A man has been charged following the death of a man at Brewarrina yesterday. About 5.15am (Thursday 23 June 2016), police and emergency services were called to Dooral Street following reports of an altercation between two men. Police will allege a 43-year-old man and a 72-year-old man...
A re-elected Liberal-National Government will contribute $100,000 towards improving the economics of moving grain from local farms to customers in North West New South Wales (NSW). Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources Barnaby Joyce and Member for Parkes Mark Coulton today announced...
Member for Barwon, Kevin Humphries last week recognised one of the state’s longest serving Justices of the Peace, Eric Harland, with a commendation for 50 years of service. Whilst touring the electorate last week Mr Humphries stopped in at Nymagee to present Eric with his commendation...
NORTHERN Tablelands MP Adam Marshall has stepped up his campaign for a District Court judge to be permanently based in the region, calling on NSW Attorney General Gabrielle Upton to assign a judge to a permanent posting at Armidale, Moree or Tamworth, following funding in...
The state's infrastructure and services have received a boost in the 2016-17 NSW Budget. Key areas of spending include: Jobs and investment $190 million to Jobs for NSW, a private sector and NSW Government-backed initiative to help drive government policy in order to grow the economy and create jobs $100...
THE commitment of another $15 million to the Federal Government’s Mobile Black Spot Program in yesterday’s 2016-17 NSW Budget has been warmly welcomed by local State MP Adam Marshall. “As someone who is constantly travelling the length and breadth of the Northern Tablelands electorate, I know...
The 2016-17 NSW Budget includes record road safety funding, with more than $309 million to be invested in tackling the increasing road toll with a range of programs including road improvements, education and boosting police enforcement. Deputy Premier and Minister for Justice and Police Troy Grant...
Media Release Small business communities in the Barwon electorate are set to benefit from $292,726 of funding from the Murray Darling Basin Regional Economic Diversification Programme’s Energise Enterprise Fund. Touring the electorate last week to present the funding, member for Barwon Kevin Humphries said 13 projects have...
Media Release YOUNG trap shooters in the State’s north-west will soon be able to test themselves on Olympic-class targets following the announcement of $10,120 in State Government funding for Moree Gun Club. Club treasurer Terry Haynes said the funds will be used to install a Canterbury Crusader...
Media Release A RECORD injection of funding, worth $117.8 million, has been delivered to the Northern Tablelands electorate in the 2016-17 NSW State Budget. The package, which includes $26.2 million for the Armidale Hospital redevelopment and more than $65 million for roads and transport projects, eclipses even...