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Latest news/media releases

Media Release – 2022 Community Building Partnership Program Now Open

Greta Branxton Junior Soccer
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 2022. Clayton Barr, MP,…
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ANZAC Day 2022 Brochure and Service Notice

As I prepare this year’s ANZAC booklet, my mind quickly turns to the current conflict between Russia and Ukraine. My thoughts also reflect on other authoritarian regimes that control various…
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Media Release – 2022 Cessnock Local Woman of the Year – Helen Scott

State Member for the Electorate of Cessnock, Clayton Barr, MP is pleased to announce that Branxton resident Mrs Helen Scott is the 2022 Local Woman of the Year for the…
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Media Release – Successful Applicants for the 2021 Community Building Partnership Program – Cessnock Electorate

The State Electorate of Cessnock has secured $400,000 in funding for a total of 22 projects through the NSW Government’s 2021 Community Building Partnership Program. The Community Building Partnership Program…
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Free Family Fun with the Parliament of NSW

Join the Parliament’s Education team via ZOOM for two fun, educational activities that bring the NSW Parliament into the homes of children and families. Virtual tour of NSW Parliament Wednesday…
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Free mental health services for parents and children

  Right now is a very stressful time, so it is important to look after our mental health and wellbeing. Below is a list of contact information for free services available…
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Raising the Barr

Raising the BARR – Week ending 24 June 2022

electricity market
WHAT ELECTRICITY PROBLEM? IT’S THE FREE MARKET BABY! Recent weeks have shown an electricity market that is drowning in its own desire for profits. To make sure the profits soar,…
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Raising the BARR – Week ending 10 June 2022

Public servant wages
PUBLIC SERVANT WAGES MATTER TO MOST WORKERS No doubt you will have seen various images and news stories about public servants going on strike and marching on Parliament House. In…
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Raising the BARR – Week ending 20 May 2022

feral cats
THERE ARE NO ‘STRAY’ CATS – THEY EITHER OWNED OR THEY ARE FERAL By law, there is no way to identify a cat as being “stray”. By contrast, the law…
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Raising the BARR – Week ending 13 May 2022

democracy
WHERE WOULD WE BE WITHOUT DEMOCRACY? By the end of March 2023, we will all have been asked to vote 3 separate times, for our 3 levels of Government. We…
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Speeches

Cessnock Electorate Social Housing NSW Maintenance Backlog

As members of Parliament, we often try to give voice to those who are voiceless. Today I draw attention to the apparent backlog of maintenance issues with Housing NSW properties…
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Transqual

I welcome to the gallery those people who are here to honour Thomas George, the member for Lismore. What a wonderful man—and I say that as one who sits on…
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NSW Wine Awards

It should come as no surprise that the member for Cessnock, the electorate of which takes in the beautiful Hunter Valley vineyards, would rise to speak about the NSW Wine…
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Mental Health Services

I had a different speech planned for tonight. I will not take up my whole five minutes because I know that everyone wants to get out of here, but I…
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