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Latest news/media releases

NSW Liberals and Nationals Wage War on Cessnock City Council

Shadow Minister for Local Government, Greg Warren and State Member for the Electorate of Cessnock, Clayton Barr, have condemned the NSW Liberals and Nationals for bleeding the pockets of the…
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Labour Demands Nationals Back Murray Darling Basin Plan on World Wetlands Day

On World Wetlands Day, the NSW Labor Opposition has demanded the NSW Nationals Leader John Barilaro back the Environment and support the Murray Darling Basin Plan, or resign himself from…
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Volunteer Firefighter Compensation Available

State Member for the Electorate of Cessnock, Clayton Barr, MP, has encouraged local firefighters to apply for compensation through the recently available Volunteer Firefighter Payment Scheme. “Compensation is now available…
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NSW Government Continues A Decade Of Water Policy Failure

The NSW Opposition has slammed the Liberal-National Government for making a complete mess of the Murray Darling Basin Resource Plan. Media reports have revealed the federal government is now withholding…
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Cessnock Electorate Achiever Honoured In NSW Women Of The Year Awards

State Member for Cessnock, Clayton Barr MP, congratulates Julia Weber on her nomination as a finalist in the 2020 NSW Women of the Year Awards. Julia Weber has been nominated…
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Corrections Staff Celebrated In The Cessnock Region

National Corrections Day will be marked in the Cessnock region today, celebrating the 10,000 correctional staff in NSW – and the 25,000 frontline officers across Australia – who work tirelessly…
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Raising the Barr

Raising the BARR – Week ending 20 April 2018

A Story About Your CTP Refund That You Won’t Believe You may or may not have heard that you might be entitled to a part-refund on your CTP for the…
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Raising the BARR – Week ending 6 April 2018

Mad as Hell About Liddell It’s like a Monty Python sketch that goes something like this – Coalition Government insists on selling all assets to privates, Coalition Government give away,…
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Raising the BARR – Week ending 23 March 2018

Financial challenge ahead for NSW It is now officially less than 12 months until the next NSW State election.  Election Day will be Saturday March 23, 2019.  Mark it in…
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Raising the BARR – Week ending 9 March 2018

Petition for Schools and Hospitals before Stadiums As most will be aware, I had sent out a Petition calling for the Government to prioritise their spending of $2.5B.  Most would…
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Speeches

Mining Safety

Last Sunday I was humbled and privileged to attend the Northern District Branch of the United Mineworkers’ Annual Memorial Service at the Jim Comerford Memorial Wall in Cessnock. The wall…
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City of Cessnock

I take this opportunity to tell the House about the town of Cessnock, which gives my electorate its name and is the town where my family and I live. We…
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Parkinson’s Unity Walk

I rise to speak of a fantastic event to be staged this Sunday, the Parkinson’s Disease Unity Walk. The unity walk is in its fourth year and is a major…
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Cessnock Electorate Events

What a privilege to be back in Parliament. I started my inaugural speech in this House using a phrase something akin to “brimming with pride and enthusiasm”. I start this…
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