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Stronger Country Communities Funding

State Member for the Electorate of Cessnock, Clayton Barr, MP is encouraging eligible applicants in partnership with local councils to make application to the Stronger Country Communities Funding for eligible…
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Bert Evans Apprentice Scholarships Now Open

State Member for the Electorate of Cessnock, Clayton Barr, MP, is encouraging hardworking first-year apprentices who are experiencing financial or other personal hardship to apply for a $15,000 Bert Evans…
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Funding Available Under The Regional Sports Infrastructure Fund

The NSW Government has funding available for regional sport hubs or regionally significant sport facilities. State Member for the Electorate of Cessnock, Clayton Barr, MP encourages eligible applicants to make…
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Successful 2017 Community Building Partnership Recipients Announced

The Electorate of Cessnock has secured grant funding of $299,980 for a total of nineteen projects as part of the NSW Government’s 2017 Community Building Partnership (CBP) program. The Community…
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Local Sport Defibrillator Grant Program

Applications close for the Local Sport Defibrillator Grant Program close on December 20. The Local Sport Defibrillator Grant Program allocates $4 million over four years to assist sporting clubs across NSW…
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Local Sport Grant Program 2017

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The Local Sport Grant Program is now open for applications for incorporated, not-for-profit grassroots sport clubs. Clayton Barr, MP, State Member for the Electorate of Cessnock said that the Program…
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Raising the Barr

Raising 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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Raising the BARR – Week ending 10 February 2017

Sharing the Wealth The rich get richer and the poor get the picture, goes the old saying. Sadly, over the past 20-30 years, this has been truer in Australia than…
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Raising the BARR – Week ending 27 January 2017

Crystal Ball Predictions – Follow up For those that read my Crystal Ball predictions in this paper 2 weeks ago, and if you have read my crystal ball predictions over…
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Raising the BARR – Week ending 13 January 2017

Crystal Ball Predictions for 2017 As always, I try to dedicate my last column of the year, in part, to some whacky tongue in cheek predictions for the year ahead.…
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