State Member for Wallsend, Ms Sonia Hornery MP, has again expressed her disappointment and dismay, following the announcement that the Newcastle City Police District would receive no new recruits in the latest allocation of new officers. Ms Hornery has been advocating for more Police Officers and better resources to be allocated to the Wallsend electorate…
State Member for Wallsend, Ms Sonia Hornery MP, is advising motorists and residents about the commencement of the next stage of early works on the Newcastle Inner City Bypass between Rankin Park and Jesmond. Starting on Monday, contractors will begin to prepare the site for major work by demolishing and removing a number of vacated…
State Member for Wallsend, Ms Sonia Hornery MP, will today debate a Notice of Motion calling on the NSW Government to reform legislative frameworks to deal with online harassment and violence against all girls and young women. Last year, a report by Plan International titled Free To Be Online, spoke to 14,000 girls across 32…
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. The Newcastle Permanent issued a statement late yesterday advising the community that it will be closing their…
State Member for Wallsend, Ms Sonia Hornery MP, has welcomed a report into improvements to security in hospitals across NSW, particularly the John Hunter and Calvary Mater Newcastle Hospitals. The report, completed by the Hon Peter Anderson AM, a former NSW Health Minister, looked at ways to better protect and safeguard the welfare of hospital…
State Member for Wallsend, Ms Sonia Hornery MP, is calling on the community to donate their old footy boots, to support local families who cannot afford new boots. The Development and Relief Agency (DARA), a registered charity of the Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle, operates to support vulnerable people in our local community. DARA are collecting…
State Member for Wallsend, Ms Sonia Hornery MP, has called on the Minister for Sport to explain why women in the Newcastle Local Government Area have been excluded from applying for money from the $50 million sports funding announced last month. The Minister announced that $50 million is available for the delivery and enhancement of…
State Member for Wallsend, Ms Sonia Hornery MP, has called on the Health Minister to urgently reassess the paramedic crewing levels in the Hunter, after extensive delays saw a nursing home patient with a broken hip wait six hours for an ambulance to arrive. In 2019, the Health Minister announced that an extra 750 paramedics…
State Member for Wallsend, Ms Sonia Hornery MP, will today move a Notice of Motion in the NSW Parliament calling on the Health and Transport Ministers to do more for the staff and visitors to John Hunter Hospital, who remain trapped in a constant traffic nightmare. Last year, changes were made to the intersection at…
State Member for Wallsend, Ms Sonia Hornery MP, is encouraging residents in the Wallsend electorate to help the firefighters from Fire and Rescue NSW by picking up a Static Water Supply sticker from her office. During bushfires, firefighters often have difficulty getting enough water. There may not be enough water in the mains to fight…