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Latest news/media releases

Wollombi Public School Site Declared Surplus By Baird Government

Member for Cessnock Clayton Barr advises he has received a response from Minister for Education Adrian Piccoli after seeking confirmation that any Department of Education owned land in the Cessnock…
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Anne Andrews – Cessnock Electorate – Local Woman of the Year

Last week, I had the pleasure of presenting a Certificate to Anne Andrews of Holmesville, in recognition of being named the Cessnock 2016 Local Woman of the Year. Anne does…
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Barr To Hold Community Meeting About Cessnock Correctional Centre Proposed Expansion

State Member for the Electorate of Cessnock, Clayton Barr, MP, is to hold a community meeting in response to community concerns about the proposed expansion of the Cessnock Correctional Centre.…
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Search For Year 6 Students in the Cessnock Electorate who follow Fred Hollows’ philosophy

Nominations have now opened for the second Fred Hollows Humanity Award in New South Wales and State Member for Cessnock, Clayton Barr, MP is encouraging locals to get involved. Professor…
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2016 Community Building Partnership

Applications for the 2016 Community Building Partnership program must be submitted online by Friday 22 July 2016. Organisations are encouraged to visit the website to ensure they are eligible to…
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Australian of the Year Awards 2017

The Australia Day Council of New South Wales invites nominations of inspirational Australians from our community in the 2017 Australian of the Year Awards. Through the Australian of the Year…
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Raising the Barr

Raising the BARR – Week ending 11 August 2017

Is An Efficiency Dividend A Budget Saving Or A Budget Cut In 2011, the NSW Government put into place a 1.5% “efficiency dividend” for every single government department.  This meant…
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Raising the BARR – Week ending 28 July 2017

Does a Parliament Recess Mean a Holiday for an MP? I frequently get asked what an MP does when Parliament is not sitting.  And this is more so the case…
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Raising the BARR – Week ending 14 July 2017

Selling The Harbour Bridge – Seriously? I have been inundated by community complaints about the NSW Government’s plan to “sell the Sydney Harbour Bridge” (SHB).  It is both appropriate and…
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Raising the BARR – Week ending 6 July 2017

NSW Budget 2017 – Good or Bad For NSW & Cessnock Now every year when I write about the Budget I am bombarded with replies from the community about how…
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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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