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Latest news/media releases

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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Raising the Barr

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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Speeches

Hunter Valley Bus Accident

Clayton Barr - Condolences
Mr CLAYTON BARR (Cessnock) (19:03): I have tried a couple of times to sit down and write this speech, and each time I sit down a bit of a fog comes through.…
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State Election

Clayton Barr - Private Member's Statement
Mr CLAYTON BARR (Cessnock) (20:02): I comment on the 2023 State election in the electorate of Cessnock. I recognise from the outset that I have had the chance to make a couple…
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Tribute to Phil Papworth

Clayton Barr - Private Member's Statement
I make a brief statement about Phil “Pappy” Papworth, who died just before Easter. Pappy was a long-time career schoolteacher who taught all over the State. He was an ugly…
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FISAF International World Sports Aerobics and Fitness Championships

Clayton Barr - Community Recognition Statements
Mr CLAYTON BARR (Cessnock) (15:41): I acknowledge three young ladies from Cessnock who are off to the FISAF International World Sports Aerobics and Fitness Championships 2022 in the Czech Republic…
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