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It's estimated the average Australian will have 13 jobs during their working lifetime. I really enjoyed meeting with students from Heritage College Lake Macquarie and talking with them about my career.

When I was in high school, I never would have thought I would become a politician.…

I was joined today by the Minister for Sport, the Hon Steve Kamper, to announce the Office of Sport has secured land on the grounds of Morisset Hospital to build its new sports facility.

The 7 hectare site is at the northern end of the Morisset Hospital complex and takes in the existing bowling club and sports oval.…

Today I was joined by the Minister for Sport Steve Kamper at the very spot where the new Morisset Sports Facility will be built. This 7 hectare site sits at the northern end of the Morisset Hospital complex. It includes the sports oval and bowling club, with easy access to the lake for water sports.…

Our nurses and midwives are earning 20% less than their counterparts in Queensland, and under the current award don't even have the guaranteed right to two consecutive rostered days off. Their published rosters can also be changed without prior consultation of the staff member impacted.

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.…

Morisset's psychiatric hospital will get a breath of fresh life as the site of Lake Macquarie's long-awaited new sport and recreation centre.

The $40-million facility is the promised replacement for the Myuna Bay centre, which was closed suddenly in 2019 over fears the nearby Eraring Power Station ash dam could collapse in an earthquake.

There's one thing none of us are immune to and that's the effects of cancer. Whether it's through a diagnosis we receive ourselves or the diagnosis of a friend or loved one, in fact by the age of 85 half of all Australians will be diagnosed with cancer. It is a truly devastating disease.

his month the NSW Treasurer handed down the State budget, albeit a rather "slim pickings" budget, but there are some substantial funding commitments to tackle the biggest issues facing the State. We have been promised by the Treasurer that this budget aims to provide essential funding for NSW..

Organ donation rates are set to improve in NSW, with Lake Macquarie MP Greg Piper's human tissue bill passing state parliament.

The bill was brought forward amid concerns that limitations imposed on doctors meant organs were unnecessarily damaged before transplantation.

There is nothing more worrying for a parent than having a sick child and we all know the current pressures NSW Hospitals and emergency departments are experiencing.