State Member for Wallsend, Ms Sonia Hornery MP, will again be working hard to hold the Government to account on a number of issues in the Wallsend electorate when Parliament resumes this week. Ms Hornery has submitted a number of Questions on Notice to Government Ministers, following up on issues such as the failed audit…
State Member for Wallsend, Ms Sonia Hornery MP, has called on the Government to explain why an Opal Card machine was not part of the recent upgrade to the Waratah Train Station. The Station recently received new seating, bike racks, bins and lighting, but passengers are still unable to buy or top up an Opal…
State Member for Wallsend, Ms Sonia Hornery MP, is calling on the Newcastle Local Area Command to do more to stop local suburbs being terrorised by motorbike riders. On Saturday, local football games at Federal Park at Wallsend were interrupted by a motorbike who rode across the fields through the middle of games being played….
State Member for Wallsend, Ms Sonia Hornery MP, is calling on the Government to explain how the Government-run Wallsend Aged Care Facility failed a number of key benchmarks during a recent audit. The audit by the Australian Aged Care Quality Agency found the Wallsend Aged Care Facility had failed 3 of 44 outcomes, including respecting…
State Member for Wallsend, Ms Sonia Hornery MP, has today called on residents to slow down after a recent traffic study showed vehicles travelling at excessive speed in Maryland. The study showed vehicles travelling along Maryland Drive are on average travelling well above the 50 km/h speed limit, with speeds pushing 64km/h in some sections….
State Member for Wallsend, Ms Sonia Hornery MP, has again called on the Government to hold an urgent summit to discuss staffing and safety for Paramedics. The Health Services Union and Ms Hornery have been calling for a summit since May, following a series of attacks on Paramedics. Ms Hornery has spoken a number of…
State Member for Wallsend, Ms Sonia Hornery MP, has called on residents to be even more vigilant about scam phone calls after reports of increased calls in the area. Ms Hornery’s office has received a number of reports about people transferring money to companies pretending to be Telstra or other phone and internet companies, computer…
State Member for Wallsend, Ms Sonia Hornery MP, is urging local residents to follow some simple steps to protect themselves and their property after an increase in theft from motor vehicles in the last month. Statistics published in the Neighbourhood Watch newsletter for Beresfield and Tarro show an increase in theft over the last two…
State Member for Wallsend, Ms Sonia Hornery MP, is calling on the Wallsend electorate to have their say on the direction of the newly privatised Newcastle Transport network. Keolis Downer have advised that there will be no major changes to services in 2017 with buses and ferries continuing to operate on the existing timetables. Newcastle…
State Member for Wallsend, Ms Sonia Hornery MP, is calling on the community to help raise awareness about the early detection of diabetes during National Diabetes Week. Each day 290 Australians are diagnosed with diabetes, but too many people are being diagnosed too late. Whether it’s type 1 or type 2, this delay in diagnosis…