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Search For Year 6 Students in the Cessnock Electorate Who Are Inspired By Fred Hollows’ Philosophy

The Fred Hollows Foundation is calling for nominations for the annual Fred Hollows Humanity Award, which recognises Year Six students who demonstrate compassion, integrity and kindness towards others. Since 2012,…
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Greta Rural Fire Service Showcase New Lockers

Greta Rural Fire Service (RFS) are better prepared for emergency situations following the acquisition of steel mesh lockers for their uniforms thanks to $10,672 in funding under the Community Building…
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2018 NSW Community Safety Fund

The NSW Department of Justice is administering significant grants program for local communities across NSW through the ‘Community Safety Fund’ to support local crime prevention projects. Applications for up to…
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Grandparents Day – 2018 Photography Competition

State Member for Electorate of Cessnock, Clayton Barr, MP, is encouraging grandparents and grandchildren of all ages to get involved in the NSW Grandparents Day Photography Competition. The competition is…
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$300,000 Injection Into Our Electorate

One of the most rewarding parts of being the State Member for the Electorate of Cessnock is working with community groups and organisations to assist them as they make a…
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Cessnock needs more Police now!

An outstanding turn out at the local community rally yesterday. The message from this afternoon’s community meeting is clear. 1) Our local Police should not be spending their valuable time…
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Raising the Barr

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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Raising the BARR – Week ending 6 October 2017

How and Why Do We Have This Power Crisis? I have been asked many times in recent weeks about the option of keeping Liddell Power Station open to sure up…
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Raising the BARR – Week ending 22 September 2017

Workers Compensation – There Is A Better Path Last week in Parliament I introduced a new Bill to deal with Workers Compensation.  If my Bill gets accepted and supported, then…
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Raising the BARR – Week ending 8 September 2017

Where Will our Injured Workers End Up and Who Will Pay? In the coming months, in NSW, there will be more than 4500 injured workers who will cease to be…
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