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Melinda Pavey Shuts Communities From 2000km of Barwon-Darling River in Her Water Consultation

Labor Shadow Minister for Water, Clayton Barr, has expressed his shock and disgust at the National Party Water Minister Melinda Pavey’s decision to not hold a meeting with water stakeholders…
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Hand Sanitiser Must Be Available at All Major Public Spaces in the Hunter, Not Just Parliament House

The NSW Labor Opposition has called for hand sanitiser to be made available at major railway stations, schools and other major public spaces after the Department of Parliamentary Services today…
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Tenders Open for Testers Hollows Roadworks

State Member for Cessnock, Clayton Barr MP, has welcomed news that long awaited works at Testers Hollow are one step closer as Transport for NSW calls for tenders for the…
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Labor Demands Liberal – National Government Speeds Up Singleton Bypass

NSW Labor has demanded the Liberal-National Government comes clean about its promise to build the Singleton bypass, amid growing doubts about its ability to deliver the desperately needed road. Around…
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Parliament Will Shed Light on Dark Corners of Influence That Forced Pavey to Lift Water Embargoes

Labor Shadow Minister for Water, Clayton Barr, and the NSW Labor Opposition have successfully found the support of Parliament to launch an inquiry into Water Minister Melinda Pavey’s decision to lift the embargo on water harvesting and…
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Successful 2019/2020 Anzac Community Grants Program Recipients

State Member, Clayton Barr, MP is pleased to announce the successful recipients in the Cessnock Electorate who are to receive funding from the 2019/20 Anzac Community Grants Program. Of the…
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Raising the Barr

Raising the BARR – Week ending 27 July 2018

We are doing a good job with our next generation Manners are a cornerstone of our society.  It is a simple way that we can show respect to strangers –…
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Raising the BARR – Week ending 13 July 2018

I’m a politician – please believe me The credibility of politicians is at an all-time low – I am not too stupid to not understand that.  I see the facts…
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Raising the BARR – Week ending 30 June 2018

Power prices – and an unaffordable new Coal Fired Power Station Every household knows that their electricity bills are going up and up.  Some homes that have invested in solar…
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Raising the BARR – Week ending 15 June 2018

Our Police, a new Station and recent successes People, understandably, get really frustrated about the petty politics.  I have seen plenty of it over the past 7 years and I…
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