The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Milton Dick MP, and Member for Parkes Jamie Chaffey have launched the “My First Speech” Competition for students in the Parkes electorate. This national competition challenges students in years 10, 11 and 12 to envision themselves as newly elected Members of the House of Representatives and write a…
As shires throughout the Parkes electorate recover from another major flood this month, Gunnedah and Narrabri Shire Councils are among councils still waiting for approval to undertake road repairs from floods that occurred more than three years ago. Federal Member for Parkes Jamie Chaffey today inspected road damage at Grain Valley Road in Gunnedah Shire…
Thirteen community groups in the Parkes Electorate will share in $120,000 to undertake a range of projects to build community engagement and participation, Federal Member for Parkes Jamie Chaffey said. Mr Chaffey said these worthwhile projects would be awarded funding towards projects as diverse as Indigenous-themed rugby uniforms, through to a disability access toilet at…
The first two sitting weeks of the 48th Parliament are now over, and I was honoured to deliver my first speech to Parliament. This marks an important landmark as an elected representative – it’s a promise to the people of Parkes that I will serve them to the best of my ability, and fight for…
Federal Member for Parkes and Assistant Shadow Minister for both Agriculture and Resources Jamie Chaffey today pledged to serve the electorate of Parkes in his first speech to Parliament. Mr Chaffey spoke about his upbringing in regional New South Wales, his first real job as a management trainee with a supermarket chain, and how that…
Time is running out to nominate for the Australian of the Year Awards 2026 – and Member for Parkes Jamie Chaffey is calling on the Parkes electorate to make sure our outstanding community members are recognised. “The Federal Electorate of Parkes covers more than 400,000 sq km of New South Wales and includes many hard-working…
This is my first column as the Federal Member for Parkes, an electorate that covers more than 400,000 square kilometres of New South Wales. It’s an area bigger than Japan, Germany, or even Great Britain. I follow in the footsteps of some great Federal Members, most recently the Honourable Mark Coulton who ably represented this…
Australian smelters and refineries are at risk of collapsing and there is an urgent need for a Senate inquiry into the Metals Manufacturing Industry to determine how to save the vital sector and the thousands of Australian jobs it provides. The industry is under significant pressure due to the skyrocketing energy costs under the Albanese…
Member for Parkes Jamie Chaffey this week met in Dubbo with concerned NDIS providers to discuss changes to the NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits 2025–26. The roundtable discussion was hosted by Marathon Health and included providers and occupational therapists who had contacted Mr Chaffey directly with their concerns with NDIS changes brought in by the Albanese…