UPDATE – Kurri Kurri Hospital
Recently I have received several enquiries about Kurri Kurri Hospital. Below is the response I have recieved from Hunter New England Local Health District.
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Local JPs honoured for 50 years service
Two Justices of the Peace (JP) from the Cessnock Electorate were this week honoured for over 50 years of service to the community. State Member for Cessnock, Clayton Barr, congratulated…
More2020 Housing NSW Youth Scholarships Program Open
Applications for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) Scholarships 2020 are now open and will close on Friday 31 October, 2019, Clayton Barr, MP, State Member for the Electorate…
MoreLocal Sport Defibrillator Grant Program
The Local Sport Defibrillator Grant Program allocates grants to assist local sporting clubs across NSW in the purchase and maintenance of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs). The program offers NSW sports…
MoreLabor’s Clayton Barr Urges Community to Make Submissions to Disability Review to Guarantee People With Disability Have a Voice
Under the Berejiklian/Barilaro Government funding for disability advocacy organisations will be cut in 2020. State Member for the Electorate of Cessnock, Clayton Barr, MP is encouraging the community to make…
MoreKurri Kurri Ambulance Station Renovations Completed
State Member for the Electorate of Cessnock, Clayton Barr, MP has announced that repairs to the Kurri Kurri Ambulance Station have finally been completed and normal ambulance services have resumed…
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Raising the BARR – Week ending 8 March 2019
Our Police are listening There is no doubt that our local area could use more Police. This is, as always, an ongoing work in progress. Certainly our crime rates, our…
MoreRaising the BARR – Week ending 22 February 2019
My Position on Coal Last week there was some media attention suggesting that Hunter Members of Parliament, State and Federal, did not support the coal industry. It was an absurd…
MoreRaising the BARR – Week ending 8 February 2019
The Political Spin of Elections Will Be Enough To Put You Into a Spin As someone who works and lives inside of the state political “bubble” I see all kinds…
MoreRaising the BARR – Week ending 25 January 2019
A life of privilege is something we can all give to our kids For most of us, when we use the phrase “life of privilege” we immediately think of money…
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Rural and Regional Jobs (Urgent Motion)
I move: (1) That this House recognises the importance of manufacturing jobs in regional and rural centres in New South Wales. (2) Notes that the communities in Orange and Bathurst…
MoreRotaract Club of Cessnock
I pay tribute to the Rotaract Club of Cessnock. They are a non-profit, non-religious, apolitical group of young adults who participate in a wide range of social and community service…
MoreCessnock Relay for Life
I acknowledge the Cessnock Relay for Life event, which was held over the weekend of 12 and 13 October 2013. I was deeply humbled to be the patron. The relay…
MoreMarie Foster 100th Birthday
I acknowledge Marie Foster from the Cessnock electorate who will turn 100 years old on 1 November 2013. Born just after the Titanic sank, Marie was raised with her two…
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