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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.…

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.

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.…

EnergyCo are compiling a list of local suppliers interested in being part of the design and construction of the Hunter Transmission Project.…

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.…

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.…

Everybody has a story. One of the things I most enjoy about attending Lake Macquarie's Citizenship Ceremonies is getting to meet our newest Australians and hearing all about where they have come from and what made them decide to make our little slice of paradise their new home.

Honouring Labor's election promise, Premier Chris Minns has finally announced dates for the 2024 NSW Drug Summit. It will be held on December 4-5 in Sydney with regional dates in October still to be announced. It's been 25 years since the 1999 Drug Summit, held by then Premier Bob Carr, in response to the rising Heroin crisis in NSW.…

Transport for NSW has undertaken a speed zone review on Wyee Road Morisset in response to the Winarch development. Weather permitting, these changes will come into effect at the end of this week. Please be aware of changed conditions, and obey any new signage. The key changes include: