Member for Kiama Gareth Ward MP today announced that the latest round of funding under the NSW Government’s Coastal and Estuary Grants Program has now opened.

Member for Kiama Gareth Ward MP has today announced that dozens of Kiama Electorate school students will get their hands dirty today as part of Australia’s largest community tree-planting event.

Member for Kiama the Hon Gareth Ward MP has today announced that visitor information staff from the region will participate in a New South Wales Government workshop to build skills on attracting and supporting volunteers to be the local faces of the tourism industry.

Parliamentary Secretary for the Illawarra Gareth Ward MP has today joined with the Lord Mayor of Wollongong Gordon Bradbery AM and representatives from Green Caffeen for the launch of a new partnership between Wollongong City Council and Green Caffeen to reduce single use coffee cup waste within Wollongong and the Illawarra.

Member for Kiama Gareth Ward MP today announced that a popular walking track and viewing platforms at Minnamurra Rainforest Visitors Centre in Budderoo National Park has just reopened following extensive upgrade works.

Education Minister Rob Stokes and Member for Kiama Gareth Ward visited Kiama High School today to learn more about the school’s new sustainability program.

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.

Parliamentary Secretary for the Illawarra and South Coast Gareth Ward MP has today announced today that $500,000 funding in grants is available to combat illegal dumping and grants of up to $200,000 are now open to support innovative projects to develop markets for compost made from recycled food and garden waste. 

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.