Member for Kiama Gareth Ward MP has today presented $2,000 funding to representatives from the Kiama and Shellharbour Tennis Association.

Parliamentary Secretary for Education and Member for Kiama Gareth Ward MP has today presented $12,928 funding to representatives from Shoalhaven Heads Public School to help upgrade their facilities.

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.

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.

Local skilled workers, apprentices and trainees now have a greater opportunity to gain employment in the South Coast region as part of the Berry to Bomaderry Princes Highway upgrade. 

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 and Member for South Coast Shelley Hancock MP are urging local residents across the region to support Graffiti Removal Day this Sunday 21st October to reclaim graffiti hotspots.

Parliamentary Secretary for the Illawarra and South Coast Gareth Ward MP has today announced that the NSW Government has invested $15 million in clean energy funding for a new solar program aimed at saving low-income households hundreds of dollars each year on their power bills.

Parliamentary Secretary for the Illawarra Gareth Ward MP has today announced that the deployment of Wollongong’s offshore artificial reef has reached a significant milestone, with the Request for Tender for the design and construction of the reef released online today.

Parliamentary Secretary for the Illawarra and South Coast Gareth Ward MP and Member for South Coast Shelley Hancock have today announced that the NSW Government is calling for organisers of all new events planned to be held across the Illawarra and South Coast from January to June next year, to apply for grants of up to $20,000 to help attract more visitors and boost local economies.