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Welcome home to the dream-team, the awesome foursome, the Ride 4 Life Australia crew Louise, Anna, Sonia and Rachael!

For the past six weeks these extraordinary ladies have traversed over 4,000km across Australia on the back of a Quad Tandem Bike.…

It's been 18 months since Premier Chirs Minns visited the picturesque grounds of Morisset Hospital to endorse plans for a new $40 million sports centre on the site.

NSW Sports Minister Steve Kamper took things a step further last December when he confirmed seven hectares of the 520-hectare hospital site would be transferred to the Office of Sport.

The $76 million upgrade to Mandalong Road, Morisset, is moving into the next phase with GHD Pty Ltd being awarded the contract to proceed with detailed design. Detailed design includes further geotechnical and survey investigations, development of detailed engineering drawings and reports, and construction specifications for project delivery.

Train, plane, automobile ... bus and ferry services across the Hunter will be connected like never before.…

The 2025 Gymnastics NSW Country Championships have officially flipped into action at the newly redeveloped Hunter Sports Centre.

1,100 athletes from 37 clubs are competing in the championships, which have become the flagship event for regionally based gymnasts across NSW.

The dirt was flying thick and fast at Awaba Mountain Bike Park this morning, as local mountain biker riders tested out the park's new pump track, Pump. Jump. Repeat.

I was pleased to join Hunter Mountain Bike Association members for the track's official opening today.

Domestic and family violence is the leading cause of homelessness for women and children in NSW, and Lake Macquarie sadly, has higher rates than the state average.

Today, I joined Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Jodie Harrison MP, to announce a $5.6 million investment to build a new pet-friendly women’s refuge in Lake Macquarie.

Are you a registered organ and tissue donor? There are around 1,800 Australians on the waitlist for a transplant and an additional 14,000 people on dialysis – many of whom could benefit from a kidney transplant.

In 2024, around 1,630 people (of the 89,000 people who died in Australian hospitals) died in a way where organ donation could be considered.

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.

Around 17,000 children are in foster or out of home care across New South Wales, supported by 12,500 carer households.

While we undoubtedly need more foster carers and homes, I would like to acknowledge and thank the foster families that are currently caring for children during a time when they desperately need stability, kindness and help