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Local Councils, volunteer and community organisations are encouraged to apply for grants to fund planned activities during 2015 NSW Seniors Week, Clayton Barr, MP, State Member for the Electorate of…

This week it is the CWA of NSW Awareness Week and The Cessnock Evening Branch is opening their doors and warmly invite the local community to come along and join them for a day…

Hunter Water’s Sustainability Grants are one-off financial contributions to help organisations deliver water education or conservation projects. The purpose of the grants is to promote water conservation through education, efficiency…

I am very proud of the contribution that volunteers make to all aspects of community life.   Volunteers are the life blood of local communities and are often unrecognised for their…

This Friday is Cancer Council’s Daffodil Day – a national day of hope for Australians to show they care about beating cancer. Cancer Council hopes to raise $9.7 million nationally…

Cessnock MP Clayton Barr will visit England, Scotland, France, Turkey and Singapore during his CPA study tour (August 17 – September 4, 2014). During the tour he will be covering…