NEWS
From Epping and NSW
COVID support expanded for NSW workers and vulnerable communities
An additional $287.5 million in COVID-19 financial support will ensure emergency hardship payments, test and isolate support payments and community empowerment grants are expanded across all of NSW, the state Government announced today.
Online business forum held to kick-start Western Sydney recovery
Plans to kick-start the State’s economic recovery will be enhanced and more targeted following feedback and ideas put forward by Western and South-Western Sydney business and community representatives at a virtual forum yesterday.
COVID-19 economic support measures extended across NSW
The NSW Government today announced an additional $3.9 billion in funding, including $1.5 billion from the Commonwealth, as part of its COVID-19 economic support package providing ongoing assistance to businesses and individuals affected by current lockdown restrictions across the State.
NSW Generations Fund: delivering for the future
It’s not enough to deliver for the people of today. Governments have to deliver for future generations too, when usually all they end up leaving is a hefty bill. The NSW Generations Fund (NGF) is about changing that: getting away from hand-to-mouth, tax-and-spend government, and actually doing something concrete to benefit future generations.
Major new COVID-19 support package to help businesses
The NSW Government has announced a major new grants package and changes to the Dine & Discover program to help tens of thousands of small businesses and people across NSW impacted by COVID-19...
Your Family, Your Future | 2021-22 Budget Speech
NSW is back. From the deepest recession in our lifetime, we are back to growth, and back on track. And it is no accident. Ten years ago we imagined a better future for our State.
Free preschool to help children Start Strong
Treasurer Dominic Perrottet and Minister for Education and Early Childhood Learning Sarah Mitchell have announced that the new Start Strong Free Preschool program will commence from January 2022....
NSW leading the charge with electric vehicle rev-olution
NSW will be the best place in Australia to buy and drive an electric vehicle (EV) under the NSW Government’s nation-leading Electric Vehicle Strategy, with almost half a billion dollar investment.
More than $260 million to respond to NSW Bushfire Inquiry recommendations
An additional $268.2 million will be funded in the 2021-22 NSW Budget as part of the NSW Government’s response to the independent NSW Bushfire Inquiry.
Blue plaque program to celebrate hidden heritage in NSW
Dozens of Blue Plaques will adorn buildings, heritage sites and other places around NSW in the first round of a fresh investment to unlock the State’s hidden history.
Update on NSW Property Tax reform proposal
NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet has released a Progress Paper on the Government’s property tax proposal, which brings together feedback and submissions from the community and stakeholders received over the past six months.
Intergenerational Report paints a fresh picture of NSW in 2061
The 2021-22 NSW Intergenerational Report (IGR), a unique snapshot detailing how NSW will change over the next 40 years and the economic opportunities and challenges the State faces.
In the Picture
Meeting maths guru Eddie Woo
With Lucy Turnbull AO, former PM Paul Keating and the Hon. Don Harwin
Visiting the Australian Opal Centre at Lightning Ridge
With Gareth Ward MP talking to William about overcoming homelessness.
Inspecting a new development at Eastgardens
With John Robertson at Food Bank
With David Elliott and SES volunteers following the 2021 floods.
Sydney Metro breakthrough at Crows Nest
Helping pack care hampers at Food Bank
Speaking at the British Chamber of Commerce
In the Hawkesbury area following the 2021 floods.
Budget 2021 - meeting the press at Parliament
Taking the Creative Kids program digital
With Rob Stokes and Victor Dominello
With James Griffin, Brad Hazzard, Rob Stokes and Fusion Point's Michael Malouf
At the State Library with Dr John Valance
Meeting SES volunteers at the Hawkesbury floods.
BridgeClimb reopens after the COVID-19 shutdown.
Visiting Dubbo Base Hospital
In Western NSW with Deputy Premier John Barilaro
Lysicrates Foundation function at NSW Parliament
Pie or Origin with Robert from Glenorie Bakery and Victor Dominello
Talking how to help young people with Warren Mundine
In Canberra with Review panel members Jane Halton and David Thodey
Young Henrys brewery has diversified during COVID-19
Meeting with the Board of Treasurers
Tree planting ceremony with Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz
Budget Day 2020 - putting the final touches on the speech
With John and Patricia Azarias to unveil Alan Somerville's statue of James Martin
Speaking at a Committee for Sydney event
Speeches Snapshot
Your Family, Your Future | 2021-22 Budget Speech
NSW is back. From the deepest recession in our lifetime, we are back to growth, and back on track. And it is no accident. Ten years ago we imagined a better future for our State.
NSW Productivity Commission White Paper – Rebooting the Economy
The NSW Productivity Commission White Paper identifies 60 opportunities to drive productivity, growth and reboot the economy of New South Wales to help pave the way for reform – and a better quality of life for Australians.
Community Recognition Statement – Anzac Day 2021
Following a year severely impacted by COVID-19, it was even more moving than usual to be able to once again commemorate ANZAC Day alongside the Epping community. Various events across the electorate...
Community Recognition Statement – Cheltenham Recreation Club
The Cheltenham Recreation Club has served the local community for over a century, beginning in 1912 when William Harris offered to donate two acres from his garden to establish “a bowling green for...
Community Recognition Statement – Mary Jo Reeve
I would like to pay tribute to Mary Jo Reeve of Beecroft, who passed away on 25 January 2021. She was a fine citizen and made an outstanding contribution to the Beecroft community over many decades....
Community Recognition Statements – 8RAR Long Hai Day Commemoration
Today I would like to acknowledge the 8RAR Long Hai Day Commemoration Service I attended on Sunday 28 February at the Epping Cenotaph in Boronia Park, along with the Hon. Damien Tudehope MLC,...
State of confidence is Key: Economic indicators show the pandemic recovery...
For consumers and businesses, the shock of lockdowns, border restrictions and ongoing uncertainty was a disaster for confidence. As the horrors of 2020 begin to recede, NSW looks to be on the up-and-up once again.
The key reasons why reforming our economy is non-negotiable
Good afternoon – and can I say how good it is to speak at a UDIA luncheon – and to even do it in person. I was due to be here late last year. But last year was the kind of year that illustrated the...
Community Recognition Statement – Professor Ronald Bartsch AM
I want to take this opportunity to congratulate Mr Graham Alastair Ross AM, an Epping constituent and Beecroft local for being made a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2021 Australia Day...
Address to the Committee for Sydney’s inaugural Sydney Summit
Good morning - it is a pleasure to be here to open the inaugural Sydney Summit. I want to thank the Committee for Sydney for inviting me to speak this morning. I really enjoy coming to your events....
Community Recognition Statement – Vic Alhadeff
Today I wish to pay tribute to an outstanding Jewish Australian, Mr Vic Alhadeff. Mr Alhadeff recently announced that he will be stepping down as Chief Executive Officer of the Jewish Board of...
Budget Speech 2020-21: Creating jobs and securing our future
Rising to the challenge Exactly one year ago – to the day – the first known case of what we now know to be COVID-19 was detected in central China. Three days later – some 8,000 kilometers away –...