Member for Kiama Gareth Ward MP has today launched his annual Christmas Toy Drive with the festive season nearing closer.

Member for Kiama Gareth Ward MP has announced that now is the time for residents across the Kiama Electorate to consider which projects will provide the most benefit to their local area and choose what they would like funded as part of the NSW Government’s My Community Project program.

Member for Kiama Gareth Ward MP has today announced that local kids are keeping active while their parents are keeping the cash, with each school-enrolled child now able to access two $100 Active Kids vouchers from July 1.

Member for Kiama Gareth Ward today encouraged young people in Kiama to get in their applications to join NSW’s first ever Regional Youth Taskforce which will give youth a chance to have their say on local issues.

Member for Kiama Gareth Ward MP has joined with local representatives from the Illawarra Business Chamber, including Chamber Executive Director Adam Zarth, to announce funding for the continuation of the Illawarra YES program. Mr Ward made the announcement during a visit to the Disability Trust in Fairy Meadow.

To celebrate Mental Health Month in October, the NSW Government is calling for grant applications for Kiama projects and events that promote social connectedness and encourage openness towards mental health in the community.

Member for Kiama Gareth Ward MP and Member for South Coast Shelley Hancock MP have today announced that the NSW Government will ease the cost of travel for rural and regional seniors from January next year, through the rollout of the $250 Regional Seniors Transport Card.

Member for Kiama Gareth Ward MP and Member for South Coast Shelley Hancock MP have announced that the first concrete pour of the $11.8 million multi-storey car park at Shoalhaven District Memorial Hospital has been completed.

Member for Kiama, Gareth Ward MP has today encouraged first year apprentices doing it tough in Kiama to apply for the 2019 Bert Evans Scholarships.

Member for Kiama Gareth Ward MP has today announced that there is less than a week left to bring a great idea to life through the NSW Government’s My Community Project, with applications closing at 2pm on Wednesday 15th May 2019.