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This week it is the CWA of NSW Awareness Week and The Cessnock Evening Branch is opening their doors and warmly invite the local community to come along and join them for a day…

Hunter Water’s Sustainability Grants are one-off financial contributions to help organisations deliver water education or conservation projects. The purpose of the grants is to promote water conservation through education, efficiency…

I am very proud of the contribution that volunteers make to all aspects of community life.   Volunteers are the life blood of local communities and are often unrecognised for their…

This Friday is Cancer Council’s Daffodil Day – a national day of hope for Australians to show they care about beating cancer. Cancer Council hopes to raise $9.7 million nationally…

Cessnock MP Clayton Barr will visit England, Scotland, France, Turkey and Singapore during his CPA study tour (August 17 – September 4, 2014). During the tour he will be covering…

I look forward to attending the official opening of the PCYC Cessnock by Sir Peter Cosgrove, AK MC (Ret’d) and Lady Cosgrove. The new complex which is located in the…

Congratulations to the Cessnock Hospital Pink Ladies, who celebrated their 16th birthday today with this magnificent cake.  In that time they’ve raised more than $20,000 for Cessnock Hospital, for things…

I have recently approached by local residents requesting the removal of the traffic control signals at the Elderslie Road intersection in Branxton. I then contacted Roads and Maritime Services (RMS)…

Last Friday I attended Cessnock Hospital to officially open the Walkabout Kitchen.  It was a great event as it featured cultural entertainment including Aboriginal dancing and didgeridoo playing; and a bush tucker…

On Wednesday, I had the pleasure of attending an event hosted by Cessnock High School. Students, teachers and parents gathered together to attend the Cessnock Community of Great Public Schools…