Parliamentary Secretary for the South Coast and Member for Kiama Gareth Ward MP has today announced that the expansion of South Coast Correctional Centre is nearing completion, with more jobs for locals and a new 160-bed maximum-security wing ready for operation in the coming months.

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 and Member for Kiama Gareth Ward MP has today announced with the New South Wales Government its school budget allocations for 2019, with a record $1.18 billion being distributed to more than 2,200 public schools across New South Wales.

Member for Kiama Gareth Ward and Member for South Coast Shelley Hancock have kicked off a confronting new campaign this week urging residents of the Illawarra and Shoalhaven to make sure that they are prepared for the bush fire season.

A new program will ensure that our public education system remains among the finest in the world, with new employment standards set for graduate teachers in NSW public schools. 

Parliamentary Secretary for the Illawarra and South Coast Gareth Ward MP today announced that local fire brigades including Jamberoo, Gerringong, Cambewarra, Broughton Vale/Berry and Albion Park brigades will open their doors to the community this weekend to help people be aware and prepare for bush fire risks this summer.