The opening of the Mission Australia Employment Service in Young today represents a significant step towards growing and diversifying the town’s employment sector, NSW Nationals Senator Fiona Nash said today.
In her home town to officially open the new centre, Senator Nash said one of her key foc... ...more
Seventeen community groups in Richmond will share in $749,374 in Government funding to undertake water saving projects in the area, Nationals NSW Senator Fiona Nash said today.
In celebration of World Water Day, Senator Nash explained the funding announcement was all thanks to the $200 million Co... ...more
Local Nationals NSW Senator Fiona Nash and Member for Lachlan the Hon. Ian Armstrong MP have extended an invitation to Federal MP Malcolm Turnbull to visit the Central West of the state, to see first hand the water management challenges facing rural and regional Australia.
As the recently appoint... ...more
In an effort to establish a comprehensive overview of the concerns facing the more than two million women living outside the major cities, Nationals NSW Senator Fiona Nash is urging women in country areas to contact her via her website, outlining what matters to them in 2006.
“The issues facing w... ...more
New South Wales Nationals Senator Fiona Nash today said she fully supported Communications Minister Senator Helen Coonan's decision to reject Telstra's Local Presence Plan because it did not contain enough information about the telco's plan for rural and regional Australia.
"I quickly formed the ... ...more
Hundreds of farmers converged on the Parkes Racecourse today in one of the biggest demonstrations of support yet for the single desk, Nationals NSW Senator Fiona Nash said today.
MC for the rally dubbed ‘Send a signal to save the single desk’, Senator Nash said the message from Australian farmers... ...more
Just over nine months ago, the building on the corner of Otho and Rivers streets in Inverell was vacant. Today, it stands as a first class Aboriginal health centre, serving the community of Inverell and surrounds.
While there were many involved in the development of the Armajun Health Centre, tw... ...more
Wheat growers concerned about the future of the single desk are urged to attend a rally in Parkes on Friday in a demonstration of solidarity for the export marketing system, Nationals NSW Senator Fiona Nash said today.
Senator Nash said the rally, organised by The Nationals and the NSW Farmers’ A... ...more
Senator NASH (New South Wales) (7.19 pm)—As I rise here tonight, grain growers across the country are working on their cropping strategy for the coming year. They are working out how rising fertiliser prices—up $100 a tonne on the last year—and fuel price hikes from around 90c to $1.40 a litre will ... ...more
Nationals NSW Senator Fiona Nash today encouraged community groups and individuals to apply for grants of up to $50,000 from the Australian Government Envirofund for
on-ground natural resource management projects.
Senator Nash said Round 8 of the $20 million Envirofund is now open for applicati... ...more