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Month: September 2019

MEETING WITH POLICE TO DISCUSS PROGRESS ON ILLEGAL DIRTBIKE ACTIVITY

September 30, 2019Media Releaseschad_admin

State Member for Wallsend, Ms Sonia Hornery MP, will today meet with Newcastle City Police District Commander, Superintendent Brett Greentree, to discuss ongoing issues with crime in the Wallsend electorate. Ms Hornery and Superintendent Greentree met in August following numerous complaints about illegal dirt bike riding. Following the meeting a plan of action for curbing…

GOVERNMENT’S $100M DIVIDEND TO COST HUNTER WATER USERS

September 26, 2019Media Releaseschad_admin

State Member for Wallsend, Ms Sonia Hornery MP, has called on the Treasurer and Water Minister to explain why Hunter residents are being asked to pay more for water, following the Government taking a $100m dividend from Hunter Water. Earlier this year, the NSW Government took an additional $100m dividend from Hunter Water, forcing them…

MINISTER NEEDS TO REVIEW SCHOOL ROUTES FOLLOWING ACCIDENT

September 25, 2019Media Releaseschad_admin

State Member for Wallsend, Ms Sonia Hornery MP, has called on the Transport Minister to overhaul the school bus system at Callaghan College Wallsend. Fletcher has expanded so rapidly, that school routes have not kept up with the new developments being opened up in the area. Ms Hornery has been working with the local bus…

MINISTER MUST FUND NECESSARY SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE

September 24, 2019Media Releaseschad_admin

State Member for Wallsend, Ms Sonia Hornery MP, will today move a Notice of Motion in Parliament calling on the Minister for Education to fund infrastructure in our schools appropriately, after it was discovered local public schools are being forced to compete for grants to fund necessary infrastructure upgrades. Recently the New Lambton Infants Public…

MINISTER TO VISIT HUNTER WETLANDS

September 20, 2019Media Releaseschad_admin

State Member for Wallsend, Ms Sonia Hornery MP, will today join Environment Minister, the Hon Matt Kean MP, for a tour of the Hunter Wetlands at Shortland. Minister Kean will tour the Ramsar listed Hunter Wetlands this morning following a request from Ms Hornery. Ms Hornery recently met with the executive and volunteers at the…

GOVERNMENT ADMITS HUNTER TRAINS OVERCROWDED, BUT HAS NO SPARE CARRIAGES TO DEAL WITH IT

September 19, 2019Media Releaseschad_admin

State Member for Wallsend, Ms Sonia Hornery MP, has spoken in Parliament this week, calling on the Transport Minister to build new rail carriages in the Hunter following an admission by the Government that it doesn’t have any additional carriages to add to the overcrowded Newcastle Line. Ms Hornery has received a swathe of complaints…

IMPORTANT MEDICAL STAFF CUT FROM LOCAL HOSPITALS

September 18, 2019Media Releaseschad_admin

State Member for Wallsend, Ms Sonia Hornery MP, has called for an explanation from Health Minister, Brad Hazard MP, after a raft of complaints about local hospitals being forced to refer CT scans to Melbourne for assessment due to a lack of local doctors. Ms Hornery received a number of calls in the last two…

MOTION CALLS FOR HOON LEGISLATION FOR DIRT BIKES

September 17, 2019Media Releaseschad_admin

State Member for Wallsend, Ms Sonia Hornery MP, will today move a Notice of Motion in the NSW Parliament, calling for tough ‘hoon’ legislation to be implemented to cover dirt bikes. Current laws in NSW do not cover dirt bikes that are caught riding through local streets and parks, terrorising local neighbourhoods. Legislation in other…

FIRST STAGE OF WALLSEND FLOOD WORKS BEGIN

September 16, 2019Media Releaseschad_admin

State Member for Wallsend, Ms Sonia Hornery MP, has welcomed the start of the first step in reducing the effects of flooding in the Wallsend CBD, with the start of works today to replace the Tyrrell Street Bridge. City of Newcastle has commenced works to replace the Tyrrell Street Bridge, which will see the bridge…

RESIDENTS CONCERNED ABOUT INCREASED CRIME IN SHORTLAND

September 13, 2019Media Releaseschad_admin

State Member for Wallsend, Ms Sonia Hornery MP, will today be seeking an urgent briefing from local Police District Commander, Superintendent Brett Greentree, on a recent spike in crime in the Shortland area. In the last week, cars have been set on fire and a major drug home was raided. On Thursday morning a number…

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