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$3 million to help sport change the game on domestic violence.

The Minns Labor Government is building a safer New South Wales, committing more than $3 million over the next two years to partner with sporting organisations to deliver programs that…
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New solution to a vintage problem: Minns Government delivers improved school bus services for the Hunter Valley

The Minns Labor Government is continuing to strengthen the services that regional communities and local students need and deserve, with improved bus services on the way for schools across the…
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Cessnock Electorate Crown land managers encouraged to apply for $13.5 million Crown Reserves Improved Fund.

The Minns Labor Government is delivering better communities across NSW with a major boost to the 2025–26 Crown Reserves Improvement Fund. Funding has increased to $13.5 million, more than $2…
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Cessnock Family Support Service empowered to drive down violence

The Minns Labor Government has delivered a share of $100,000 to support efforts to prevent domestic and family violence during the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign. Cessnock…
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Abermain RSL sub-Branch receives funding under Community War Memorials Fund

Minister for Veterans David Harris announced today 27 war memorials across 25 local government areas are receiving nearly $250,000 in NSW Government funding for essential care to ensure the service…
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Call for artists to help shape the Cessnock Hospital Redevelopment

Local artists with connections to Cessnock and the Hunter region are invited to contribute to the $138 million Cessnock Hospital Redevelopment, with expressions of interest (EOIs) for art commissions now…
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Raising the Barr

Raising the BARR – Week ending 26-12-2025

A Festive and Hopefully Restful Time of the Year I do hope that many of you get the chance to have a lovely and relaxing time over the coming weeks.…
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Raising the BARR – Week ending 14/11/2025

Building A Fairer NSW There is no doubt that a focus of the previous NSW Government was to sell off assets and to make cuts across the public services to…
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Raising the BARR – Week ending 14/11/2025

What Do You Think of When You Hear the Words Net Zero? In a conversation that I was having in Parliament during this past week, it was put to me…
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Raising the BARR – Week ending 26/09/2025

Saving Koalas Is Not Easy For more than 10 years, the current NSW Labor Government, who was the NSW Opposition for much of that time, had promised that they would…
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Speeches

Rural and regional NSW

Privatisation Public Interest Debate
Labor does not value investment in the regions because Labor simply does not understand the regions. We should not be surprised at that because it is in Labor’s DNA to…
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Property Tax (First Home Buyer Choice) Bill 2022

Clayton Barr - Bills - Second Reading Debate
How do we define “business” in 2022? If you are a first home buyer, your occupation is web designer and you work in the front office or at the kitchen…
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Commonwealth Youth Parliament Participant Ethan Floyd

Clayton Barr - Community Recognition Statements
Mr CLAYTON BARR (Cessnock) (18:32): I congratulate Cessnock resident Ethan Floyd, who has been chosen as the New South Wales Commonwealth Parliamentary Association representative to the Commonwealth Youth Parliament in…
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Asset Privatisation

Privatisation Public Interest Debate
Mr CLAYTON BARR (Cessnock) (17:11): To help members on that side of Parliament understand what we are talking about today, I will break it down for them. I will provide…
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