Media Releases

UNANDERRA STATION LIFTS CONSTRUCTION DUE TO START MID-2021

04 October 2019

After years and years of fighting, the Unanderra community now have an indicative start date for the construction of the Unanderra Station lifts. 

NSW LABOR GOES INTO BAT FOR REVIEW OF TAXI COMPO

27 September 2019

Member for Wollongong, Paul Scully, was gagged by the NSW Government yesterday afternoon from contributing to a debate on a 10,000 signatory petition on the state's taxi industry.

PREMIER WILL MAKE THE CALL ON WOLLONGONG JOB CUTS

26 September 2019

The Premier will directly make the call on how many public sector jobs will be cut within Wollongong and the Illawarra to implement the Government's 2019-20 NSW Budget decision to slash 2500 jobs. 

LOCALS LEFT TO LANGUISH ON SURGERY WAITING LIST

25 September 2019

Data from the Bureau of Health Information has revealed that patients on the elective surgery waiting list in the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District are more likely to wait longer than 12 months than those in Western Sydney, South Eastern Sydney, South Western Sydney and the Central Coast.

SCULLY CALLS ON NSW GOVERNMENT TO FUND PICTON ROAD UPGRADE

18 September 2019

The Berejiklian Government has been encouraged to fund the upgrade of Picton Road to at least a dual carriageway linking the Illawarra and south-west and Western Sydney.

ILLAWARRA MAY MISS OUT ON FREE PRIMARY SCHOOL MOBILE DENTAL PROGRAM

12 September 2019

The Illawarra could miss out on the roll-out of the NSW Government's $70 million free Primary School Mobile Dental Program announced during the 2019 election campaign, Member for Wollongong, Paul Scully, said today.

PATIENTS LEFT LANGUISHING IN WOLLONGONG AND SHELLHARBOUR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS

11 September 2019

Independent statistics released today by the Bureau of Health Statistics for the quarter ending June 2019 revealed patients are spending longer waiting in our emergency departments, with Wollongong Hospital ranked third worst in the state.

BEREJIKLIAN GOVERNMENT NO LONGER REVEALS PUBLIC SECTOR JOBS MOVED FROM SYDNEY TO WOLLONGONG

10 September 2019

The Berejiklian Government no longer provides information on the number of public sector jobs it has relocated to Wollongong from Sydney as part of its Decade of Decentralisation program, Member for Wollongong, Paul Scully, said today.

NSW GOVERNMENT CAN’T FIND $1 MILLION FOR WOLLONGONG HOSPITAL IN A $24 BILLION HEALTH BUDGET

06 September 2019

The Berejiklian Government has confirmed that it can't find $1 million to refurbish a 'ghost ward' with 35 extra beds in a health budget of nearly $24 billion.

TWO PROJECTS SHARE IN $266,000 FROM ‘MY COMMUNITY PROJECT’ PROGRAM

05 September 2019

A community-owned supermarket and educational play area are two projects that will share in $266,000 in funding from the 'My Community Project' program in the Wollongong electorate, Member for Wollongong, Paul Scully, announced today.