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Foundations being laid for the $138 million Cessnock Hospital Redevelopment

Almost one year since construction began, the Cessnock Hospital Redevelopment is taking shape, with significant work underway to set the foundations for the Hospital’s new acute services building. The Minns…
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Safe staffing ratios implemented in Cessnock Hospital Emergency Department

Yesterday Minister for Health Ryan Park was in Cessnock to announce Safe Staffing levels have been successfully rolled out at Cessnock Hospital ED and celebrated an exciting construction milestone for…
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Community Building Partnership EOI’s open for $450,000 local infrastructure grants in Cessnock Electorate

Expressions of interest (EOIs) are officially open for the NSW’s Government’s Community Building Partnership (CBP) program, with $450,000 available for the Electorate of Cessnock. The $41 million program ensures local…
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New world-class facilities give Hunter race clubs inside running for a winning future

On Tuesday (7 April) Minister for Gaming and Racing David Harris officially opened world-class facilities at Scone Race Club as part of a Minns Labor Government investment of $36 million…
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NSW Fair Trading is blitzing fuel compliance in Cessnock Electorate.

The Minns Labor Government has fast-tracked a statewide fuel price compliance blitz to strengthen fuel price transparency and protect motorists from misleading pricing. FuelCheck is the NSW Government’s real-time fuel…
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Cessnock Electorate benefits from lifesaving equipment at community sport facilities

The Minns Labor Government is backing safer community sport by delivering new lifesaving equipment to clubs in the Electorate of Cessnock among 190 sporting organisations across NSW to have received…
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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

We help ourselves Hunter Valley

Clayton Barr - Community Recognition Statements
Mr CLAYTON BARR (Cessnock)—We Help Ourselves Hunter Valley which is located in my Electorate are celebrating their 20 year Anniversary in the second half of this year. WHOS is a…
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Cessnock Electorate Hospital Services

Clayton Barr - Private Member's Statement
Mr CLAYTON BARR (Cessnock) (22:04): For the past 11½ years I have had the great privilege of representing the community of Cessnock. I have to admit, in the early years…
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Stolen Generations Apology Twenty-Fifth Anniversary

Clayton Barr - Commemorations
Mr CLAYTON BARR (Cessnock) (12:17): I make a contribution to debate on the motion regarding the twenty‑fifth anniversary of the apology to the Stolen Generation. I also acknowledge that I…
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Cessnock Electorate Teachers 10 May 2022

Clayton Barr - Private Member's Statement
“I’m a Year 11 student at Cessnock High School, and I’d like to voice my growing concern about the serious staff shortages that are occurring at my school, and the…
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