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Latest news/media releases

Government Backflips on Water Security Promise and Abandons Plans to Expand Sydney Desal Plant

Labor has called on the Government to explain why it has abandoned plans to safeguard water security and expand Sydney’s water desalination. It has been revealed in a letter to…
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Made in Newcastle: Tonnes to Be Gained from Hunter Manufacturing

NSW Labor is calling on the Berejiklian Government to guarantee Hunter-sourced services and materials are prioritised during construction of the $11 billion Western Sydney Airport rail line and other fast-tracked…
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COVID-19 Testing Facilities in Cessnock Local Government Area Extended until 13 June.

Clayton Barr MP, State Member for the Electorate of Cessnock announced due to demand the Cessnock District Hospital COVID-19 drive thru testing clinic has been extended until Saturday 13 June.…
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Cessnock Electorate Snubbed by NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro and Don Harwin in Blatant ‘Pork Barrelling’ Before State Election

State Member for the Electorate of Cessnock, Clayton Barr MP is calling for NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro and the then-Minister for Arts Don Harwin to answer why they blatantly…
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New Volunteering Platform to Support Vulnerable in Electorate of Cessnock

Organisations in need of support and people willing to help are being encouraged to sign up to a new online volunteering platform, designed to support vulnerable people across the Hunter…
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Barr Calls for Covid-19 Testing Facilities in Cessnock Local Government Area

Clayton Barr MP, State Member for the Electorate of Cessnock is calling for a testing facility to be located in the Cessnock Local Government Area (LGA) to help bring Cessnock…
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Raising the Barr

Raising the BARR – Week ending 06 September 2019

A University Education isn’t the answer for everyone – but it is for some I have written in this column on many occasions that we, in the Cessnock Electorate, have…
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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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Speeches

Kurri Kurri Community Events

Kurri Kurri is a significant town in the electorate of Cessnock, and the home of the Giant Kookaburra. Mr Troy Grant: And the Bulldogs. Mr CLAYTON BARR: And the Kurri…
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Cessnock City Council

It is with pleasure I make a statement to clear the good name of councillors of Cessnock City Council. Twelve months ago in this House I referred to problems at…
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Crime Sentencing Procedures

I have always thought that we in Australia and specifically New South Wales have one of the world’s finest justice systems. I am reluctant to criticise judges and courts. They…
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Hunter Valley Wineries

I will speak about an issue currently faced by vignerons and cellar door operators in the Hunter, who have been fighting a number of fights on a number of fronts…
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