State Member for Wallsend, Ms Sonia Hornery MP, has called on the Health Minister and Hunter New England Health to make sure that all hospital staff are given appropriate COVID-19 supplies, after it was revealed that a number of hospitals have left staff and departments without any access to COVID-19 supplies. Ms Hornery has been…
State Member for Wallsend, Ms Sonia Hornery MP, has criticised the NSW Government for failing to support a Notice of Motion calling for more Ausgrid linesmen, on the eve of the anniversary of the Pasha Bulker storm. On Thursday last week, a debate over a Notice of Motion, given by Ms Hornery, saw the Government…
Ms Jodie Harrison MP, Mr Tim Crakanthorp MP and Ms Sonia Hornery MP have today welcomed the results of the NSW School Safety Survey, with parents across the Charlestown, Newcastle and Wallsend electorates calling for improvements to pedestrian crossings, footpaths, parking, drop-off zones, public transport and cycling infrastructure around local schools. Across the three electorates,…
State Member for Wallsend, Ms Sonia Hornery MP, will today move a Notice of Motion calling on the Roads Minister to overturn the recent changes to vehicle classifications by Transurban that has resulted in toll charges tripling for cars towing a caravan, boat or trailer. In August 2019, Transurban introduced the new classification structure which…
State Member for Wallsend, Ms Sonia Hornery MP, will today meet the new Managing Director of Hunter Water and the Wallsend flood mitigation works will be top of the agenda. Hunter Water and the City of Newcastle have been working collaboratively to find a solution to the ongoing flooding problem. The City of Newcastle has…
State Member for Wallsend, Ms Sonia Hornery MP, has joined forces with a local sporting group, the Newcastle Hunters, to help anyone in the local community who needs a helping hand. The Newcastle Hunters contacted Ms Hornery last week to discuss how they could help the local community. The team decided to put together 50…
State Member for Wallsend, Ms Sonia Hornery MP, has called on the Minister for Regional Transport to explain why disabled travellers in Newcastle are being denied the right to book ahead on Country Link train services. Ms Hornery has received calls from local residents this week who have advised that they have been denied the…
State Member for Wallsend, Ms Sonia Hornery MP, has called on the Government to open up a grants program to allow Newcastle based sporting groups and clubs access to money towards CCTV, after the New Lambton Football Club had their fields at Novocastrian Park, destroyed by vandals over the weekend. The Community and Small Business…
State Member for Wallsend, Ms Sonia Hornery MP, has today announced that Amber Sauni is the 2020 Wallsend Local Woman of the Year. Ms Hornery nominated Amber for the award, based on the design and construction of the portable outdoor cooking and food preparation unit, ‘The Movable Feast’, which is designed to make good, healthy…
State Member for Wallsend, Ms Sonia Hornery MP, has called on the Education Minister, the Hon Sarah Mitchell MLC, to ensure that no parents or students are left out of pocket, following the directive by the Department of Education to cancel all international school trips. Ms Hornery’s office has been overwhelmed with phone calls and…