Parliamentary Secretary for the Illawarra and South Coast Gareth Ward MP has today welcomed Deputy Premier John Barilaro and Roads Minister Melinda Pavey’s announcement of more than a billion dollars to fix local roads, replace timber bridges and reclaim up to 15,000km of Council roads in regional NSW.

Parliamentary Secretary for the Illawarra and South Coast Gareth Ward MP and Member for South Coast Shelley Hancock MP have today announced that a re-elected NSW Liberals & Nationals Government will invest $125 million to deliver the duplication of the rail line between Berry and Gerringong, as part of a $295 million commitment to early works on our State’s future fast rail network.

Parliamentary Secretary for Education Gareth Ward MP has today welcomed news that before and after school care will be made available to all parents with children at public primary schools across the by 2021 under a NSW Liberals & Nationals Government.

Parliamentary Secretary for the Illawarra and South Coast Gareth Ward MP has today announced that local small businesses across our region will save thousands of dollars under a NSW Liberals & Nationals Government, with the introduction of a raft of cost saving measures including cheaper insurance premiums, payroll tax cuts and access to the Energy Switch program.

Member for Kiama Gareth Ward MP and Member for South Coast Shelley Hancock MP have said that they welcome any commitment to fund upgrades to the Princes Highway but that Labor couldn’t be trusted to deliver on their promises. In fact today’s statement commits Labor to less than half of what the Liberals & Nationals will deliver.

Member for Kiama Gareth Ward MP has today presented $20,000 funding to representatives from the 2019 South Coast Food and Wine Festival under Round Two of the NSW Government's 2019 Incubator Fund, during a visit to the Berry Showground Pavilion.

The NSW Liberals & Nationals Government will invest another $960 million upgrading more of the Princes Highway - making the road safer and bringing new jobs and investment to the South Coast.

Member for Kiama Gareth Ward MP has today announced $30,000 funding for the Cambewarra School of Arts Association Inc. which will help towards a partial refurbishment of this heritage listed building in Cambewarra Village.

The Royal Australian Navy operational base at Nowra will be better serviced with the NSW Government announcing $4.95 million from the Growing Local Economies fund to provide specialist companies with the tools they need to support service aircraft.

Member for South Coast Shelley Hancock and Member for Kiama Gareth Ward visited Shoalhaven District Memorial Hospital today to welcome the 9 new intern doctors who recently started at the hospital.