Lower Hunter Open Community Session
5.00 – 6.30 pm, Tuesday 22 March 2016 at Mulbring Lower Hunter residents are invited to an Open Community Session with Board Members and staff of Hunter Local Land Services. The casual event…
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Government Property – Our State for Sale
For some strange reason, the New South Wales Government has been acting more like a Real Estate agency than a Government for the people lately. The result is that we,…
MoreKurri Kurri Public Library (Cessnock City Council) Awarded Country Art Support Program Funding
Kurri Kurri Public Library has been awarded $4,460.00 in NSW Government funding for their local project The Library Roadshow! The funding is to go toward the Library’s project The Library…
MoreSuccessful 2015 Community Building Partnership Recipients Announced
Clayton Barr, MP, State Member for the Electorate of Cessnock advises the following applicants were successful in receiving funding from the Cessnock Electorate’s $400,000 Community Building Partnership funding allocation for…
MoreGrant program to improve biodiversity conservation
Building the region’s resilience to the potential impacts of climate change on significant biodiversity habitat areas is the focus of a grant program now available through Hunter Local Land Services.…
MoreM1 Pacific Motorway extension to Raymond Terrace revised concept design
The revised concept design for the M1 Pacific Motorway extension to Raymond Terrace is on display for community feedback with comments closing on 6 November 2015. The proposal includes changes…
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Raising the BARR – Week ending 7 April 2017
Greyhounds Revival Last week in Parliament the State Government finally introduced the new Legislation to allow for greyhound racing to continue beyond June 30, 2017. I am ever mindful that…
MoreRaising the BARR – Week ending 24 March 2017
The Government is About To Sell Your Private Details It feels like almost every day, every time that I fill out a form, that I have to give away so…
MoreRaising the BARR – Week ending 10 March 2017
A New Fee Added to Council Rates To Be Used To Fund Emergency Services Last week in Parliament the Government sought to change the way that we fund Emergency Services…
MoreRaising the BARR – Week ending 24 February 2017
Where Large Government Funding Goes – So Do the Shonksters I have already been hearing alarming reports of the private corporates ripping millions and millions of dollars out of funding…
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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…
MoreCessnock 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…
MoreStanford 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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