Media Releases

CRUISE DEVELOPMENT PLAN STILL RUDDERLESS

30 June 2017

The mystery Cruise Development Plan, first promised by the New South Wales Government in June 2014, is still to be finalised it has been revealed.

LABOR LEADER RE-AFFIRMS ILLAWARRA JOBS ACTION PLAN

22 June 2017

NSW Labor Leader Luke Foley today used his Budget-In-Reply speech in the Legislative Assembly to re-affirm a Labor Government elected in 2019 will implement all measures contained in the Illawarra Jobs Action Plan.

$300,000 COMMUNITY GRANTS UP FOR GRABS IN WOLLONGONG

21 June 2017

A share in $300,000 funding grants is now open to applications from not-for-profit community and sporting groups in the Wollongong electorate under the 2017 Community Building Partnership program (CBP).

NO SPARKLE ON THIS DIAMOND FOR HALF THE ILLAWARRA

20 June 2017

It was sold as the Budget that would “focus on local communities, (so that) people feel they’re sharing in the success of NSW…”

WARD SHOULD FRONT UP TO UNANDERRA STATION LIFTS RALLY

15 June 2017

Member for Wollongong, Paul Scully MP, has invited Parliamentary Secretary for the Illawarra and South Coast, Gareth Ward MP, to front up to a public rally at the foot of the Unanderra Station’s 72 steps and explain the Government’s latest snub for not funding the station’s lifts.

BEREJIKLIAN IGNORES UNANDERRA STATION.….AGAIN!

10 June 2017

The Berejiklian Government’s neglect of Unanderra Station continues despite additional funds being allocated to the Transport Access Program today.

REGIONAL RAIL PLAN ABANDONED

09 June 2017

The NSW Government appears to have abandoned producing a regional rail plan.

UNANDERRA STATION CONCEPT PLANS CONFUSION NEEDS TO BE CLEARED UP

08 June 2017

The NSW Government must clear up confusion on the status of the concept plan for the upgrade of the Unanderra Station.

ILLAWARRA STATE MPs TELLS MINISTER TO ABANDON PRIVATISATION PLANS FOR HOSPITALS

06 June 2017

The Illawarra’s State Labor Members of Parliament have today demanded the Minister for Health, Brad Hazzard MP, abandon the privatisation of Shellharbour Public Hospital following a public meeting attended by over 300 people last night.

SCULLY LOCKED OUT OF $1 MILLION PORT FUND SAY

31 May 2017

The NSW Government has locked out the Member for Wollongong from providing any advice on the funding of local projects under the 99 year, Port Kembla Community Investment Fund, despite the area being in the heart of the Wollongong electorate.