An ongoing survey of the Parkes electorate has revealed the issues that concern the community the most. Federal Member for Parkes Jamie Chaffey MP said his 30-second survey, open to the Parkes electorate since mid-July, had shown the community was deeply worried about a number of issues. Respondents were asked to mark the four issues…
It’s been great to spend time everywhere from Narrabri to Nyngan, and Parkes to Lake Cargelligo in the past couple of weeks during the parliamentary winter recess. Early in July, I caught up with both Cobar Public School and Lightning Ridge Central School during their visit to Parliament House. These are the students who might…
People built their future around the Inland Rail. Now that future has gone with the Federal Labor Government’s announcement the project will not progress north of Parkes. Now, years of funding, years of planning, years of families and businesses going through the trauma of acquisition – wasted. Years of new precincts, new businesses, new jobs…
This week’s Labor Federal Budget has been an epic fail for the electorate of Parkes, Federal Member for Parkes Jamie Chaffey says. Ahead of the Budget, Mr Chaffey called on the 20 Councils within the vast electorate of Parkes to put forward their priorities. “There is a cost-of-living crisis, and I know this is adding…
After last night’s Federal Labor Budget, hard-working Australians woke up to the realisation that the harder they work, the more this Albanese Government takes from them. In this misguided attempt to address intergenerational equity, they have achieved the complete opposite.
The Federal Budget has failed to deliver a long-term plan for the financial sustainability of Australia’s local government sector, leaving regional, rural and remote councils once again carrying the burden of rising costs, ageing infrastructure and growing community expectations without adequate support. Shadow Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories, Senator Bridget McKenzie said…
The Coalition has launched a ‘Rescue our Rail’ petition, to fight for Australia’s critical Inland Rail project. Leader of The Nationals Matt Canavan said Labor’s decision to scrap the Inland Rail project halfway through was devastating for regional communities and must be overturned. “The Inland Rail project is nation-changing project, spanning 1600 kilometres from Melbourne…
The Albanese Government has killed a project critical to the development of Australia’s sustainability and sovereignty with its axing of the Inland Rail project north of Parkes, Federal Member for Parkes Jamie Chaffey says. “This decision is a huge betrayal of regional Australia,” Mr Chaffey said. “It throws away the $3.5 billion already spent on…
Federal Member for Parkes Jamie Chaffey has called on Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers to listen to the urgent needs of the 20 Local Government Areas in the Parkes electorate as he considers the 2026-27 Federal Budget. Mr Chaffey asked each of the 20 councils for their top priorities for the upcoming Federal Budget to put…