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Grants are now available through COMPACT Alliance! to support young people

COMPACT stands for Community Partnership Action. They assist young people across NSW communities to build resilience in an uncertain world. They are able to assist in a range of projects…
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Hunter artists encouraged to apply to add colourful designs to urban areas in Lake Mac

Hunter artists are being invited to get their art on the streets, by applying to paint their designs on traffic signal boxes across Lake Macquarie City. Lake Macquarie City Council’s Major…
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Greater Sydney Water Crisis: Leaks Equivalent to 19,000 Olympic Pools Each Year

Labor has condemned the NSW Government’s mismanagement of Sydney’s water supply, after a scathing report from the NSW Auditor General. The report says the Government has left Sydney’s water supply “less…
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Demand for Tests Leads to Cessnock Hospital COVID-19 Testing Facility to Be Extended until June 22.

Clayton Barr MP, State Member for the Electorate of Cessnock announced the Cessnock District Hospital COVID-19 drive thru testing clinic has been extended until 22 June with Hunter New England…
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Water Price Hike: Government Should Scrap Drought Tax

Labor is warning Sydney residents will pay up to $200 a year more for water from July under a pricing plan it wants the Government to reject. The proposal from…
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Deputy Premier Must save Hundreds of Regional University Jobs

NSW Labor has written to the Deputy Premier John Barilaro, demanding he guarantee there’ll be no more job cuts at regional universities which are struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic. There…
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Labor Calls on Government to Reject “Drought Tax” Proposal

NSW Labor has called on the Government to reject a proposal to charge Sydney residents more for water in times of drought. A draft proposal from the Independent Pricing and…
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Government Backflips on Water Security Promise and Abandons Plans to Expand Sydney Desal Plant

Labor has called on the Government to explain why it has abandoned plans to safeguard water security and expand Sydney’s water desalination. It has been revealed in a letter to…
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Made in Newcastle: Tonnes to Be Gained from Hunter Manufacturing

NSW Labor is calling on the Berejiklian Government to guarantee Hunter-sourced services and materials are prioritised during construction of the $11 billion Western Sydney Airport rail line and other fast-tracked…
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COVID-19 Testing Facilities in Cessnock Local Government Area Extended until 13 June.

Clayton Barr MP, State Member for the Electorate of Cessnock announced due to demand the Cessnock District Hospital COVID-19 drive thru testing clinic has been extended until Saturday 13 June.…
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