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Hunter artists encouraged to apply to add colourful designs to urban areas in Lake Mac

Hunter artists are being invited to get their art on the streets, by applying to paint their designs on traffic signal boxes across Lake Macquarie City. Lake Macquarie City Council’s Major…
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Greater Sydney Water Crisis: Leaks Equivalent to 19,000 Olympic Pools Each Year

Labor has condemned the NSW Government’s mismanagement of Sydney’s water supply, after a scathing report from the NSW Auditor General. The report says the Government has left Sydney’s water supply “less…
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Demand for Tests Leads to Cessnock Hospital COVID-19 Testing Facility to Be Extended until June 22.

Clayton Barr MP, State Member for the Electorate of Cessnock announced the Cessnock District Hospital COVID-19 drive thru testing clinic has been extended until 22 June with Hunter New England…
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Water Price Hike: Government Should Scrap Drought Tax

Labor is warning Sydney residents will pay up to $200 a year more for water from July under a pricing plan it wants the Government to reject. The proposal from…
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Deputy Premier Must save Hundreds of Regional University Jobs

NSW Labor has written to the Deputy Premier John Barilaro, demanding he guarantee there’ll be no more job cuts at regional universities which are struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic. There…
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Labor Calls on Government to Reject “Drought Tax” Proposal

NSW Labor has called on the Government to reject a proposal to charge Sydney residents more for water in times of drought. A draft proposal from the Independent Pricing and…
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Raising the Barr

Raising the BARR – Week ending 01 November 2019

The water problems of NSW reflect government decisions as much as they reflect Mother Nature Over recent months I have had the opportunity to travel to the far flung corners…
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Raising the BARR – Week ending 18 October 2019

When did the truth become so unimportant to voters? I realise that most voters believe that “all politicians lie”.  That’s not the truth and I am willing to vouch for…
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Raising the BARR – Week ending 04 October 2019

What would a Rothbury Lockout look like in 2019? I had the good fortune to take in the recent Rothbury Riot display at Cessnock Library a few weeks ago.  As…
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Raising the BARR – Week ending 20 September 2019

A Massive Thanks to all of our Winter Sport Volunteers I have had the good fortune to watch a range of sport finals and attend a range of sporting presentation…
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Speeches

Cessnock Electorate Volunteers

I thank and commend the volunteers who work so hard for our communities each and every day, but I question whether our volunteers are becoming a dying breed, and if…
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Sports Betting Companies

A local constituent drew my attention to the need for greater regulation of multinational betting companies. I know it is rather unfashionable to go in to bat for punters, but…
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Marie 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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Australian Electoral System

I wish to discuss democratic political reform. Members will not often hear me discuss that issue in this House because I think our system is pretty good, unless of course…
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