Country Labor Dialogue - December 2010

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Country Labor diaLogue

CONNECTiNG COuNTRy COMMuNiTiES DECEMBER 2010

Grondbreakng reormsor NSW ElectonThe NSW Government recentl

made grondbreakng and mportant

reorms to Electoral Fndng and

Dsclosre laws n NSW. For the frst

tme, donatons and expendtrewll be capped. Donatons are also

banned rom developers, tobacco

companes and proft-drven lqor

or gamblng bsness enttes.

Premer Krstna Keneall and

the NSW Government shold be

congratlated on these hstorcchanges to the electoral sstem.

The reorms also have important

implications or our country

campaigns.

These reorms ensure that our

candidates in country electorates

receive direct fnancial support to

run their campaign. Candidates who

gain over 4% o the primary vote will

be entitled to be reimbursed 100%

or the frst $10,000 they spend, and

then 50% or the next $40,000 they

spend. Total expenditure is capped

at $100,000 per electorate.

This means that our country

candidates will be entitled to a

minimum o $10,000 in public

unding. This unding will be returned

directly to our local campaigns

Party Ofce will not retain this

money.

These reorms are an important step

in increasing the transparency o

political donations. I am proud that

it is a Labor Government who has

continued the process o reorm in

this important area.

I look orward to working with you

towards the next State Election, and

beyond. I wish you and your amilies

a very Merry Christmas and best

wishes or 2011.

Sam Dastar

General Secretary


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$155 mllon SothCoast Correctonal

Centre opened

The NSW Governments

decision to locate thecorrectional centre at Nowra

has delivered a massive jobs

boost to the South Coast.

Through the lie o the project,

the centre supported 2,200

jobs, with about hal o the

construction workorce coming

rom the local region.

The correctional centre will create

at least 200 permanent jobs

once the acility becomes ully

operational by early next year.

It is estimated these new jobs

will inject around $10 milliona year into the south coast

economy.

This centre was completed

ater just two and a hal years

and I thank all o the people

who have helped deliver this

project on time and on budget,

Premier Keneally said.

Recruitment is already underway

or correctional ofcers, industries

ofcers, education ofcers,

administrative and health sta.

Premer Krstna Keneall

annonced the fnalsts o the 39th

Contr Msc Awards o Astralaat the lanch o the 2011 Jaco

Tamworth Contr Msc Festval.

The estival is one o the largest

events o its kind in the world, and has

cemented the Tamworths reputation

as Australias country music capital.

The Tamworth Country Music Festival

and Country Music Awards, ondly

known as the Golden Guitar Awards,

capture the heart and soul o ournation, Premier Keneally said.

Tamworth is synonymous with country

music and every January the city is

transormed into our capital o country

music.

The NSW Government, through

Events NSW, has partnered with

Tourism Tamworth, the Country Music

Association o Australia and the

Tamworth Regional Council in planningthe Tamworth Country Music Festival

and Country Music Awards o Australia

or the past three years.

Joining the Premier at the launch were

the Minister or Major Events Kevin

Greene, John Williamson, President

o the Country Music Association

Australia, Tamworth Regional Council

Mayor Col Murray and Felicity Urquhart,

Female Artist o the Year 2010.

Premier KristinaKeneally,Ministeror CorrectiveServicesPhil

Costa

andMember orKiama MattBrown attheofcialopeningoth

e

SouthCoast Correctional Centre.

Premer lanchesTamworth ContrMsc Festval

Premier Kristina Keneally atthelaunch of the 2011 Jayco Tamworth

Country Music Festival.

Premer Krstna Keneall ofcall

opened the $155 mllon, 600-bed Soth

Coast Correctonal Centre near Nowra

the States 36th correctonal aclt.


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New brdge at Matland named

$500,000 boost or new Tamworth Helcopter Base

Premer Krstna Keneall joned the local commnt to celebrate the ofcal namng

ceremon o the new brdge at Matland. Ths s part o the $65 mllon Thrd Hnter

Rver Crossng project, an mportant pece o nrastrctre or the regon.

Premer Krstna Keneall opened the new $2.3 mllon resce helcopter base at

Tamworth Arport and annonced a rther $500,000 to assst wth addtonal pgrades.

The new 350-metre brdge

s abot delverng real

mprovements to trafc

movement arond the Matland

area, Premer Keneall sad.

Ms Keneally said the third crossing

o the Hunter River will reduce

congestion on Belmore Bridge

in Maitland and provide an

alternative route to the heritage-

listed Morpeth Bridge.

This will save drivers 10,500

kilometres travel every day by 2016

and cut greenhouse gasses by

about 2.5 tonnes a day.

The bridge will be named ater well-

known local identity and long-time

resident o Maitland, Harry Boyle,

ondly known as Mr History due

to his passion or studying andremembering the past.

Local MP Frank Terenzini said the

Harry Boyle Bridge is expected to

be open to trafc beore Christmas

this year once fnal road works are

complete, several months aheado schedule.

The Tamworth resce helcopter

perorms search and resceoperatons, attends car accdents

and transports crtcal patents to

hosptals n Tamworth, Newcastle

and Sdne.

Since the Tamworth helicopter

service started in 2000, it has

fown more than 1,600 missions.

It attends more than 100 motor

vehicle accidents each year.

The Westpac Rescue Service

raised the money or the dedicated

base at Tamworth Airport.

This will provide better emergency

responses in the New Englandand North West regions.

The new Tamworth acility includes

a brand new hanger or the

helicopter, sta training rooms,

oces, kitchen and crew quarters.

This year alone, the NSW

Government will provide

$4 million to the Hunter New

England Westpac RescueHelicopter service, so they can

deliver their vital services.

The additional $500,000 grant rom

the State Government will ensure

urther upgrades to the acility at

Tamworth Airport, including a fight

planning centre, new engineering

acility and the tting out o the new

building.

PremierKristina Keneally at theopening ofthe new $2.3 millionrescue helicopter base facilities at

Tamworth Airport.

Premier Kristina Keneally and Member for Maitland Frank Terenzini at thenamingof the Harry BoyleBridge.


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Do o have a stor or Contr Labor?

Mnster Costa s vstng basn

commntes to gather eedback

to norm the NSW Governments

response to the gde.

The Keneally Government has

begun meeting with armers and

stakeholders to gather eedback to

inorm our response to the Authoritys

Guide, Minister Costa said.

The NSW Government supports

ensuring the sustainability o

the Murray Darling Basin and

the economic prosperity o the

communities it supports, and it

is vital that we understand and

address the needs o those

communities.

The Murray Darling Basin

Authoritys Guide is the frst step in

a long process o developing a fnal

plan or the basin that strikes the

right balance between the needs o

regional communities and the needs

o the environment.

The Keneally Government has

always stood up or the best

interests o this state, and will

be putting a case orward on

behal o the people o NSW. We

will not desert regional and rural

communities, Minister Costa said.

Standng p or the Mrra Darlng Basn

Batter recclng plant opens n Wagga Wagga

Openng the plant, NSW

Attorne General, John

Hatzstergos sad the NSWGovernment had worked

closel wth Renewed Metal

Technologes (RMT) on the

project to establsh ths state

o-the-art aclt.

This is a great outcome or the

whole community with the company

creating 55 much-needed new jobs

in Wagga Wagga at the processing

site, John Hatzistergos said.

The companys investment in

establishing the new acility was

supported through the NSW

Governments Regional Business

Development Scheme.

The acility will be able to process

8,500 batteries a day, turning waste

products into new resources.

NSW Mnster or Water Phl Costa vsted Tamworth and Moree todscss the Mrra Darlng Basn Athorts Gde to theMurray

Darling Basin Plan.

Emal or stor and photos to [email protected]

The NSW Government has helped kck-start a

$55 mllon sed lead acd batter recclng plant

at Bomen Bsness Park n Wagga Wagga.

Ministerfor Water Phil Costa inTamworth for consultation onthefutureof the Murray Darling Basin.

Attorney General JohnHatzistergosat the opening ofRenewed Metal Technologies

used lead acid batteryrecyclingplant in Wagga Wagga.

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Country Labor Dialogue - December 2010