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.…
18 March 2026
Yesterday I visited Deaves Road alongside Federal member for Hunter, Dan Repacholi MP and Adam Shultz - Mayor of Lake Macquarie to announce a long-awaited $8.7 million funding package to flood-proof the increasingly important transport link.
The federal government has pledged $4.6 million to the upgrade with State Government adding $4.1 million.…
28 November 2025
This morning in Toronto the Zonta Club of Hunter Newcastle Inc, supported by Lake Macquarie City Council, and attended by local Police and community organisations, launched their 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence.…
There are so many ways in which you can be involved in helping your local community, and it was great to see all of our hard-working emergency service organisations coming together today for the Lake Macquarie and Newcastle Emergency Services and Community Resilience Expo.
11 October 2025
Responders do a fantastic job and particularly good to have Fire and Fire and Rescue NSW supported by NSW RFS, Ambulance/Paramedics and SES at today’s 40th anniversary of establishment of Fire and Rescue NSW Station 383 Morisset! Thanks to all who participated and particularly those who organised this event.
19 September 2025
Are you ready for it?
October 1 marks the official start of the bushfire season in NSW.
This weekend is Get Ready Weekend, with NSW RFS - Mandalong Brigade and Cooranbong Rural Fire Brigade hosting community information events to help us all get bush fire ready and know what to do in case of an emergency.
80 years on, Victory in the Pacific after the Second World War deserves to be remembered, and boy did we remember it today!
This morning I joined Newcastle Military Vehicle Club for the Victory Day Drive, travelling in convoy with 32 military vehicles, SES and NSW Fire & Rescue through the streets of Western Lake Macquarie before wrapping up at the…
What a day for Emergency Services Minister Jihad Dib MP to visit the new NSW RFS - Mandalong Brigade station.
The Minister has been hoping to meet the Mandalong crew for some time, and to his great credit on this extraordinary day, he still found the time to visit us.
Crime prevention has never looked so cute!
Meet Sergeant Jim! Lake Macquarie Police District newest and perhaps most unlikely police car.
31 May 2025
Haven't we had a rough run with the weather lately?
This afternoon I attended a Community Flood Forum at Dora Creek to meet with emergency services and those most impacted by the storms and floods.
