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Free diary helps local seniors know their rights

Janelle Saffin MP’s Electorate Office at 55 Carrington Street, Lismore, has taken delivery of free 2024 Legal Aid diaries for local seniors, but be quick as stocks won’t last long.

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Hunt on for aquatic life using eDNA in our rivers

River health is one of Janelle Saffin MP’s top priorities and she welcomes state-of-the-art technology to track how well fish and other wildlife are doing in North Coast rivers and creeks over the next year.

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Football Far North Coast scores with big funding win

LISMORE MP Janelle Saffin has congratulated Football Far North Coast following news that it will receive a total of $24,050 under the NSW Football Legacy Fund to continue building a respect-based club culture and boost referee numbers.

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Funds flow for Kyogle Football Club drainage upgrade

LISMORE MP Janelle Saffin has welcomed news that Kyogle Football Club is set to receive $20,000 towards improved oval drainage as part of the NSW Government’s $37.2 million Local Small Commitments Allocation Program.

People at Tenterfield Aerodrome
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Tenterfield Aerodrome funding boosts firefighting effort

LISMORE MP Janelle Saffin says $50,000 allocated by the NSW Government towards a large capacity water tank at Tenterfield Aerodrome is already paying dividends, with water bombers using the tank water to fight bushfires in the area.

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Two local war memorials to get a much-needed facelift

TWO LOCAL war memorials are among 13 state-wide that will share in $124,239 in funding for remediation works under Round 1 of the NSW Government’s Community War Memorials Fund, with the successful applicants announced today.

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Emergency Road Repair funds flow to councils

THE MINNS Labor Government has announced more than $15 million in Regional Emergency Road Repair Funds (RERRF) for local councils managing roads across the Lismore electorate.

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Local fire-affected farmers urged to apply for disaster assistance

MEMBER for Lismore Janelle Saffin is encouraging fire-affected primary producers and landholders in the Kyogle and Tenterfield Local Government Areas (LGAs) to access disaster assistance in response to recent and ongoing bushfires in those areas.

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Crown lands, women’s sports grants programs now open

MEMBER for Lismore Janelle Saffin is encouraging local groups to apply for two NSW grants programs that have just opened, one aimed at encouraging women’s and girls’ participation in grassroots sports and the other for maintaining and improving Crown lands reserves.