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Defibrillator grants return for sporting clubs in the Cessnock Electorate

Local Sport Defibrillator Grant Program – grants of up to $3,000 for sporting clubs in the Cessnock Electorate
Community sporting organisations across the Electorate of Cessnock can now apply for grants of up to $3,000 to purchase potentially life-saving defibrillators through the 2026 Local Sport Defibrillator Grant Program.…
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More than $4 million invested to strengthen firefighting fleet

New NSW Rural Fire Service firefighting vehicles for Lower Hunter brigades
More than $4.1 million worth of firefighting vehicles will be officially handed over to NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) brigades across the Lower Hunter District. Volunteers and local representatives will…
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Sport clubs in the Cessnock Electorate can score a win with vital grant funding

Local Sport Grant Program – grant funding for sport clubs in the Cessnock Electorate
Sporting organisations across the Electorate of Cessnock can take advantage of up to $4.65 million in funding following the opening of the NSW Government’s Local Sport Grant Program. The Program…
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Grants now open to prevent gender-based violence

16 Days of Activism Grant Program – grants to prevent gender-based violence
The Minns Labor Government is working with local communities to build a safer New South Wales through the 16 Days of Activism Grant Program to help stop violence before it…
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One Nation Hunter candidate wants to send Hunter train manufacturing jobs overseas

One Nation’s Hunter candidate Stuart Bonds says NSW should abandon plans to manufacture trains in the Hunter and instead send the work offshore – a move that would cost the…
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Consultation report published for upgrade of Newcastle Link Road and Minmi Road at Cameron Park

Artist impression: aerial view of the proposed overpass bridge at the Newcastle Link Road and Minmi Road intersection, Cameron Park
The proposed upgrade of the Newcastle Link Road and Minmi Road intersection at Cameron Park has reached another milestone, with the community consultation report now published. The NSW Government is…
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Securing the Hunter’s future: jobs and investment from mining land reuse

The Albanese and Minns Labor Governments and Muswellbrook and Lake Macquarie councils are working together to secure the future of the Hunter, with new plans set to unlock more than…
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$105.5 million investment unlocked to increase NSW’s agriculture productivity and lower emissions

The Minns Labor Government is delivering on its commitment to modernise and grow the state’s agricultural industries by supporting a $105.5 million investment in fourteen innovative projects to help boost…
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Regional NSW events boosted by $1.3 million in funding

Crowd enjoying drinks at the Hunter Valley Wine and Beer Festival
The NSW Government is investing in grassroots events across regional NSW, with more than $1.3 million to be injected into local communities through the 2026/27 Regional Event Fund. From food…
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Minns Labor Government backs the growing Hunter with over 100 new bus services

The Minns Labor Government is delivering a major boost to public transport in the Hunter, with more than 100 additional bus services every week set to transform how people move…
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