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R U OK? Day reminds us that asking "are you ok?" is a simple way to check in with our friends, families and co-workers. But, asking someone if they're ok is something we can (and should) do any day, not just once a year. Take the time to check in with someone who may be struggling, even if they don't seem like they need help. It might just be the opportunity someone needs to open up and share their burden. R U OK? Day 2024 - 13th September 2024
R U OK? Day reminds us that asking "are you ok?" is a simple way to check in with our friends, families and co-workers. But, asking someone if they're ok is something we can (and should) do any day, not just once a year. Take the time to check in with someone who may be struggling, even if they don't seem like they need help. It might just be the opportunity someone needs to open up and share their burden.
There's no better investment than in our children and their future. Cooranbong Valley Community Preschool are truly a community based preschool and it was wonderful to see the overwhelming support they have received from the community. Local residents dug deep to help their fundraising efforts for a fantastic new playground I'm sure will be enjoyed by generations of children to come. Cooranbong Valley Community Preschool - New Playground - 12th September 2024
There's no better investment than in our children and their future. Cooranbong Valley Community Preschool are truly a community based preschool and it was wonderful to see the overwhelming support they have received from the community. Local residents dug deep to help their fundraising efforts for a fantastic new playground I'm sure will be enjoyed by generations of children to come.
You might have heard the roar of around 100 motorbikes on the 8th of September, as supporters of Hearts and Hands Community Development took to the streets of Lake Macquarie for the Orange Ride for Child Protection Awareness. Riders took to the street to share the message, "It's not OK to hurt a child, everyday it's not OK". 
Hearts and Hands - Orange Ride for Child Protection Awareness - 8th September 2024
You might have heard the roar of around 100 motorbikes on the 8th of September, as supporters of Hearts and Hands Community Development took to the streets of Lake Macquarie for the Orange Ride for Child Protection Awareness. Riders took to the street to share the message, "It's not OK to hurt a child, everyday it's not OK".
Aerial helicopter patrols will be conducted by Ausgrid this week as planned maintenance across the local electricity network from Tuesday 3 September to Friday, 6 September. Patrols will be during daylight hours (weather permitting) at low altitude which may startle pets and livestock. Residents may want to secure cattle and livestock during these patrols. Ausgrid Helicopter Surveys - 2nd September 2024
Aerial helicopter patrols will be conducted by Ausgrid this week as planned maintenance across the local electricity network from Tuesday 3 September to Friday, 6 September. Patrols will be during daylight hours (weather permitting) at low altitude which may startle pets and livestock. Residents may want to secure cattle and livestock during these patrols.
Centennial Myuna will undertake a low impact, non-intrusive geophysical exploration survey over approximately 2 weeks starting in early September 2024. Work will take place 7am to 6pm on weekdays and 8am to 1pm on Saturdays. The survey will be completed in two areas of Lake Macquarie as shown below. This will determine the rockhead cover between the mine workings and the lakebed and identify geological features in the coal seam. Centennial Myuna Surveys - 31st August 2024
Centennial Myuna will undertake a low impact, non-intrusive geophysical exploration survey over approximately 2 weeks starting in early September 2024. Work will take place 7am to 6pm on weekdays and 8am to 1pm on Saturdays. The survey will be completed in two areas of Lake Macquarie as shown below. This will determine the rockhead cover between the mine workings and the lakebed and identify geological features in the coal seam.
EnergyCo are compiling a list of local suppliers interested in being part of the design and construction of the Hunter Transmission Project. The types of services identified include: 
• labourers, security guards, cleaners, mining escorts 
• plant operators, stringing crews, tower assembly crews, foundation crews, traffic control, geotechnical investigations 
• engineers, planners, scientists, commercial, quality, legal, accounting, safety, community, surveyors, apprentices and trainee Hunter Transmission Project - Local Suppliers - 23rd August 2024
EnergyCo are compiling a list of local suppliers interested in being part of the design and construction of the Hunter Transmission Project. The types of services identified include: • labourers, security guards, cleaners, mining escorts • plant operators, stringing crews, tower assembly crews, foundation crews, traffic control, geotechnical investigations • engineers, planners, scientists, commercial, quality, legal, accounting, safety, community, surveyors, apprentices and trainee
NourishEd Australia opens today in Toronto! I was invited to the grand opening of NourishEd Australia in Toronto this morning and saw the youthful enthusiasm of Nic and Jeremy, who have both worked so hard to give life to this incredible frontline service built to support the community’s most vulnerable, disadvantaged and at risk. The NourishEd Pantry Project aims to provide food & nourishment to as many people as possible, with no pre-requisites or barriers to access. NourishEd - 22nd August 2024
NourishEd Australia opens today in Toronto! I was invited to the grand opening of NourishEd Australia in Toronto this morning and saw the youthful enthusiasm of Nic and Jeremy, who have both worked so hard to give life to this incredible frontline service built to support the community’s most vulnerable, disadvantaged and at risk. The NourishEd Pantry Project aims to provide food & nourishment to as many people as possible, with no pre-requisites or barriers to access.
Cyber Bullying - 16th August 2024
Mr GREG PIPER (Lake Macquarie) (17:40): As members, including Temporary Speaker Kemp, would know, adolescence can be a difficult time, to say the least. Teenagers are fragile. It is a time of great change, a time when they leave behind the magical realm of childhood and dip their feet into the harsh realities of the adult world. It is a time when they face the physical and emotional challenges of puberty, with the addition of raging hormones in full swing. Adolescence can also be when schoolyar
It's been another busy Parliamentary sitting fortnight. Today I greeted New Zealand's Prime Minister, Christopher Luxon, upon his arrival at Parliament of NSW. I received a petition from the 36 Months campaign, signed by 113,000 people calling on the need to increase the social media access age from 13 to 16 amidst a cyber bulling crisis among our young people - and I will be delivering a Private Members Statement about this issue later on tonight. Parliament Wrap Up - 15th August 2024
It's been another busy Parliamentary sitting fortnight. Today I greeted New Zealand's Prime Minister, Christopher Luxon, upon his arrival at Parliament of NSW. I received a petition from the 36 Months campaign, signed by 113,000 people calling on the need to increase the social media access age from 13 to 16 amidst a cyber bulling crisis among our young people - and I will be delivering a Private Members Statement about this issue later on tonight.
Survivor's R US - 9th August 2024
Mr GREG PIPER (Lake Macquarie) (14:14): Imagine living off the disability support pension. Now imagine using that meagre income not to pay for your own basic needs but to help pay the astronomical rent on a commercial building that houses a life-saving charity. That is the situation that Maria Martin, founder of Survivor's R Us, has found herself in. A domestic violence survivor herself, Maria has dedicated her life to helping people in the most desperate of situations. Her self-funded charity


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