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Politics
IT was great to get out to Broken Hill last week to catch up with a number of community organisations, meet with grant recipients and introduce Nationals’ candidate for Parkes Jamie Chaffey to various locals. The visit was Jamie’s first time in Broken Hill, so I was pleased to be able to show him around [...]
Northern Tablelands
The September sittings have commenced, and it is clear the government does not have an extensive legislative agenda. This week, it was pleasing the Health Minister Ryan Park listened to the concerns of myself and other regional MPs in relation to the shortage of midwives. A recruitment bonus of up to $20,000 was announced and [...]
Honour Board
BROKEN Hill High School students will be able to commemorate those who served in the Vietnam War when an honour board is installed at the school. Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton and Nationals’ candidate for Parkes Jamie Chaffey today met with Broken Hill High School Parents and Citizens Association Vice President Margaret Burrowes and [...]
Seniors
MEMBER for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan encourages people to make an application under the NSW Government’s Connecting Seniors Grant Program, which is now open. Mr Moylan said the program helps support older people to connect with others to enhance wellbeing and social connection. “This program aims to support people aged 65 years and over and [...]
Local elections
MOREE real-estate agent Dominique Hodgkinson has the numbers, and is pretty much assured of a seat when nine new Moree Plains Shire councillors are finalised and sworn in. Hodgkinson is one of 15 candidates vying for a spot at the table, and says she is super-keen to get Moree moving forward and working with – [...]
Local elections
WITH the second-highest number of first preference votes as the count continues, Wayne Tighe is all but assured of gaining a seat on Moree Plains Shire Council. Tighe sits second behind tearaway leader Susannah Pearse and history indicates he’s the first Aboriginal man to secure such a vote count in a local election. Tighe, 46, [...]
Local elections
KELLY James says she’ll hit the ground running as the likelihood of gaining another term on council grows stronger. James is pretty much assured of a seat in the Max Centre bunker and has welcomed to the fold tyros Wayne Tighe and Dominique Hodgkinson, who both look certain to gain seats as vote-counting continues. James [...]
Local elections
AS local government election vote-counting resumes today, running mates Brooke Sauer and Susannah Pearse are likely to return to the table – and Kelly James, Wayne Tighe, Dominique Hodgkinson and Peter Mailler are expected to join them. Pearse leads the count clearly, with preferences projected to get Sauer over the line. Pearse, Sauer and James [...]
Local elections
MOREE Plains Shire councillor Susannah Pearse is back for another term, with a clear lead in the local government election when counting paused at 10pm, Saturday. Pearse leads clearly, ahead of Wayne Tighe and Kelly James. With more than two-thirds of the votes tallied, Brooke Sauer, Pearse’s running mate, is almost assured of a seat. [...]
Local elections
AFTER a week of pre-polling, the final chance for residents across the Moree Plains to decide who leads the shire for the next four years has arrived. There are 15 candidates to fill nine seats at the Moree Plains Shire Council’s Max Centre bunker, and voters have until 6pm today to decide who that nine [...]
