Politics coverage
Northern Tablelands
Trackside is a new youth hub and community centre which opened in Armidale on Tuesday. The old cadet building near the Armidale railway station was renovated with a grant from Transport for NSW and the facility will be operated by Armidale Women’s Shelter. It offers safe rooms where young people doing it tough can sleep, [...]
State Budget
IN the lead-up to the Minns Government handing down the NSW Budget, Member for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan is pleading for more funding for the region, noting that once again the majority of funding is going to Western Sydney. The New South Wales east coast flood event saw traffic redirected inland, and highways and local [...]
Northern Tablelands
TWO Northern Tablelands residents received the honour of a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM), while one received a Public Service Medal (PSM) when the King’s Birthday Honours were announced on Monday. Cyril ‘Jimmy’ Tanner received an OAM for service to rugby league in Armidale. Jimmy has fulfilled numerous roles in the sport at [...]
Northern Tablelands
A petition debate brought on by my good mate and Member for Cootamundra, Steph Cooke in Parliament this week raised credible concerns about the NSW Government’s overreliance on department advice, and lacking consultation with frontline staff and local communities in regional and rural healthcare settings. The Protect Regional and Rural Health Service in NSW petition [...]
Local Government
GLEN Innes Severn Council mayor Margot Davis has told Prime Minister Anthony Albanese there is a silent crisis unfolding across New South Wales – and it is not just about dollars and cents. In an open letter to the prime minister, which has also been sent to New South Wales senators, Member for Northern Tablelands [...]
Agriculture
NEWLY-elected member for Parkes Jamie Chaffey is calling on Labor to bring back interest-free loans from the Regional Investment Corporation for farmers impacted by Australia’s drought and floods. Mr Chaffey said farmers across Australia have been simultaneously devastated by recent floods as well as drought. “In 2020, the Coalition introduced a two-year interest free period [...]
Politics
NEWLY-declared Nationals Member for Parkes, Jamie Chaffey, said he was relieved when the Australian Electoral Commission on Tuesday declared the polls, one month on from election day – now it’s time to get on with the work at hand. “I am grateful for the opportunity to serve the people of the Parkes electorate,” Mr Chaffey [...]
Victims’ Support
THE 2025-26 NSW State Budget will include an additional $227 million over five years for the Victims’ Support Service, which helps victim-survivors of violent crime and family members of victims to access counselling and financial assistance, as well as help with funeral expenses and medical expenses. Funding will include a new $49.4 million hub to [...]
Northern Tablelands
Repairs on the New England Highway in our electorate will begin next week. After the flooding on the coast of NSW last week, traffic was diverted to the New England Highway which resulted it in becoming a pothole-ridden danger zone for motorists. I have been pushing for repairs since last week and I met with [...]
Politics
Nationals leader David Littleproud on Wednesday announced his party has re-joined the Liberal Party to create a Coalition Shadow Ministry. Member-elect for Parkes, Jamie Chaffey, has been appointed Shadow Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Shadow Assistant Minister for Resources. “I am proud to be included in the Shadow Ministry,” Mr Chaffey said. “The Parkes electorate [...]
