NSW Government hosts community safety forum
The NSW Government and NSW Police hosted a Community Safety Forum in Greta yesterday to discuss the ongoing efforts of police to address and prevent crime in the Hunter Valley.…
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Cessnock High recognised for lifting HSC results year on year
Cessnock High School has received a commendation from the Minns Labor Government and the Department of Education for its outstanding results in the 2024 Higher School Certificate (HSC). In a…
MoreKurri Kurri Minor Rugby League benefit from NSW Government’s Infrastructure Grants Program
The Electorate of Cessnock will benefit from a cash boost of $300,000 for the installation of LED lighting on the Kurri Kurri Minor Rugby League playing fields under the NSW…
MoreGrants now open to support NAIDOC celebrations across New South Wales
Aboriginal community organisations and groups across NSW are encouraged to apply for grants to support local NAIDOC events and activities that celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, culture, and…
MoreFree RSV immunisation for newborns from next Monday.
From next Monday, 17 March, free immunisation from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) will be available to all eligible newborn babies. It will mean all newborn babies in Electorate of Cessnock…
MoreLiz Riley recognised as the Cessnock Electorate’s Local Woman of the Year
State Member for the Electorate of Cessnock, Clayton Barr, MP is pleased to announce Liz Riley from Nulkaba is the 2025 Local Woman of the Year for the Cessnock Electorate.…
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Raising the BARR – Week ending 25/10/2024
THE POINTY END OF PRIVATISATION IS BEING FELT IN BROKEN HILL When the poles and wires of the NSW electricity network, along with the transmission lines, were sold off by…
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I AM NOT SURE HOW CHANGING LGBTIQA+ LAWS WILL HARM THE UNAFFECTED One of the proposed new laws that the NSW Parliament will need to consider in the coming weeks…
MoreRaising the BARR – Week ending 30/8/2024
RU OK? Coming up, on the 12th of September, is the official “R U OK?” Day. I do hope that you will all reach out to at least one person…
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HELPING FIRST HOME BUYERS BY PICKING UP THE STAMP DUTY FEE The NSW Government is doing its best to help people buy their first home, by taking care of the…
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Tribute to Stan Neilly
I pay tribute to one of Cessnock’s greatest ever individuals, a gentleman by the name of Mr Stan Neilly. As I will get to, Stan was a member of this…
MoreCOVID-19 Vaccine Rollout
Via video link: Today I express the enormous frustration and anxiety felt by my community during the COVID-19 vaccination rollout. At the beginning of the COVID vaccine response, the Australian…
MoreSilver Chain Palliative Care
I note from the outset that I offer these words on behalf of one of my local constituents whose mother recently passed away from cancer of the pancreas. Rae wanted…
MoreHunter Coal Mining Industry
I speak again on the issue of coal, the environment, climate change and jobs. If members care about the environment they should want the last pieces of thermal coal burned…
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