Cessnock City Council Set to Receive Funding
The NSW Government has announced $6.3 million for 174 community infrastructure projects as a part of the Social Housing Community Improvement Fund (SHCIF) Round 3. State Member for the Electorate…
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Stronger Country Communities Funding
State government agencies and non-government organisations are encouraged to make submissions for eligible community infrastructure projects, in partnership with local councils to deliver crucial local infrastructure to improve quality of life.…
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Member for Cessnock, Clayton Barr, today announced nominations are open for the NSW Carers Awards. The NSW Carers Awards aims to recognise and raise awareness of the valuable contribution unpaid…
More$1.7 million Grants program now open for Hunter land managers
Information flyer available here. Landholders and land managers can apply for grants to improve the sustainability and productivity of land in the region, with applications for the 2017-18 Hunter Land…
More2017 Community Building Partnership Program
State Member for the Electorate of Cessnock, Clayton Barr, MP, has announced that the NSW Government will once again conduct the Community Building Partnership Program in 2017. Applications for funding…
MoreThe three-minute story of 800,000 years of climate change with a sting in the tail
Ice cores are a window into the past hundreds of thousands of years. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center/Ludovic Brucker Ben Henley, University of Melbourne and Nerilie Abram, Australian National University…
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Raising the BARR – Week ending 16 December 2016
We Have an Education Crisis of The Sexes Where have our boys gone? Congratulations to all of the girls that got end of year awards at their school presentation days,…
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Sport & Recreation Camps – For Sale A really crucial part of a child’s school experience is the school camp. In NSW Sport & Rec camps have been a vital…
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Your Land Title – at risk I have written about the issue of Land Title previously. It is such an incredibly important issue that I find myself again penning a…
MoreRaising the BARR – Week ending 4 November 2016
The Cessnock Gaol Extension Insult to The Community The proposed extension to the Cessnock Gaol has received mixed responses. In essence it will take the capacity from its current 800,…
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