Member for Kiama Gareth Ward MP has today announced that Government agencies need to first consider buying goods and services from a small, medium or regional business for all direct procurements up to $250,000 as part of the NSW Government’s plan to boost local businesses.

Member for Kiama Gareth Ward MP is encouraging our local community to support Legacy Week, the annual appeal to care for the families of veterans who have served for our country.

Member for Kiama Gareth Ward MP has today announced that Shoalhaven Heads and other surrounding suburbs are now more prepared for fire incidents after the official opening of the newly extended Shoalhaven Heads Brigade station and truck handover.

Member for Kiama Gareth Ward MP has announced that motorists are now driving over the new Croome Road bridge – the latest to open on the $630 million Albion Park Rail bypass project to complete the ‘missing link’ for a high standard road between Sydney and the South Coast.

Member for Kiama Gareth Ward MP has today announced that local farmers seeking workers and contractors for harvest now have access to the dedicated online resource, ‘Help Harvest NSW’, which will help them contact and arrange workers ahead of what is expected to be the best harvest in many years.

Member for Kiama Gareth Ward MP has today announced that regional communities across our State are set to benefit from the first round of the NSW Government’s $500 million Fixing Country Bridges program.

Member for Kiama Gareth Ward MP has today warned residents in our local community seeking to buy a new puppy to be wary of an increasing number of scams, which have cost Australians $300,000 so far this year.

Member for Kiama Gareth Ward MP today announced that the New South Wales Government has launched a new campaign urging farmers using side-by-side vehicles to wear seat belts following a spate of deaths across our State.

Member for Kiama Gareth Ward MP has today announced that a group of local tourism industry champions from across the Illawarra and Shoalhaven have shared their inspiring stories in a video series that takes future holidaymakers behind the scenes to motivate them to support local when planning their next escape once non-essential travel advice is updated.

Member for Kiama Gareth Ward MP has today announced that hairdressers will be offered training about the warning signs and dynamics of domestic and family violence as part of an innovative approach to raise community awareness and support victim-survivors.