Raising the Barr

Raising the BARR – Week ending 02/10/2026

Riders racing postie bikes through the streets near Cessnock TAFE at the Cessnock Postie Bike Grand Prix
Some Important Numbers to Know Hiring: 6,556 new Nurses and Midwives 986 new paramedics 2,263 new teachers 2,697 new police Since forming Government in March 2023, the Minns Labor Government…
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Raising the BARR – Week ending 18/09/2026

New NSW Rural Fire Service trucks lined up, including Greta and Lower Hunter brigade tankers
Domestic Violence Requires All Of Us To Act In recent days as many as 4 people have died in various violent attacks connected to domestic relationships within families and partnerships.…
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Raising the BARR – Week ending 04/09/2026

Clayton Barr as a child in 1977 holding a soccer ball
Born Here – Raised Here – Live Here My greatest thrill is to have the chance to serve the people that are my origins and my roots. Not just in…
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Raising the BARR – Week ending 21/08/2026

The Tomago Aluminium sign at the entrance to the Hunter smelter
Council Issued Fines Raise Money For Council Not The State I have been receiving a large number of complaints about fines issued by Council Rangers. While the work of Council…
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Raising the BARR – Week ending 07/08/2026

Traffic lights showing a green light and red right-turn arrow
You Do Have Some Control at Traffic Lights A set of traffic lights is programmed to do a basic thing but is also controlled by the way that the traffic…
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Raising the BARR – Week ending 17/07/2026

Raising the BARR – Week ending 17/07/2026
Coal Mining Sites Have a Working Future Here in the Hunter we all know how dangerous coal mining can be. The Jim Comerford Memorial Wall at Aberdare, in Cessnock, lists…
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Raising the BARR – Week ending 03/07/2026

Train Manufacturing in the Hunter is Back Baby! In the single biggest announcement a NSW Government has ever made for the Hunter, train manufacturing is set for a new and…
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Raising the BARR – Week ending 12/06/2026

A Fair Go For All The Australia that I grew up in always had a simple message for everyone – we believe in a fair go for all. I firmly…
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Raising the BARR – Week ending 08/05/2026

Historic Pay Increase For Nurses & Midwives NSW Nurses and Midwives will receive the largest pay increase in more than 20 years after the Government accepted the decision of the…
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Raising the BARR – Week ending 24/04/2026

NSW Government is Investing $252M in Local Jobs in Local Councils The NSW Minns Government is working with local Councils to create new apprenticeship, traineeship and cadetship opportunities. A total…
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