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A risky stretch of the Snowy Mountains Highway west of Adelong will undergo major safety improvements, as part of an almost $30M investment in upgrading sections of the busy highway. 

Return and Earn has launched an innovative “takes all” trial that is set to transform how Wagga Wagga and Tumut residents recycle their eligible bottles, cartons and cans.

A list of concerns and hopes raised by the community will be used as a blueprint to advocate with the NSW Government for improvements within the Wagga Wagga electorate. 

The Minns Labor Government is acting on a further recommendation of the Industrial Relations Taskforce by returning arbitration of visiting medical officers’ (VMOs) terms and conditions to a member of the Industrial Court.

The Independent Member for Wagga Wagga, Dr Joe McGirr, has expressed his serious disappointment at the State Government’s approval of the HumeLink project, which is proceeding against the wishes of communities directly affected. 

The community at The Rock has embraced an opportunity to develop an ambulance service for the area, with volunteers to begin training in autumn next year.

The NSW Government is improving access to healthcare for people living in rural and regional communities, providing financial assistance to more than 15,600 patients from the Murrumbidgee Local Health District in the past year through the Isolated Patients Travel and Accommodation Assistance Scheme (IPTAAS).

The NSW Government will roll out reforms to better protect the community from the harms of illegal tobacco, including tougher penalties, more enforcement officers, and a new tobacco licensing scheme for retailers

There’s still time to help shape the future of our city by having your say on the Northern Access Strategy.

Wagga and region residents are being invited to have their say on local roads and transport priorities as part of the Minns Labor Government’s planning for future growth. 

Tobacco retailers, wholesalers and the wider community are being asked to have their say on a proposed new law that would require anyone selling tobacco products in NSW to hold a licence.

The Independent Member for Wagga Wagga, Dr Joe McGirr, has welcomed the NSW Government’s proposal to introduce new initiatives to tackle problematic plastic waste.

Motorists will soon experience safer journeys on the Hume Highway at Kyeamba Gap between Tarcutta and Holbrook.

The Independent Member for Wagga Wagga, Dr Joe McGirr, has welcomed the NSW Government’s appointment of a panel to lead consultation on a Forestry Industry Action Plan for the state. 

Children at two Wagga Wagga schools will experience safer school journeys with the school zone on Fernleigh Road to be extended this month

The Wagga Wagga community is encouraged to help direct the region’s future by having a say in a survey defining the issues, opportunities and challenges facing the electorate. 

The Independent Member for Wagga Wagga, Dr Joe McGirr, has urged the state and federal governments to do all they can to ensure Rex continues to operate a full schedule of flights to and from regional centres in NSW.

 The return of men’s behaviour change programs to Wagga Wagga and region could be a significant step forward in reducing domestic violence.   

Wagga Wagga City Council is one of more than 80 councils across NSW to share in $60 million to boost walking and cycling, with $10 million dedicated to supporting active travel to and from schools, as part of the NSW Labor Government’s Get NSW Active program.

The NSW Government and Wagga Wagga City Council will together invest a further $70.8 million to fast-track infrastructure supporting the delivery of new homes for the Wagga Wagga community.

The NSW Government and Wagga Wagga City Council will together invest a further $94.4 million to fast-track infrastructure supporting the delivery of new homes for the Wagga Wagga community.

Women’s sport in Wagga Wagga has benefitted from a $739,000 injection, following the awarding of grants in the NSW Government’s Level the Playing Field Program. 

The Independent Member for Wagga Wagga, Dr Joe McGirr, and local Nationals MLC Wes Fang have joined forces across both houses of parliament to push for major improvements to the community benefits package proposed for communities affected by HumeLink.  

The Independent Member for Wagga Wagga, Dr Joe McGirr, has thanked local communities who have helped drive legislation that opens an avenue for amalgamated councils to demerge. 

The Independent Member for Wagga Wagga, Dr Joe McGirr, has joined with the Wagga Women’s Health Centre in encouraging the local community to get behind a new campaign raising awareness of coercive control of women. 

The Independent Member for Wagga Wagga, Dr Joe McGirr, has acknowledged the findings and recommendations in a new report by the Select Committee investigating the feasibility of undergrounding infrastructure for renewable energy infrastructure. 

Rising Indigenous artist Juanita McLauchlan is looking seven generations into the past and the future, in a major new exhibition to open at Parliament House in Sydney this month. 

The Independent Member for Wagga Wagga, Dr Joe McGirr, has welcomed the Government’s announcement of a parliamentary committee inquiry into youth crime in regional and rural NSW. 

The Independent Member for Wagga Wagga, Dr Joe McGirr, has referred white supremacist letters distributed in local letter boxes to police.

The independent Member for Wagga Wagga, Dr Joe McGirr, says the NSW Government’s announcement of a review of compulsory land acquisitions for communities affected by public projects is long overdue but welcome, especially in relation to renewable energy infrastructure.