NSW regional news and media releases

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Ministerial media release
5 May 2024

Glen Innes Hospital launches maternity services for pregnant women

A new collaborative model of care at Glen Innes Hospital will offer women continuity and personalised care from a known midwife, in partnership with a general practitioner (GP) obstetrician.

Ministerial media release
2 May 2024

$13 million Feral Pig Program delivering results

The NSW Government is on track to meet its target of culling 87,000 feral pigs through its $13 million Feral Pig Program.

Ministerial media release
1 May 2024

$1 eID Tag for sheep and goat farmers in NSW

The NSW Government has today announced a discounting program that will make $1 electronic identification (eID) tags available to NSW sheep and goat farmers.

Ministerial media release
1 May 2024

Livestock vaccine manufactured in NSW for the first time

The NSW Government is continuing to invest in and prioritise the biosecurity of NSW, with a cutting-edge emergency animal disease vaccine reaching a major milestone.

Ministerial media release
1 May 2024

Thousands of new seatbelts making Hunter school buses safer

School children in parts of the Hunter region are now benefiting from safer journeys following completion of a $10 million program to provide 92 additional seat belted school buses.

Ministerial media release
29 April 2024

A safer Kamilaroi Highway

A $34.6 million project to boost safety on a 17-kilometre stretch of the Kamilaroi Highway in north-west NSW has been completed, providing smoother, safer journeys for local residents, tourists and freight operators.

Ministerial media release
26 April 2024

New Local Land Services board chairs and members announced and LLS review released

The NSW Government has today announced the new ministerial appointments to the State’s 11 Local Land Services regional boards.

Ministerial media release
25 April 2024

Regional towns made big sacrifice for Australia

The NSW Government acknowledges the sacrifice and bravery of all that have fought for our country. Soldiers have enlisted across the state and regional and rural NSW monuments can be found honouring the sacrifice made by residents, often from communities where the population was smaller than the average present day city neighbourhood.

Ministerial media release
24 April 2024

Snowy Mountains Highway safety improvements on the way at Pine Valley

Motorists using the Snowy Mountains Highway at Pine Valley will benefit from a series of upgrades, as part of the Albanese and NSW Labor Governments' commitment to improving the safety and reliability of regional road networks across the state.

Ministerial media release
24 April 2024

NSW Government supports establishment of Commercial Fishing peak industry body

The NSW Government is delivering on its election commitment by supporting a peak body for the commercial fishing sector.

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