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Wednesday, July 30, 2025

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MP backs pricing change concerns

PRICING changes to the NDIS are putting regional New South Wales at risk according to the Federal Member for Parkes, but the agency has said a pricing review revealed higher costings. Member for Parkes, Jamie Chaffey, last week met in Dubbo with...

18 Jul 2025
Politics

Local Nats meet

THE local branch of the National Party adopted motions put forward at the State Conference including abandoning the commitment to zero emissions by 2050. At the National Party Broken Hill branch’s annual general meeting last month, they adopted...

05 Jul 2025
Politics

$1b for Barown in budget

THE Barwon electorate is set to see a record funding of around $1 billion flowing in following the announcement of the New South Wales State Budget on Tuesday. The money amounts to extra $21 million in electorate-specific funding that has been...

27 Jun 2025
Farming & Environment

Advocate against water management bill

THE introduction of a bill for more transparent water management may just add another layer of red tape, according to a river advocate. Last week, Member for Barwon Roy Butler introduced a bill into the New South Wales Parliament to increase...

13 Jun 2025
Politics

Nationals reveal new shadow cabinet

THE Nationals’ new shadow cabinet line-up, as part of a Coalition, was announced on Wednesday, May 28, with Leader David Littleproud describing the new team as talented and skilled. The news comes after the Coalition split up and reunited in the...

12 Jun 2025
Politics

Parkes MP finally declared

NATIONALS member Jamie Chaffey has been declared the new Member for Parkes this week, a month on from election day. The Australian Electoral Commission declared the polls on Tuesday, with Mr Chaffey saying he was relieved.“I am grateful for the...

06 Jun 2025
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Education

Minister responds to school rebuild concerns

DEPUTY Premier of New South Wales and Minister for Education and Early Learning, Prue Car, has responded to a letter from the Willyama High School P&C regarding the new school re-build plans. In her reply, Ms Car assured P&C president Kirby...

30 May 2025
Politics

Nats split from Libs in a political divorce

THE political marriage of the National and Liberal parties, known as the Coalition, is over at the federal level. The split was announced by the group’s junior partner leader David Littleproud on Tuesday. Recently elected National Party Member for...

20 May 2025
Politics

Chaffey takes Parkes seat

JAMIE Chaffey’s commitment of $10 million to Broken Hill’s airport will be hard to achieve due to Labor’s election win; but that won’t stop the fight. The Nationals’ candidate for the Parkes electorate, he was successful in securing the seat, which...

09 May 2025
Politics

Family First candidate makes pitch

FAMILY First’s candidate for Parkes, Maurice Davey, is a father, grandfather and fourth generation farmer, with campaign pillars centered around what Mr Davey describes as traditional strong families. Mr Davey said he has found the cost of living...

02 May 2025
Politics

Indigenous party prioritising environment

FIVE years ago fed-up Wilcannia locals brought the Indigenous - Aboriginal Party of Australia (IAPA) into the world in an effort to make real changes in their communities. This election, candidates and members prioritising environmental...

02 May 2025
Politics

River health & school lunches: Greens plan for Parkes

BEING a Ngemba woman from Brewarrina, Greens candidate for Parkes Trish Frail has said it’s given her an intimate understanding of the Parkes electorate which influences her key campaign pillars and commitment to community. Ms Frail is not just...

02 May 2025
Politics

One Nation candidate’s priorities

ONE Nation, created by Pauline Hanson, put forward Mark Carter as its candidate for the Parkes electorate in recent weeks, with his key campaign pillars focused on cutting down government spending. Mr Carter, who works in transport, hails from Sydney...

02 May 2025
Politics

Stephen Pope: give farmers a fair go

THE Shooters Fishers and Farmers Party candidate for Parkes, Stephen Pope, is heading towards the end of his campaign as election day looms, travelling around the electorate and sharing his passion for regional communities with soon-to-be voters...

02 May 2025
Politics

Early voting now open

FOR those unable to vote on election day, early voting centres are now open. Early voting centres began opening on Tuesday, April 22, and are only to be used by those who cannot make it to a voting center on election day, Saturday, May 3. These early...

25 Apr 2025
Politics

Ballot order, candidate list locked in

THE order of candidates as they appear on the House of Representatives ballot paper, and the 10 candidates for the Parkes region are locked in and ready for the Federal Election in less than two weeks’ time. The reason why the ballot paper (the...

25 Apr 2025
Politics

LNP pledge $600K to Broken Hill

THE Nationals pledged to restart the cancelled Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program and spend more than $55.678 million on the Parkes electorate and almost $680,000 to Broken Hill through the program. The LRCI Program allocates funding...

17 Apr 2025