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Mentors to assist young offenders

Media Release To reduce the rates of young people re-offending, mentors will assist juveniles get their lives back on track. The NSW Government is providing $700,000 over three years to support the mentoring program at Frank Baxter Juvenile Justice Centre on the Central Coast and the Riverina...

Refund for recycling bottles gets the go-ahead

Media Release A 10-cents refund for eligible drink containers will be available next year to help reduce litter across NSW. The refund is part of the NSW Government’s new Container Deposit Scheme (CDS), which will return10 cents to anyone who returns an empty CDS-labelled drink container to...

Local pre-schools urged to take advantage of $8m boost

Media Release NORTHERN Tablelands MP Adam Marshall today announced families across the region would benefit from an $8 million funding injection from the State Government for capital works leading to 500 additional preschool places in areas of high need. [caption id="attachment_5027" align="alignleft" width="611"] Northern Tablelands MP Adam...

Goondiwindi drug raids: 27 search warrants executed

Media Release Detectives from the Goondiwindi Criminal Investigation Branch have charged a number of people after executing 27 search warrants during Operation Oscar Jabiru. The operation was set up in March to investigate a drug network in the Goondiwindi area. It will be alleged that the network was...

Warrumbungle Shire even more prepared for future bushfires

Media Release RESIDENTS in the Warrumbungle Shire will benefit from a share in joint Commonwealth-State funding of $2.59 million for projects to help better protect NSW communities from the threat of bushfires. Visiting Coonabarabran last week, Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton said the funding commitment would contribute $110,000...

Mungindi Home Support gets $24,000 upgrade

Media Release WITH the help of a $24,000 grant from the NSW Government, the Mungindi Community Home Care Support Program (CHCP) is about to extend its office precinct to include a purpose-built activities room to better service its clients. Northern Tablelands MP Adam Marshall announced the funding...