Speeches

Most Australians have travelled on regional roads. These roads are not only the network that links cities and takes our goods to the rest of Australia and to the ports...

I stood last week on the banks of the Darling River with a group of people who have waited a very long time for what is apparently the privilege of...

Our ageing population deserve security of housing. They deserve security of care. Congratulations to these aged care providers in Broken Hill, Cobar and Coonabarabran who were successful in their applications...

Regional Australia is critically important to our nation. It is where our food is grown, our fibre originates, and where our minerals are harvested. Beyond that, it is home to...

Specialised healthcare services in the Parkes electorate are hard to find. When you need life-saving critical care, you need people around you who provide that care. That is exactly what...

Dubbo's Macquarie home stay

While those on the other side of the chamber were busy planning a trip to Sweden and the UK, one of my constituents, a 16-year-old I’ll call Maddie, who is...

NDIS

Great things happen in the country, and, from 21 to 23 August, more than 15,000 people were witnesses of great things happening in Broken Hill with the Mundi Mundi Bash.

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On Saturday night, the Parkes community gathered for this year’s Frontline Services Ball. My wife and I were pleased to attend the ball to support Birds in the Bush and...

The large electorate of Parkes stretches over 400,000 square kilometres in a slice of New South Wales that showcases just about everything that Mother Nature can come up with. As...

I stand here today as the member for Parkes, ready to serve. I am here to serve the people of this vast electorate across regional New South Wales, whether they...