State Member for Wallsend, Ms Sonia Hornery MP, will today debate a Notice of Motion in the NSW Parliament, asking the Health Minister to continue free parking for hospital workers. Earlier this year, Health Minister Brad Hazzard MP, announced that parking at hospitals would be free for all hospital workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Hospital…
State Member for Wallsend, Ms Sonia Hornery MP, has called on the NSW Government to do more to ensure the most vulnerable in the community are not being left behind following the announcement of another bank branch closure. Ms Hornery has been notified by Westpac that it will be closing its New Lambton branch in…
State Member for Wallsend, Ms Sonia Hornery MP, will this week use Parliament to call on the NSW Government to do more in the mental health space as a result of COVID-19. Ms Hornery will raise the concerns of her constituents after reports of mental health services being stretched to breaking point across the Hunter….
Ms Sonia Hornery MP, Mr Tim Crakanthorp MP and Ms Jodie Harrison MP, have this week lodged a petition of more than 10,000 signatures calling on the Government to make the Regional Seniors Travel Card fair for residents in the Newcastle Local Government Area. The Regional Seniors Travel Card provides a $250 prepaid Visa card…
State Member for Wallsend, Ms Sonia Hornery MP, will today debate a Motion in the NSW Parliament calling on the Water Minister to direct Hunter Water to deliver the much needed infrastructure work on its stormwater assets in the Wallsend CBD. Ms Hornery tabled a Notice of Motion in Parliament and today will get the…
They are the smiling faces that light up their grandkid’s worlds and they are the helping hand for parents, and now it’s time to say a big thank you by nominating your Local Grandparent of the Year in the Wallsend electorate. State Member for Wallsend, Ms Sonia Hornery MP, is calling for the community to…
State Member for Wallsend, Ms Sonia Hornery MP, will today move a Notice of Motion that will trigger a debate on the decision to exclude parts of New Lambton Heights in the adjustment of intake boundaries for New Lambton Public School. Last month Ms Hornery met with the Minister for Education asking her to set…
State Member for Wallsend, Ms Sonia Hornery MP, has cautiously welcomed the announcement by Roads Minister, Andrew Constance MP, that NSW drivers who tow caravans and boats on Sydney’s toll roads will now be eligible for a dedicated rebate. Ms Hornery has been calling on the Minister to change the Regulations that allowed toll road…
State Member for Wallsend, Ms Sonia Hornery MP, is encouraging residents, businesses and visitors to Wallsend to have their say on proposed parking changes in parts of the suburb. City of Newcastle are calling for feedback on changes that are proposed to some existing parking restrictions with the aim to best position Wallsend for medium…
State Member for Wallsend, Ms Sonia Hornery MP, has called on the community to mark International Cleaners Day by saying “thank you” to their workplace cleaner. International Cleaners Day is held on 15 June each year and it is a day to recognise and demonstrate appreciation for the hard, often unrecognised, work that cleaners do…