Media Releases

HAND SANITISER MUST BE AVAILABLE AT ALL MAJOR PUBLIC SPACES IN THE ILLAWARRA AND SOUTH COAST, NOT JUST PARLIAMENT HOUSE

03 March 2020

The NSW Labor Opposition has called for hand sanitiser to be made available at major railway stations, schools and other major public spaces after the Department of Parliamentary Services today announced that hand sanitisers would be made available at key locations around Parliament House. 

LIBERALS REFUSE TO RULE OUT CUTS TO TAFE COURSES AND CLOSING MORE LOCAL TAFE CAMPUSES

28 February 2020

Labor has slammed the Berejiklian Government after they refused to rule out cutting TAFE courses and closing more local TAFE campuses across the Illawarra and South Coast.

STATEMENT FROM ILLAWARRA LABOR MPS ON THE PASSING OF VICKY KING

26 February 2020

Labor MPs Stephen Jones, Sharon Bird, Paul Scully, Anna Watson and Ryan Park are shocked and saddened to hear of the death of long-term Wollongong City Council Councillor Vicky King.

ILLAWARRA TRANSPORT PROJECTS STILL ON INFRASTRUCTURE AUSTRALIA 2020 PRIORITY LIST

26 February 2020

The Infrastructure Australia Priority List for 2020 released today still includes the important infrastructure projects for the region including upgrading the Picton Road and rail freight access to Port Kembla, noting the rail project needs to get started within the next five years. 

SHADOW MINISTER VISITS WOLLONGONG TO CALL ON GOVERNMENT TO REVERSE SENIORS DECISION

24 February 2020

A group of Wollongong pensioners who are ineligible for the $250 Regional Seniors Travel Card met with NSW Labor's Shadow Minister for Seniors and Cost of Living, Jo Haylen, and Member for Wollongong, Paul Scully, today to vent their frustrations at their exclusion from the transport scheme. 

ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE UPGRADE SOLUTION KNOWN FOR YEARS

21 February 2020

An upgrade solution, business case and estimated cost for Wollongong Entertainment Centre has been ignored by successive NSW Liberal and Nationals Government for nearly seven years, according to the Member for Wollongong, Paul Scully, and Wollongong City Council Deputy Lord Mayor, Tania Brown.

UNANDERRA STATION LIFTS – TIME TO GET A MOVE ON

20 February 2020

Member for Wollongong, Paul Scully, says it's been 50 days since the beginning of the year and that is more than enough time for the NSW Liberal and Nationals Government to fire the starting gun on the upgrade of Unanderra Station, including building its much-needed lifts.

WOLLONGONG SENIORS DESERVE ACCESS TO $250 TRAVEL CARD

13 February 2020

Member for Wollongong, Paul Scully, is using Seniors Week to call on the NSW Liberals and Nationals Government to extend the $250 Regional Seniors Travel Card to Wollongong pensioners, who are all currently excluded from the program.

IT’S TIME TO SECURE THE ILLAWARRA’S WATER SUPPLY WITH ITS OWN DESALINATION PLANT

03 February 2020

NSW Labor has demanded that the Berejiklian Government "get a move on" and begin the process to secure the Illawarra's long-term water supply by constructing a desalination plant for the region. 

SCULLY LAUNCHES LOCAL SCHOOL SAFETY SURVEY

29 January 2020

Member for Wollongong, Paul Scully, is asking for community feedback on how the journey to and from local schools by school children can be improved.