Farmers have called on federal politicians to commit to an urgent overhaul of the nation’s environmental policies that are hurting both farmers and the landscape. NSW Farmers’ Conservation and Resource Management Committee Chair Bronwyn Petrie said the federal...
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Labor Delivering Free Urgent Care on Your Phone & in Your Home With 1800MEDICARE
A re-elected Labor Government will provide free, round the clock health advice and an afterhours GP telehealth service to every single resident in New England via 1800MEDICARE. Life isn't 9 to 5. With 1800MEDICARE, neither is health care. A re-elected Albanese Labor...
Four Times the Most Responsive Federal MP
For the fourth consecutive parliament, the Member for New England, Barnaby Joyce has been named the most responsive MP. The honour is based on MP responses to correspondence and the assistance they provide as monitored by the Votergram service. Founding Executive...
$7.6 Million Refuge to be Built in Glen Innes
Member for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan has welcomed news a refuge for women and children fleeing violence will be constructed in Glen Innes. The new refuge will be built by Pathfinders after $7.6 million for the project was secured from the NSW Government’s...
Labor’s Laura Hughes Backs Farmsafe to Boost Farm Safety
A re-elected Albanese Labor Government will invest $2.5 million over three years to support Farmsafe Australia and improve on-farm safety outcomes through the National Farm Safety Education Fund. Labor candidate for New England, Laura Hughes, has...
Pre Poll Voting Kicks off on Saturday
Despite Pre-poll voting kicking off this week around the country for the upcoming May 3rd Federal Election, early voting will commence in Inverell this 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥. The venue for pre-poll voting will be the Masonic Hall in Otho St, next to Lennons Butchery....
Election Corflutes Vandalised
New England MP Barnaby Joyce has accused his political opponents of pulling down his election material around the electorate. Speaking on STA FM yesterday morning, Mr Joyce says a number of corflutes that have been placed around the electorate have been removed adding...
$27.2M Boost for New England Roads and Communities
A Liberal Nationals Coalition Government will deliver $27.2 million in partnership funding to local councils across New England under a revitalised Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program, empowering communities to prioritise better roads and...
Moylan Investigates Accountability of Service Providers
Northern Tablelands MP Brendan Moylan has confirmed he has been investigating the accountability and the key performance indicators for service providers receiving funding from the millions of dollars dished out by the state government to tackle rural crime. The NSW...