It was great to meet with leaders from the NRMA during last week's debate in parliament about the organisation’s petition to increase the number of random breath tests on NSW roads.
I thoroughly enjoyed the CanAssist High Tea at Lillier Lodge over the weekend.
I was delighted to meet Healthy Harold when he came to parliament with Life Education this week!
I welcomed the chance to speak at a protest rally in Sydney this morning when a passionate crowd gathered outside Parliament to demand the demerger of amalgamated councils across NSW.
It was great to join member for Goulburn, Wendy Tuckerman, yesterday at the HumeLink Alliance rally at Bookham.
I had the pleasure of hosting an International Women's Day event, alongside the Riverina Group, Country Women’s Association, during which I presented Lynne Graham with The Wagga Wagga Local Woman of the Year award for 2024.
It was a pleasure to welcome the Minister for Emergency Services and Youth Justice, Jihad Dib, to Wagga Wagga this week when he announced a recruitment campaign for emergency services volunteers across the state.
The Minister for TAFE, Skills and Tertiary Education, Steve Whan, made a very welcome visit to Wagga Wagga this week to announce a $2.6m funding package for new facilities and maintenance at Wagga TAFE.
It was extraordinary last night to hear expert Hetty Johnston speak about the very really issues around child sexual assault in our society.
Great to be with NSW Teachers Federation President, Henry Rajendra, and Wagga Wagga members of the federation this morning to call on the Federal government to increase their share of funding for local public schools to 25%.
Running is certainly not everyone’s thing, but I take my hat off to Hugo Currie and James Boetto who are running 4 miles, every 4 hours, for the next 48 hours, raising money for SANE for complex mental health.
This is a huge achievement, I’d like to congratulate the guys and wish them all the best for the 48 hours ahead.
I had the pleasure of attending the 2024 combined Rotary Clubs of Wagga Wagga Peace Day Ceremony yesterday, and presenting the School Community Service Awards.
It was a great pleasure to attend an event celebrating the 25th anniversary of the declaration of Lockhart as a Rotary Peace Town on Friday.
It was wonderful to join the celebration of culture and community at the 2024 Sri Sri Saraswati Puja celebration over the weekend.
Great to meet with some local fire fighters over the weekend to promote and support John Tonkin in the 'Beat the Burn' ride.
Older Men New Ideas (OM:NI) is a great way for older men to connect, and it was great to be part of the OM:NI Forum held in Wagga earlier this week.
Fantastic to be at the Wagga Wagga PCYC yesterday with Police Minister, Yasmin Catley, and Brad Fittler and the HOGS NRL team.
It was great to be a part of of the Mental Health forum held in Griffith, hosted by my Parliamentary Colleague, Member for Murray Helen Dalton.
It was a privilege to speak at the National Apology Day commemoration yesterday.
Earlier this week I attended the unveiling of a new sculpture at Batlow, as part of the Snowy Valleys Sculpture Trail.
Royal Far West is such an important service to regional, rural and remote New South Wales, and it was wonderful to visit their facility in Manly today.
It was a pleasure to join innovation and businesses experts from across the Riverina this week, as well as Minister for Better Regulation and Fair Trading, Minister for Industry and Trade, Anoulack Chanthivong, to set the state’s strategic direction on innovation through the NSW Innovation Blueprint.
I’m pleased to be at the Cootamundra Gundagai demerger round table in Gundagai today, to hear council views on the best ways to demerge NSW councils, including Snowy Valleys.
As I made my way across the Snowy Valley for Australia Day, I had the pleasure of stopping in at Tumut for the celebrations, hosted by the Tumut Historical Society.
It was a privilege to be able to once again celebrate Australia Day in beautiful Talbingo. The weather was sensational, and the crowd wonderful and positive.
It was wonderful to be at the Civic Theatre this evening to congratulate the winners of the 2024 Wagga Wagga Australia Day awards.
I’d like to congratulate the recipients of Lockhart Shire’s 2024 Australia Day awards, announced yesterday at celebrations held at The Rock Recreation Ground and swimming pool.
Great to be down at the Wagga Marketplace this morning speaking with members of the Riverina Police District, for their January Bush Telegraph information session.
Last week I attended the launch of CareH, an exciting new initiative designed to care for our community by delivering more urgently-needed nurses to the region.
This week I welcomed Minister for Families, Communities and Disability Services, Kate Washington, to Wagga Wagga, as she announced grants funding to support local service providers that helped the community during last year’s floods.
