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NSW Liberals and Nationals Wage War on Hunter Councils

Shadow Minister for Local Government, Greg Warren and Shadow Minister for the Hunter, Clayton Barr have condemned the NSW Liberals and Nationals for bleeding the pockets of the Hunter community…
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NSW Liberals and Nationals Wage War on Singleton Council

Shadow Minister for Local Government, Greg Warren and State Member for the Electorate of Cessnock, Clayton Barr, have condemned the NSW Liberals and Nationals for bleeding the pockets of the…
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NSW Liberals and Nationals Wage War on Cessnock City Council

Shadow Minister for Local Government, Greg Warren and State Member for the Electorate of Cessnock, Clayton Barr, have condemned the NSW Liberals and Nationals for bleeding the pockets of the…
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Labour Demands Nationals Back Murray Darling Basin Plan on World Wetlands Day

On World Wetlands Day, the NSW Labor Opposition has demanded the NSW Nationals Leader John Barilaro back the Environment and support the Murray Darling Basin Plan, or resign himself from…
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Volunteer Firefighter Compensation Available

State Member for the Electorate of Cessnock, Clayton Barr, MP, has encouraged local firefighters to apply for compensation through the recently available Volunteer Firefighter Payment Scheme. “Compensation is now available…
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NSW Government Continues A Decade Of Water Policy Failure

The NSW Opposition has slammed the Liberal-National Government for making a complete mess of the Murray Darling Basin Resource Plan. Media reports have revealed the federal government is now withholding…
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Raising the Barr

Raising the BARR – Week ending 28 August 2019

A Not Well Kept Secret – Privatisation Leads to Mass Sackings There has been quite a bit of political attention on the proposed mass sacking of up to 500 workers…
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Raising the BARR – Week ending 9 August 2019

The Beauty of Our Democracy and Freedoms Last week in State Parliament we dealt with a highly controversial bill around reproductive health.  It was essentially a question around the right…
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Raising the BARR – Week ending 26 July 2019

The Truth is Out – The Mass Fish Kills Were Caused By Humans, Not Drought Late in 2018 and early in 2019 our news was filled with reports of the…
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Raising the BARR – Week ending 30 June 2019

People living on Struggle Street In this past 2 weeks I have had the very good fortune to increase my awareness of the many many people across the Hunter Valley;…
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Speeches

Link or Sink Group

I pay tribute to the Link or Sink Group, which has been the driving force behind the Hunter Expressway. The $1.7 billion project is due to open this weekend. The…
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Tribute to Bill Way

Recently I had a chance to celebrate the amazing contribution to the community made by Mr Bill Way of Kurri Kurri. Bill has done an enormous amount of work over…
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Lower Hunter Hospital Project

Rumours are circulating in the community about the new Lower Hunter hospital. People in the Cessnock electorate have asked me about the project many times. It is well established that…
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Beresfield-Tarro-Woodberry Neighbourhood Watch

The Beresfield-Tarro-Woodberry Neighbourhood Watch has been operating for more than 20 years. The group is very active in their area and provide a great service to their communities, especially as…
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