Media Releases

NUMBER OF WOLLONGONG ENERGY VOUCHER ASSISTANCE INCREASES BY 20%

08 September 2017

The number of financial assistance vouchers issued for struggling Wollongong households to help pay for rising energy bills has increased by 20 per cent over the last 12 months, according to NSW Government statistics.

WILL TRANSPORT LINKS COPE WITH SIR ELTON JOHN CONCERT?

04 September 2017

Will an expected influx of 20,000 fans to Wollongong for the Sir Elton John concert, ‘Once in a Lifetime Tour’, overwhelm transport services on the South Coast Line unless the Berejiklian Government reveals its plans for the event later this month?

SCULLY CALLS FOR MOORE TO USE LOCAL STEEL FOR SYDNEY’S ‘CLOUD ARCH’

30 August 2017

Wollongong MP, Paul Scully, has written to Sydney’s Lord Mayor, Clover Moore, today requesting that Sydney City Council use Port Kembla produced steel for its controversial public art proposal, ‘Cloud Arch’.

SCULLY’S AMBITION FOR PORT OF PORT KEMBLA

29 August 2017

Member for Wollongong Paul Scully today told the Regional Ports Conference in Wollongong that the Port of Port Kembla could become the ‘Port of Choice’ for businesses based in the third largest economy in Australia – south-western Sydney.

100 GOVERNMENT JOBS FOR QUEANBEYAN – NONE FOR WOLLONGONG

25 August 2017

The NSW Government is announcing today the relocation of 100 jobs from the Finance and Education Departments to Queanbeyan in the Deputy Premier’s seat of Monaro.

TOWRADGI WATER WORKS

22 August 2017

Sydney Water is investigating and repairing wastewater pipes, stormwater pipes and maintenance holes in the Towradgi area starting next month.

WOLLONGONG MISSES OUT ON $500 MILLION LOCAL ECONOMY FUNDING POOL

21 August 2017

Wollongong has been declared ineligible to apply for a share of $500 million under the NSW Government’s Growing Local Economies program.

LABOR SIGNS UP FOR A SECURE FUTURE FOR TAFE

18 August 2017

Local State and Federal Labor MPs and Labor’s candidate for Gilmore today met out the front of West Wollongong TAFE to sign a pledge to guarantee funding for TAFE with Labor’s State Shadow Minister for Skills, Prue Car. 

ONE THIRD INCREASE IN FLU CASES IN ILLAWARRA

16 August 2017

Flu presentations to health facilities in the Illawarra-Shoalhaven have increased by 34% over the last 12 months.

DECRIMINALISING MEDICINAL CANNABIS SETBACK AFTER BILL DEFEATED

11 August 2017

The NSW Government yesterday defeated proposed legislation that would have decriminalised medicinal cannabis possession in a set-back for terminally ill people, their families and carers in the Illawarra.