State Member for Wallsend, Ms Sonia Hornery MP, has cautiously welcomed the upcoming changes to Newcastle Buses timetables and routes. Ms Hornery, who is yet to be fully briefed on the changes, said the changes show a net cut in services for the Wallsend electorate, but the changes to timetables meeting trains and school bell…
State Member for Wallsend, Ms Sonia Hornery MP, will today move a Notice of Motion in the NSW Parliament calling on the Attorney General to work with social media platforms to develop stronger reporting mechanisms for online abuse and harassment. A recent report by Plan International surveyed 14,000 young women aged 15 to 25 from…
State Member for Wallsend, Ms Sonia Hornery MP, has called on the Commonwealth Bank to reopen and resume operating its Wallsend branch and not use the COVID-19 pandemic as an excuse to close another branch in the Wallsend electorate. In May this year, the Bank announced via a notice to customers that it would temporarily…
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,…
State Member for Wallsend, Ms Sonia Hornery MP, is encouraging the community to pause and reflect on the sacrifice of our fallen NSW Police Officers today for National Police Remembrance Day. “Our Police Officers go to work day in and day out not knowing what they will confront in the line of duty, or whether…
State Member for Wallsend, Ms Sonia Hornery MP, has welcomed the passing of her Notice of Motion in the NSW Parliament, to continue free parking for hospital workers. Health Minister, Brad Hazzard MP, announced in April this year that parking at hospitals would be free for all hospital workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. In July,…
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…