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Domestic and Family Violence (DFV) is a scourge on our society with two thirds of coercive control now including Technology Facilitated Violence (TFV).

This morning my staff attended the Hunter DFV Consortium in partnership with WorkVentures, and supported by Newcastle Permanent Charitable Foundation and Greater Charitable Foundation, to deliver the digitisation of the Technology Facilitated Abuse Playbook initiative.

Nice to meet Risa Utama of NBN Television today to discuss the risk to major regional employer and driver of domestic manufacturing, Tomago Aluminium, brought about by the inexorable changes occurring in our energy production and distribution.

Don't mind me, just preparing my audition tape for the snake handler position at Australian Reptile Park!

Thank you to the concerned passerby who called my office to give us the heads up about our new slithery co-worker.

Sadly, he wasn't the right fit for my team, and he was promptly relocated where he could be much more comfortable.

It was a pleasure to welcome Guide Dogs NSW/ACT to the Speaker's Garden for International Guide Dogs Day. We shared important conversations, watched training in action and had a few very well-behaved visitors stealing the show.

Members of the Parliament of NSW have stepped up for Parkinson's disease and Parkinson's NSW ... quite literally!

Parkinson's disease is relentless and cruel. It is degenerative, incurable and currently effects around 70,000 people in NSW.

One in five people diagnosed with this disease are under 40 years of age.

Last year there were 1008 recorded domestic violence related assaults in the Lake Macquarie Local Government Area, while knowing many incidents go unreported.…

I had a great morning getting gently grilled by members of Lake Macquarie U3A In Your Opinion Group, headed by my friend Brian Bell.

We covered a range of issues during a question and answer session, and I hope that the team enjoyed the day as much as I did.

What a beautiful day for our community to gather together in remembrance of our ANZAC heroes.

My staff and I attended ANZAC Services across the Lake Macquarie electorate and saw an amazing turnout, with round 5,000 people attending the Dawn Service at Speers Point alone.

A really special day in Sydney attending the graduation of two new firefighters, Rego Mahmoud and Matthew Louden, with Fire and Rescue NSW.

Rego’s journey is something worth recognising. Originally from Egypt, he has recently become an Australian citizen and chosen to call Lake Macquarie home.…

It was great to catch up with members of Windsurfing Marmong Point Marmong Point Sailing Club and hand over a new defibrillator, on behalf of Minister for Sport Steve Kamper and funded through the Local Sport Defibrillator Program 2025/26.…