Latest news/media releases

$26.5 million boost to Cessnock Hospital redevelopment

The Minns Labor Government will invest an additional $26.5 million to upgrade Cessnock Hospital as part of the 2024-25 NSW Budget, bringing the total investment in the redevelopment to $138…
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Kurri Kurri to come alive for the Kurri Curry & Arts Festival, with support from the Open Streets Program.

All the fun and colour of Kurri Curry & Arts Festival will come to Col Brown Rotary Park, Kurri Kurri on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 August, with Cessnock City…
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NSW Budget: $1.4 billion to continue historic regional school building program

The Minns Labor Government will invest more than $1.4 billion over the next four years to continue delivering a massive pipeline of new and upgraded schools for regional communities. With…
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Funding announced for Community Building Partnership projects in the Electorate of Cessnock

The Electorate of Cessnock has secured $298,684 in funding for a total of 18 projects through the NSW Government’s 2023 Community Building Partnership Program (CBPP). The Community Building Partnership Program…
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Playing field levelled for Cessnock women’s sport

Women’s sport in the Electorate of Cessnock has benefitted from a $1,898,400 injection following the awarding of grants in the NSW Government’s Level the Playing Field Program. The funding was…
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Local sports clubs receive life-saving defibrillators

New life-saving defibrillators will be installed at local grassroots sports facilities following the awarding of grants in the NSW Government’s Local Sport Defibrillator Grant Program. Seven local sporting organisations from…
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Raising the Barr

Raising the BARR – Week ending 08/12/2023

LITTLE WONDER THAT THE POWERFUL WANT TO SILENCE PROTESTS There is no real mystery why the powerful would want to stop protests – its because the powerful became powerful under…
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Raising the BARR – Week ending 03/11/2023

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PLEASE TAKE CARE – THE SCAMMERS ARE GETTING SNEAKIER There has been a real increase in the number of scams being rolled out and a massive advance in how sneaky…
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Raising the BARR – Week ending 20/10/2023

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GREAT NEWS FOR FANS OF 2CHR LOCAL RADIO Volunteer Community Radio 2CHR-Central Hunter Radio is now streaming their programs online, so you can listen on the computer, phone or smart…
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Raising the BARR – Week ending 22/09/2023

NSW budget hastings point view
New South Wales Budget Last week the NSW Budget was handed down. It is the first Budget of the new Government. Of course, September seems late in the year to…
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Speeches

Cessnock Electorate Office Staff

Clayton Barr - Private Member's Statement
I take this opportunity to talk about my electorate staff in general. It is perhaps an early Christmas felicitation but more importantly it is a congratulations to Perri Hodge, who…
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Coalmining

Clayton Barr - Private Member's Statement
The number 2,463 is incredibly important for my community and me. It is the number of workers who are directly employed in the resources sector—in coal and coalmining. That is…
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Cessnock Electorate

Clayton Barr - Private Member's Statement
On behalf of my community, post the Federal budget and prior to the State budget, which is about to be released, I want to talk about what is really needed…
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Cessnock District Hospital

Today I speak about an issue that is facing my community and a number of people in my community through no choice of their own. I speak of our wonderful…
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