My Diary  

It was a privilege to join Premier Christopher Minns and Mayor Rick Firman OAM at the official opening of the new REROC offices last week.

I had the pleasure of attending the Wagga Show Society dinner to celebrate this year’s award nominees. It was a wonderful evening recognising the outstanding contributions of young people in our community.

King Mahabali, the mythic figure honoured each year at the OAM festival, is remembered as a symbol of great strength and an even greater heart — the true spirit of the celebration.

It was a pleasure to welcome Premier Chris Minns to Wagga today as part of the Daily Telegraph’s Bush Summit at Charles Sturt University.

Today was a red-letter day for the future of housing in Wagga, with the finishing touches being added to 12 new social homes for 19 people in North Parade, opposite the Duke of Kent Oval.

An exciting milestone was reached in Wagga’s transport future today when the Minister for Regional Transport, Jenny Aitchison, came to town to turn the first sod on the Marshalls Creek Bridge redevelopment.

Thank you to Local Government Minister Ron Hoenig for joining me on an inspection of the Gobba Bridge site, as I continue to work with the government to get work started on planning for the duplication of the bridge.

It was a great pleasure to celebrate the extension of Lockhart’s Woodhaven Aged Care Home with a proud community today.

There are exciting times ahead for rugby league in Wagga, with work starting on a major redevelopment of the facilities at Harris Park.

Rotary Club of Wagga's Shine Awards

Today, I had the honour of attending the official opening of The Rock Avenue of Honour—a magnificent tribute to our fallen heroes in a town that holds the tradition of Lest We Forget close to its heart.

It was an honour to join family members of the late Bill Jacob to officially open the newly upgraded Bill Jacob Athletics Centre at Jubilee Park today.

It was a fantastic night on Saturday celebrating the Tumut Hospital Auxiliary’s 90th birthday with a wonderful dinner dance! In reality, this incredible organisation has been serving the community for 125 years—a true testament to the dedication of its volunteers.

Thank You for a Fantastic International Women’s Day Panel!

Great to be at the Lockhart Seniors Forum today with the team from Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network, sharing information on important health and wellbeing support for our local seniors.

What a delight it was to meet the parents and children at today’s Vinnies Multicultural Playgroup in Wagga.

It was exciting to join Tony Calabro and the team from Busabout to announce today that Wagga will lead the way in a new system of ‘tap and go’ fare payments on the city’s commuter buses.

At a time of global unrest, it was inspiring to meet delegates at the Australian South East Asian Summit (ASEAN) in parliament to discuss human rights, domestic violence, heat issues and foreign affairs.

Thank you to the team at Wagga Wagga Police Station who organised a brilliant presentation on the SLAYS initiative when Police Minister Yasmin Catley visited Wagga this week.

I attended an important presentation on Motor Neurone Disease (MND) at Wagga Wagga Base Hospital on Saturday evening with Professor Dominic Rowe and A/Prof Martin Jude.

I was delighted to help open the new Tresillian care hub in Wagga today.

Great to catch up with dedicated volunteers in the Wagga marketplace today, gathering signatures for a petition to repeal the Wild Horse Heritage Act.

It was inspiring to meet exercise physiologists, exercise scientists and sports scientists during their policy and advocacy meeting at parliament last week.

It was great to join other MPs and world expert Associate Professor Simon Chu at an ovarian cancer awareness event at Parliament House.

Thank you to the delegation of forestry industry leaders who met me at parliament to discuss sustainable ways in which to preserve jobs and economic activity in our hardwoods and softwoods sector.

Exciting times for medical education in Wagga Wagga!

It was an honour to attend the Australia Day celebrations in Talbingo!

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of attending the Snowy Valleys Council Australia Day celebrations – what an incredible day to honour the amazing people in the community!

What an incredible Australia Day celebration at the Yerong Creek Hall!