Parliamentary Secretary for Education Gareth Ward MP has today announced that as the HSC approaches, school leavers across the Illawarra and South Coast are getting ready to take a break from the books and head to a hands-on Open Day on Saturday 18th August at Nowra TAFE and Wollongong TAFE to get a taste of vocational training and education options for next year.

I am pleased to advise that children in NSW are set to enjoy their Life Education classes with the organisation’s mascot Healthy Harold, inside new pop up inflatable classrooms, allowing Harold and educators to reach more regional and remote locations.

Parliamentary Secretary for the Illawarra and South Coast Gareth Ward MP has today announced that applications are now open for the Protecting Our Places grant program, which empowers Aboriginal community groups and organisations to protect, conserve and restore cultural landscapes and waterways.

Parliamentary Secretary for the Illawarra and South Coast Gareth Ward MP is encouraging local businesses to register their interest in mentoring and building vocational skills in young people to help divert them away from crime and into education and employment opportunities.

I have received advice from Roads and Maritime Services that Ausconnex has been engaged to undertake electrical service relocation work as part of the early work for the Albion Park Rail bypass.

Member for Kiama Gareth Ward has tabled a Notice of Motion in the NSW Parliament opposing the overdevelopment Blowhole Point.

I am pleased to advise that NSW businesses will start receiving a healthy boost to their bottom line this week as the first payroll tax cuts announced in the 2018-19 State Budget take effect.

Parliamentary Secretary for the Illawarra and South Coast and Member for Kiama Gareth Ward MP has today welcomed the New South Wales Government’s decision to prioritise the reduction of homelessness through committing $1 billion for homelessness services over the next four years to support new and existing initiatives.

I am pleased to advise that thousands more NSW students will be offered the free meningococcal vaccine in the next 12 months to protect them against the debilitating disease.

Member for Kiama Gareth Ward MP has today announced that a safer Moss Vale Road is on the horizon as work continues this month to improve drainage and repair the road surface near Kangaroo Valley Road and carry out essential maintenance on Cambewarra Mountain.