Member for Kiama Gareth Ward has awarded Jamberoo local Mitchell Rosser a Premiers Community Commendation on behalf of the New South Wales Government for his bravery and heroic actions in saving a trapped man from a vehicle that had been swept away in the April floods.
Member for Kiama Gareth Ward has encouraged the community to have its say on the formulation of the draft Bombo Quarry Master Plan which was released earlier today. The plan can be found at www.unlockingbomboquarry.com.au
Member for Kiama Gareth Ward has today delivered his second reading speech on the David Berry Hospital Amendment (Prohibition of Sale) Bill 2024, to introduce an Act to amend the David Berry Hospital Act 1906 to prohibit the sale or disposal of the lands on which the David Berry Hospital stands.
Member for Kiama Gareth Ward has moved to introduce a Private Members Bill to create an offence of deliberately and recklessly driving through flood waters.
Member for Kiama Gareth Ward has called on Member for South Coast Liza Butler to back her Shoalhaven City Councillor Labor colleagues and stand up for our community over her Sydney-centric Labor Government’s failure to invest in local rail and public transport.
Member for Kiama Gareth Ward has today presented several Community Recognition Statements in the NSW Parliament to recognise recent recipients of OAM and AM Medals in the King’s Birthday Honours List announced by the Governor General of Australia.
Like all budgets, the budget handed down today had its winners and losers.
Member for Kiama Gareth Ward has said that State Labor’s second budget must deliver for our region after a year of Minns Labor Government cuts to education, health and transport.
Member for Kiama Gareth Ward has condemned Labor’s ‘major’ rail announcement yesterday as embarrassing, insulting, and disappointing. He’s accused the region’s Labor MPs of failing commuters given pre-budget ‘announcement’ didn’t include a single new seat or new service.
Member for Kiama Gareth Ward has used Question Time to accuse the Minns Government of cutting housing targets in Wollongong whilst jacking them up in the Shoalhaven.