer AC, former Deputy Prime Minister, Federal Nationals Leader and true stalwart of the Party, has passed away after a long battle with cancer. Known to many as a giant of our Party, the ‘boy from Boree Creek’ was always 100 per cent committed to our Party and truly was a National…
NSW Nationals Member for Upper Hunter and Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture Michael Johnsen has welcomed news that farm trespassers will face the toughest penalties in Australia including up to three years jail time, while farmers will enjoy the State’s first legislated ‘right to farm’, under a historic piece of legislation set to be introduced by…