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Kurri Kurri Girl Guides Complete Successful Community Building Partnership Renovation

After – Clayton Barr and Dianne Bailey District Manager Kurri Kurri Girl Guides State Member for the Electorate of Cessnock, Clayton Barr, MP, dropped by the Kurri Kurri Girl Guides…
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BHI Data Shows Hunter/New England Public Health System Under Massive Strain

NSW Labor has warned the public health system in the Hunter and New England is already at breaking point and desperately needs a massive injection of resources to cope with…
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HUNTER UPDATE – Novel Coronavirus (COVID – 19)

Shadow Minister for Hunter, Clayton Barr MP, is calling for calm, urging people to listen to health authorities and to practicing good hygiene including hand washing, cover your mouth when…
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The Hunter Region Faces Grim Prospect of Becoming a Nuclear Power Plant Wasteland

Communities in Electorate of Cessnock face the grim prospect of becoming nuclear power plant wastelands, after the Liberal-National Government signalled a shift to nuclear power. In a show of a…
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Nationals Water Minister Says Federal Contribution to Dungowan Dam Is a Loan

The NSW Labor Opposition has serious concerns regarding the ever-changing details being provided by the Liberal-Nationals Government regarding the $480 million Dungowan Dam which was jointly announced by the State…
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Nationals Water Minister Knows Nothing About Important Assessment of Northern Basin Flush Event

The NSW Labor Opposition has raised concerns about the lack of detail surrounding the Government’s independent assessment into the management of the Northern Basin flush event. It was uncovered during…
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Nationals Water Minister Loses Control After Outsourcing Responsibility

The NSW Labor Opposition has accused the Nationals Water Minister Melinda Pavey of losing control over her own department, following damning revelations during Budget Estimates at NSW Parliament. Ms Pavey…
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Grant Funding Available Under The Seniors Staying Social Grants Program

Seniors in the Cessnock Electorate can look forward to having more opportunities to get social and make new friends, with the availability of funding from the Seniors Staying Social Grants…
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2020 Cessnock Local Woman of the Year – Sonia Sharpe

State Member for the Electorate of Cessnock, Clayton Barr, MP is pleased to announce Mrs Sonia Sharpe is the 2020 Local Woman of the Year for the Cessnock Electorate. The…
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Melinda Pavey Shuts Communities From 2000km of Barwon-Darling River in Her Water Consultation

Labor Shadow Minister for Water, Clayton Barr, has expressed his shock and disgust at the National Party Water Minister Melinda Pavey’s decision to not hold a meeting with water stakeholders…
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