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Latest news/media releases

Bert Evans Apprentice Scholarships Now Open

State Member for the Electorate of Cessnock, Clayton Barr, MP, is encouraging hardworking first-year apprentices who are experiencing financial or other personal hardship to apply for a $15,000 Bert Evans…
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Funding Available Under The Regional Sports Infrastructure Fund

The NSW Government has funding available for regional sport hubs or regionally significant sport facilities. State Member for the Electorate of Cessnock, Clayton Barr, MP encourages eligible applicants to make…
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Successful 2017 Community Building Partnership Recipients Announced

The Electorate of Cessnock has secured grant funding of $299,980 for a total of nineteen projects as part of the NSW Government’s 2017 Community Building Partnership (CBP) program. The Community…
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Local Sport Defibrillator Grant Program

Applications close for the Local Sport Defibrillator Grant Program close on December 20. The Local Sport Defibrillator Grant Program allocates $4 million over four years to assist sporting clubs across NSW…
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Local Sport Grant Program 2017

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The Local Sport Grant Program is now open for applications for incorporated, not-for-profit grassroots sport clubs. Clayton Barr, MP, State Member for the Electorate of Cessnock said that the Program…
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Cessnock City Council Set to Receive Funding

The NSW Government has announced $6.3 million for 174 community infrastructure projects as a part of the Social Housing Community Improvement Fund (SHCIF) Round 3. State Member for the Electorate…
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Raising the Barr

Raising the BARR – Week ending 12 January 2018

Crystal Ball Predictions For 2018 As always, I try to dedicate my first column of the year, in part, to some whacky tongue in cheek predictions for the year ahead.…
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Raising the BARR – Week ending 15 December 2017

Courage and Tragedy brings down Institutional Abuse As we head toward Christmas, a particularly holy time in the Christian calendar, the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse…
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Raising the BARR – Week ending 3 November 2017

When Customer Service Is Sacrificed For Profit You know, the play book is pretty straight forward for the big corporates.  And we, the customers, lose out every single time.  Step…
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Raising the BARR – Week ending 20 October 2017

Good News for Our Local Hospitals Our 2 local hospitals, Kurri Kurri and Cessnock, are due to get a bit of an upgrade to operating theatres in the coming months. …
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Speeches

Cessnock Electorate Employment

I wish to speak today of a strange phenomenon in my electorate—and, to be perfectly honest, I do not know whether it is a good or a bad thing. I…
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Cessnock Rugby League Centenary

Three weekends ago Cessnock celebrated 100 years of rugby league at an event held at the Cessnock Rugby League Supporters Club, which is the largest club in my electorate. More…
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Stanford Merthyr

The small village of Stanford Merthyr in my electorate has a long history. This village would have barely 1,000 residents and probably fewer than 300 houses. However, something important is…
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