Tag: politics
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ATHLETICS TRACK GRANT QUESTIONED
The Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast has defended a grant to upgrade a Tumbi Umbi athletics track, after an inquiry heard the Mingara Recreation Club donated to the Liberal Party. A state inquiry is investigating allegations of pork barrelling through the Stronger Communities fund. Adam Crouch says the project was long overdue, and the…
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DARKINJUNG SAYS VOICE TO PARLIAMENT VITAL
NAIDOC Week is wrapping up, with its theme ‘Voice, Treaty, Truth’ likely to remain in the spotlight. Central Coast Aboriginal leaders have welcomed news two key reforms are being investigated, to help combat indigenous disadvantage.
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STAFFING UNCERTAIN FOR $20M HOSPICE PLEDGE
The NSW Labor party’s failed election campaign may have jeopardised a standalone hospice promised for the Central Coast. Its federal colleagues pledged to build the $20 million facility but state staffing is now in question.
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BEREJIKLIAN SPRUIKS HIP POCKET SAVINGS ON CENTRAL COAST
Election campaigning continues on the Central Coast with Premier Gladys Berejiklian meeting shoppers at Erina Fair today. The Liberal leader also spruiking measures to help the household budget as part of a Service New South Wales campaign to find better deals on utilities and other rebates. NSW heads to the polls on March 23. Audio…
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CENTRAL COAST SCHOOL NAMED IN STATE SPRUCING SPEND
The promises kept coming today for the Central Coast. Education Minister Rob Stokes stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Premier Gladys Berejiklian in Wyoming, to announce the Coalition will spend an extra $100 million to spruce up ageing schools. That includes $104-thousand for a new playground at Valley View Public School on the Central Coast. It brings the…