Politics coverage
Northern Tablelands
Glen Innes Business Chamber held the annual Glen Innes Business Awards on Saturday night at the Services Club to recognise and celebrate the achievements of businesses, organisations and individuals across a wide variety of industries. Congratulations to Sweetie Pie’s Bake Shop who was named the 2025 Glen Innes Business of the Year. Congratulations to all [...]
Public Hearings
A parliamentary committee will hold public hearings in Narrabri and Tamworth this week regarding Member for Barwon Roy Butlers’ Bill to split Hunter New England Health, with Mr Butler saying there should be more consideration given regarding extra jobs and investment that would flow into the New England and north-west regions. Hunter New England Health [...]
Northern Tablelands
The recent snowstorms across the eastern side of the Northern Tablelands saw widespread damage to infrastructure and services across the region. Thousands of residents across the electorate were without power for a number of days. They have lost perishables, have been without water and businesses have not been able to trade. I have been in [...]
Parkes Electorate
THE first two sitting weeks of the 48th Parliament are now over, and I was honoured to deliver my first speech to Parliament. This marks an important landmark as an elected representative – it’s a promise to the people of Parkes that I will serve them to the best of my ability, and fight for [...]
Northern Tablelands
I visited Armidale Tennis Club this week to see their new industrial roller, bought through the Community Building Partnership program. The club received $23,797 to purchase the roller which will be used to maintain their eight clay courts. Having well-maintained facilities means Armidale Tennis Club will be able to continue hosting regional tournaments as well [...]
Parkes Electorate
FEDERAL Member for Parkes and Assistant Shadow Minister for both Agriculture and Resources, Jamie Chaffey, today pledged to serve the electorate of Parkes in his first speech to Parliament. Mr Chaffey spoke about his upbringing in regional New South Wales, his first real job as a management trainee with a supermarket chain, and how that [...]
Northern Tablelands
I attended the NSW Farmers’ Annual Conference in Sydney on Tuesday which saw farmers, industry leaders and politicians come together to discuss issues facing the industry including the future of farming, artificial intelligence, feral animals and renewable energy. It was a productive day with several motions widely supported including a first farm buyer’s scheme, legal [...]
Parkes Electorate
This is my first column as the Federal Member for Parkes, an electorate that covers more than 400,000 square kilometres of New South Wales. It’s an area bigger than Japan, Germany, or even Great Britain. I follow in the footsteps of some great Federal Members, most recently the Honourable Mark Coulton who ably represented this [...]
Northern Tablelands
Local mayors, local planning officers, landholders, academics, and community members had the chance to raise their concerns about the New England Renewable Energy Zone when the Upper House Inquiry came to Armidale on Thursday. Witnesses who spoke publicly raised concerns on how the REZ is being rolled out with the flawed planning process and the [...]
Politics
FEDERAL Member for Parkes and Shadow Assistant Minister for Resources, Jamie Chaffey, and Shadow Assistant Minister for Manufacturing and Sovereign Capability, Andrew Willcox, have announced the Coalition will push for a Senate Inquiry into the future of Australia’s metals manufacturing industry. The Coalition says Australian smelters and refineries are at risk of collapsing, with an [...]
