EDUCATION WILL HELP US FIND OUR NEW FUTURE In the Cessnock LGA alone, there are some 2,000+ people directly employed by the coal industry. This brings about $200M in…
BEING A PUBLIC SERVANT IS GETTING HARDER AND HARDER A recent report on the workload of teachers outlined some staggering facts about the hours worked. And despite the absence…
TIME TO GET OFF THE SIDELINE AND GET INVOLVED IN POLITICS If only I had a dollar for every person that complained to me about politicians, their direction and…
Welcome Funding In recent weeks our local area has had much to celebrate in terms of State Government funding invested into important local projects. As a local MP, working 20…
I acknowledge the Cessnock Relay for Life event, which was held over the weekend of 12 and 13 October 2013. I was deeply humbled to be the patron. The relay…
It is with pleasure I make a statement to clear the good name of councillors of Cessnock City Council. Twelve months ago in this House I referred to problems at…