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Rural Crime
COONAMBLE, Brewarrina, Bourke and Walgett mayors are returning home with state funding for a new strategy to address youth crime, following a meeting with NSW Premier Chris Minns that was arranged by the Member for Barwon, Roy Butler. The Premier has agreed to establish a trial site across the four Local Government Areas. There will [...]
Politics
THE Liberal Party on Thursday announced a new direction in energy and emissions policy, with plans to putting affordable energy and the cost of living at the centre of Australia’s economic future. Leader of the Opposition, Sussan Ley and Shadow Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction, Dan Tehan said in a joint statement the Liberal [...]
Northern Tablelands
Inverell Rugby Club received $73,656 to upgrade the lighting at fields 1 and 2 which will which mean they have an increased capacity to host more late training and evening fixtures. The club has more than 200 members in women’s, men’s and junior grades and having a facility under lights will only help those numbers [...]
Northern Tablelands
The 26th annual Uralla Thunderbolts Festival was held on Saturday and what a fantastic day it was. There was fantastic support and large crowds of people from both the local community and tourists who all enjoyed the many things on offer. There were rides, food, music, demonstrations, entertainment, a parade, shows and market stalls as [...]
Northern Tablelands
Parliament resumed this week for the second week of the October sittings. This week, I delivered Community Recognition Statements on Starlogixs of Deepwater, Inverell’s Marie Tanner, Emmaville Central School, Inverell Community Kitchen’s Zoe Hannam, Armidale’s Neil Horton, The Heart of Glen Innes, Moree locals supporting palliative care patients, NERAM’s Packsaddle Art Exhibition, Glen Innes Op [...]
Northern Tablelands
NSW Parliament resumed this week for the first week of October sittings. I delivered Community Recognition Statements on Walcha CWA, Sapphire Speed Shear, Inverell’s Josh Cathie, Mungindi Cotton Growers Association, Warialda Cultural Community Centre, Bingara Westpac Helicopter Support Group, Moree’s Kamala Wheeler, Walcha’s Lacey Newton, and the Bundarra Garden Festival. This week I tabled Questions [...]
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It is great to see BackTrack’s Night Crew program receive $120,000 in funding from the NSW Government for it to be continued. The program sees youth workers on Armidale streets between 8pm and 7am three nights per week to engage young people at risk. The trial earlier in the year was hugely successful with a [...]
Northern Tablelands
The end of Term 3 for students meant many high schools have held their graduations and valedictory ceremonies. Congratulations to all students who have finished their high school journey and I wish you all the best in the HSC and in the future. It was great to attend the Armidale Secondary College valedictory last Friday [...]
Northern Tablelands
THE Armidale branch of the Country Women’s Association has launched a $5000 scholarship (in perpetuity) for a female medical student from regional, remote or rural New South Wales to put towards their studies at the University of New England. The student is to study locally at UNE and the intention of working in the region [...]
Rural Crime Inquiry
AS part of the community safety in regional and rural communities’ inquiry, the Legislative Assembly Committee on Law and Safety will be in Moree on Wednesday. The inquiry has received nearly 200 submissions from individuals and organisations from across New South Wales, including councils from Narrabri, Inverell, Gunnedah, Dubbo, Ballina, Bega Valley, Port Macquaire, Lake [...]
