Parliamentary Secretary for the South Coast and Member for Kiama Gareth Ward MP has today announced that the expansion of South Coast Correctional Centre is nearing completion, with more jobs for locals and a new 160-bed maximum-security wing ready for operation in the coming months.

Parliamentary Secretary for Education Gareth Ward MP and Member for South Coast Shelley Hancock MP have today announced that local schools across the Illawarra and South Coast will benefit from a major teacher recruitment drive under the New South Wales Government.

Parliamentary Secretary for the Illawarra and South Coast Gareth Ward MP today announced four organisations have triumphed in a challenge to deliver government-supported programs to help young people into work in the local area.

Parliamentary Secretary for the Illawarra and South Coast Gareth Ward MP has today announced that getting vaccinated will be as easy as dropping in to your local chemist shop or pharmacy, under changes made by the NSW Government which commenced on 1st January 2019.

Parliamentary Secretary for the Illawarra and South Coast and Member for Kiama Gareth Ward MP has today welcomed new laws in New South Wales that are set to ease the cost of living burden from 1 January 2019.

Parliamentary Secretary for the Illawarra and South Coast Gareth Ward MP has today reminded local residents and community groups across our region to check their gas and electrical barbeques and to be proactive when it comes to maintenance during a hot summer.

Parliamentary Secretary for the Illawarra and South Coast Gareth Ward MP has today reminded local beachgoers to stay safe and always swim between the flags at the beach this summer.

Parliamentary Secretary for the Illawarra and South Coast Gareth Ward MP and Member for South Coast Shelley Hancock has today announced that local surfers across our region now have the opportunity for further training by participating in the Surfers Rescue 24/7 program coordinated by Surfing NSW.