State Member for Wallsend, Ms Sonia Hornery MP, has called on the Government to fix the crisis facing the Emergency Department at the John Hunter Hospital, after the release of the latest Bureau of Health Information report showed 42% of patients are waiting more than 4 hours for treatment. Waiting times in NSW hospitals in…

State Member for Wallsend, Ms Sonia Hornery MP, has called on the Police Minister to review the way allocations of new Police recruits are made after it was revealed that the Hunter would only receive 3 of the 257 recruits. The latest Police graduates will see only one new recruit for Port Stephens Hunter, one…

S State Member for Wallsend, Ms Sonia Hornery MP, will today present local fundraising extraordinaire, Mrs Ada Staader, with a Premier’s award for her services to the community. Mrs Staader is a tireless volunteer in the Wallsend community and she hosts an annual Biggest Morning Tea. Over the 20 years Mrs Staader has been hosting…

State Member for Wallsend, Ms Sonia Hornery MP, will today present a Community Service Award to a local hero. In September this year, Wallsend Village’s security supervisor, Phil Colelough, swung into action to save the life of local retail worker, Kerry Woseen. Kerry had suffered a massive heart attack while at work and Phil came…