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Swim Legend James Magnussen Named Ambassador For Royal Life Saving’s Summer Safety Campaign

Australian swimming legend James Magnussen has been named the Ambassador for Royal Life Saving NSW’s 2019-20 Stay Safe Summer campaign. The two-time world champion and Olympic medalist said that being…
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Digital Dilemma for Seniors and Multicultural Groups

State Member for Cessnock, Clayton Barr and the Labor Party, is calling on the Berejiklian Government to consider the needs of seniors and non-English speaking people who are missing out…
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Minister Must Act To Discover Truth About Dapto Greyhounds

The Minister for Racing, Kevin Anderson, must call for the Greyhound Welfare and Integrity Commission to hold an inquiry into all matters related to greyhound racing at Dapto. Under the…
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UPDATE – Kurri Kurri Hospital

  Recently I have received several enquiries about Kurri Kurri Hospital. Below is the response I have recieved from Hunter New England Local Health District.  
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Local JPs honoured for 50 years service

Two Justices of the Peace (JP) from the Cessnock Electorate were this week honoured for over 50 years of service to the community. State Member for Cessnock, Clayton Barr, congratulated…
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2020 Housing NSW Youth Scholarships Program Open

Applications for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) Scholarships 2020 are now open and will close on Friday 31 October, 2019, Clayton Barr, MP, State Member for the Electorate…
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Raising the Barr

Raising the BARR – Week ending 23 February 2018

The Future of Kurri Kurri Ambulance Station Just last week, the Health Ministers office confirmed that the damaged Kurri Kurri Ambulance Station will be repaired and re-opened, but the repairs…
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Raising the BARR – Week ending 9 February 2018

Still Recovering From the Windstorm That Hit Kurri Kurri Last Year In early November last year, a freak wind and rain storm swept through the Kurri Kurri shopping strip. In…
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Raising the BARR – Week ending 26 January 2018

The Importance of the GDP to You Recently, the game-show host currently running America gave a $1.5T gift to business by way of tax cuts.  $1.5T is more than double…
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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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