State Member for Wallsend, Ms Sonia Hornery MP, will today move a Notice of Motion in the NSW Parliament asking the Minister for Jobs to ensure that apprenticeships and employment for women in trades are more readily available, following the release of research showing only 2% of tradespeople are women. Recent research by Tradeswomen Australia…

State Member for Wallsend, Ms Sonia Hornery MP, has used Parliament this week to call for funding for the Intensive Family Preservation Program to be continued. A number of local service providers have contacted Ms Hornery, fearing that funding for the program will not be continued after 31 December. The Intensive Family Preservation program is…

State Member for Wallsend, Ms Sonia Hornery MP, is calling on families that have any leftover nappies to drop them into her office as part of the “Nappy Collective” initiative. The Nappy Collective program runs Australia-wide with the aim to collect tens of thousands of leftover nappies that will then be sorted and distributed to…

State Member for Wallsend, Ms Sonia Hornery MP, is warning motorists of an impending road closure this weekend, to allow for the installation of a large shared pathway bridge over Newcastle Road at Jesmond, as part of the early works for the Newcastle Inner City Bypass. Transport for NSW has given notice that Newcastle Road,…