Member for Kiama Gareth Ward has moved a motion on the floor of State Parliament to call on the NSW Government to increase the pensioner concessions for local council rates which have been fixed at a maximum of $250 for the past three decades.

Member for Kiama Gareth Ward has today launched a new community petition calling on the NSW Minns Labor Government to reinstate the Back-to-School vouchers of $150 per child each year.

Independent Member for Kiama Gareth Ward has slammed the NSW Labor Minns Government for confirming it will cut the $250 Regional Seniors Travel Card and hand the cash to a single petrol company. 

Independent Member for Kiama Gareth Ward MP is urging all eligible local families and seniors to take advantage of cost-of-living relief measures to save money on their electricity and power bills.

Independent Member for Kiama Gareth Ward MP is supporting an amendment to the Parliamentary Remuneration Act that will freeze the pay packets of politicians until 2025.

Member for Kiama Gareth Ward MP has today welcomed the NSW Government’s $155 million program for Before and After School Care (BASC) vouchers is now live for parents and carers of children enrolled in a NSW primary school.

Member for Kiama Gareth Ward MP today announced that drivers now have a simpler, faster and more COVID-safe way of moving from one licence level to the next.

Parliamentary Secretary for the Illawarra and South Coast Gareth Ward MP has today welcomed a NSW Liberals and Nationals Government plan to strengthen the Illawarra Legal Centre and Shoalcoast Community Legal Centre so that they can continue delivering free legal support to local people in need.

Parliamentary Secretary for the Illawarra and South Coast Gareth Ward MP has today announced that more local seniors from across our region are set to hit the courts and sporting fields in the coming months, as a further three sporting codes offer modified rules for players over 65 years of age.