Underground Infrastructure Tracing
Once again, I raise the issue of tracing underground infrastructure. It is a simple problem with a number of simple solutions that would save the State and its councils millions.…
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Cessnock Electorate Schools
While others are elsewhere singing the praises of Prince Charles it is a privilege for me to speak about the wonderful opportunities I had last week to attend events at…
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I again draw the attention of the House to an incredibly significant Aboriginal site in my electorate known as the Butterfly Cave. The site has a history stretching back tens…
MoreTribute to Jeff Maybury
Today I pay tribute to the life of Jeff Maybury, Cessnock’s longest serving councillor and one of our true rough diamonds. Jeff Maybury was first elected to council in 1981…
MoreTribute to Uncle Les Elvin
Today I pay tribute to Uncle Les Elvin, who passed away unexpectedly on Sunday 16 August 2015, aged 77, not long after his seventy-seventh birthday. Uncle Les was an Aboriginal…
MoreWorkers Compensation Amendment Bill 2015 State Insurance and Care Governance Bill 2015 (second reading)
I lead for the Opposition in debate on the Workers Compensation Amendment Bill 2015 and the cognate State Insurance and Care Governance Bill 2015. I outline from the start that…
MoreTribute to Brian Davey
I make a very brief contribution to finish off this week and to recognise a giant of the community of Cessnock, Mr Brian Davey, who unfortunately passed away this week.…
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Madam Acting-Speaker, I welcome you back to this new Parliament and congratulate you on your election and reappointment. I start my contribution in this Fifty-sixth Parliament in much the same…
MoreSmart and Skilled Reforms
https://www.claytonbarr.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/20150505-LA-PMS-Barr-SmartSkilledReforms-iphone5.mp4 The date 1 January 2015 was an important day for all of us. I will use my first private members’ statement this year to talk about Smart and Skilled…
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What a pleasure it is to be in the Chamber on the last sitting day of this Fifty-fifth Parliament. Some members will not return to this place and I might…
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