“I am very pleased to finally see real progress and commitment from the NSW Government to address this key local bottleneck.”
That was the sentiment from Lake Macquarie Independent MP Greg Piper following the announcement an additional $5 million would be allocated from the 2025/26 State Budget towards the Speers Point transport network upgrade.
In March I submitted two Written Questions on Notice to the Minister for Roads and Minister for Regional Transport, with a 35 day time period to respond. Lake Macquarie residents have suffered long enough and it was important to seek a timeline for the commencement of works.
The Minister has now provided responses.
1 April 2025
Earlier this year I had the chance to take a tour through the new $2.5 million icare NSW "Lung Bus", at its ribbon cutting ceremony outside of the Parliament of NSW.
The mobile lung health clinic has begun its inaugural road trip around the state, and it was fantastic to see it at Rathmines Park this morning.
20 February 2025
Early detection and treatment of dust related diseases such as asbestosis, silicosis and mesothelioma can be the difference between life and death.
11 February 2025
More than 200 submissions have been put forward for the proposed $76 million upgrade to Mandalong Road at Morisset.
The community and key stakeholders were invited to provide their thoughts on the preferred design for the project from 26 June to 4 August last year, with the consultation report now published.
31 January 2025
The Mandalong Road upgrade has taken a step forward with today’s publication of a report following community consultation on the preferred design last year.
With 202 respondents, such strong community engagement shows how important this upgrade is to address longstanding safety and traffic issues and ready Morisset for future growth.
The proposed upgrade to Mandalong Road at Morisset, southwest of Newcastle, has taken another step forward with the community consultation report for the preferred design display now published.
The Australian Government is investing $56 million and the NSW Government is investing $20 million in upgrades to Mandalong Road.…
10 December 2024
Morisset is one of the fastest growing areas of Lake Macquarie, and I know we need to do more about the roads and infrastructure to handle future congestion and increased traffic.…
3 December 2024
Newcastle and Central Coast passengers were the first to enjoy Sydney Trains' new Mariyung train which rolled out of Newcastle Interchange today on its first ever passenger service.…
3 December 2024
Getting the new Mariyung fleet onto the tracks has been a long and frustrating process. But today was the dawn of a new era for Transport for NSW with the first Mariyung train making its maiden voyage from Newcastle to Sydney.
