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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.

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Local Landcare groups encouraged to apply for new funding

MEMBER for Lismore Janelle Saffin is urging Landcare groups in the North Coast and Northern Tablelands Local Land Services (LLS) regions to apply for funding under the first phase of the $59 million NSW Landcare Enabling Program.

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Community Building Partnership program grants now open

MEMBER for Lismore Janelle Saffin is encouraging community organisations and councils across the Lismore electorate to apply for funding in the latest round of the Community Building Partnership (CBP) program which open today.

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Libs and Nats attack pay rise for 925 local teachers

THE MINNS Labor Government is calling on the Liberals and Nationals to end their repeated attacks on NSW’s hard-working teachers after a senior Liberal MP dismissed the teacher shortage crisis as a “fairytale”.