Parliamentary Secretary for the Illawarra and South Coast Gareth Ward MP and Member for South Coast Shelley Hancock MP have today announced grant funding for two Aboriginal businesses to help them deliver services to Aboriginal people with a disability under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) in Illawarra and South Coast regions.

Swimmers will be safer on one of the South Coast’s beaches this summer thanks to a new Surf Life Saving NSW (SLS NSW) jet-ski that will patrol the coastline, one of 11 to be deployed across the State.

Parliamentary Secretary for the Illawarra and South Coast Gareth Ward MP has today announced that getting vaccinated will be as easy as dropping in to your local chemist shop or pharmacy, under changes made by the NSW Government which commenced on 1st January 2019.

Parliamentary Secretary for the Illawarra and South Coast and Member for Kiama Gareth Ward MP has today welcomed new laws in New South Wales that are set to ease the cost of living burden from 1 January 2019.

Parliamentary Secretary for the Illawarra and South Coast Gareth Ward MP has today commended local Police in both the South Coast Local Area Command and Lake Illawarra Local Area Command for their exceptional work in driving down local crime.

Parliamentary Secretary for the Illawarra and South Coast Gareth Ward MP has today reminded local residents and community groups across our region to check their gas and electrical barbeques and to be proactive when it comes to maintenance during a hot summer.

Parliamentary Secretary for the Illawarra and South Coast Gareth Ward MP has today reminded local beachgoers to stay safe and always swim between the flags at the beach this summer.

Parliamentary Secretary for the Illawarra and South Coast Gareth Ward MP and Member for South Coast Shelley Hancock has today announced that local surfers across our region now have the opportunity for further training by participating in the Surfers Rescue 24/7 program coordinated by Surfing NSW.

Parliamentary Secretary for Education Gareth Ward MP has today encouraged students living in social housing or crisis accommodation across the Illawarra and South Coast to apply for the 2019 FACS Scholarship Program.