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Adam Marshall Brochure September 2013 September 2013 Talking Tablelands with Adam Marshall MP your Member for Northern Tablelands Inaugural speech delivered on June 19 My commitment to the electorate The by-election seems farther away campaign and I look forward to continuing than 100 days with all the issues the to work with you in the future. Northern Tablelands communities have We have received some important raised with me since that time. It has infrastructure funding for roads, social been a busy period with many local housing, community transport sporting facilities and local schools. The new state matters and projects on the table. of the art court house in Armidale is nearing completion and we have seen Strong support and evidence from the some great projects funded through the Ashford, Bundarra and Emmaville school soon to ease the dry conditions which are government’s Community Building communities helped us win a guarantee of such concern to us all, particularly our Partnerships Scheme. from the Minister for Education that Years local farmers. 11 and 12, which were at risk, will now I would like to thank the Northern continue. This is an important concession Tablelands communities for their support as it recognises the great outcomes that at the by-election and the warm reception have been achieved since these senior I have received throughout the electorate. years were introduced. Congratulations to We live in a great part of the state and let Adam Marshall MP all those involved in this successful us hope that we receive some good rain Member for Northern Tableland The electorate delivers their message to Cabinet I was proud to host the NSW Cabinet in Armidale for a Community Cabinet meeting. Only days after my election I approached the Premier and Deputy Premier and requested a Cabinet meeting in the electorate so I could help put our issues front-and-centre of the NSW Government’s agenda. These face to face discussions with the government¹s decision makers will have ongoing benefits. Address: Suite 1, 175 Rusden Street, Armidale NSW 2350 Mail: PO Box 77, Armidale NSW 2350 @a_j_marshall adamjmarshall Phone: 02 6772 5552 Fax: 02 6772 5026 Email: [email protected] 100 Days in office - Delivering on our promises to the Northern Tablelands 2013 – 14 State Budget What it delivered for the Northern Tablelands ✔ $4.65 million - rebuild a section of the New ✔ $1.55 million - restoration of roads and England Highway south of Dundee bridges damaged by natural disasters ✔ $5.4 million - capital upgrades and ✔ $314,000 - Uralla based Tablelands maintenance of rail lines, level crossings and Community Transport train station carparks ✔ $237,000 - Home and Community Care During my election campaign, ✔ $599,000 - upgrades to social housing (HACC) services in Inverell many Ministers took the time to ✔ ✔ visit the electorate to announce $160,000 - upgrades to state properties in $37,000 - Bingara Community Transport some significant funding for various Armidale ✔ $272,000 - Gwydir Community Transport projects. ✔ $200,000 - upgrade of the Inverell ✔ $25,000 - Walcha Community Transport Courthouse These funding allocations were all ✔ $274,000 - Tenterfield and Glen Innes ✔ re-confirmed in the State Budget $180,000 - upgrade of the Walcha Severn Community Transport and it’s pleasing to know so many Courthouse long-awaited projects are now able ✔ $3.43 million - upgrades to the fishways to get off the ground. downstream of Copeton Dam, near Inverell ✔ $900,000 - new Tenterfield sewerage ✔ Premier, Barry O’Farrell - $1.3 million program upgrade for the Guyra to Ebor Road ✔ $29 million - improvements to State Roads ✔ Deputy Premier, Andrew Stoner - $1.6 million across the elctorate for the Glen Innes Airport ✔ $9.6 million - grants to all local councils for ✔ Minister for Health, Jillian Skinner - $10 the maintenance of Regional Roads million commitment for the Armidale ✔ Hospital redevelopment $2.72 million - road re-surfacing on various sections of the New England Highway ✔ Minister for Roads and Ports, Duncan Gay ✔ - $3.5 million to replace the Emu Crossing $1 million - road rebuilding on the New Bridge at Bundarra England Highway south of Guyra ✔ ✔ Minister for Education, Adrian Piccoli - $500,000 - road rebuilding on the Oxley changes to pre-school fees as well as capital Highway east of Walcha works funding for schools in the electorate ✔ $800,000 - road widening on the Gwydir ✔ Minister for Mental Health, Kevin Humphries Highway west of Delungra - $200,000 to go towards drug and alcohol ✔ $500,000 - road rebuilding on the Gwydir rehabilitation services at Freeman House in Highway west of Gravesend Armidale ✔ $1.58 million - road resurfacing at various ✔ Minister for Arts, George Souris - $102,000 locations on the Bruxner and Gwydir for improvements to libraries in Warialda, Highways and Waterfall Way Uralla and Inverell Sport and Recreation ✔ $4,800 - Inverell Golf Club - Women in Life construct a new full sized football field at and Sport Program North Armidale sporting complex ✔ $3,000 - Tenterfield Saddlers Circus - ✔ $8,000 - Inverell Minor League Installation Tenterfield youth to participate in circus of goal posts, seating and shade facilities at and gymnastics training Kamilaroi Oval ✔ $3,430 - Glenn Innes Severn Council - ✔ $20,000 - Guyra Shire Council Installation first aid training to local sporting and of an underground irrigation system at Guyra recreation clubs recreational grounds ✔ $25,000 - Inverell Rotary Club - installation ✔ $9,195 - Tingha Tigers Rugby League of an all-abilities outdoor gym at Northey Park Football Club - upgrade the dressing shed and ✔ $5,595 - Norths United Football Club to toilet amenities at Tingha sporting grounds 100 Days in office - Delivering on our promises to the Northern Tablelands 100 days on – What we’ve achieved ✔ Funding assured for the ABE program ✔ $100,000 - Bundarra Central School’s ✔ $8,000 - funding for Gwydir Shire Council for Year 11 and 12 students at Ashford, Crossing the Divide Program from the NSW to conduct the North West Film Festival Bundarra and Emmaville Central Schools Government’s Youth Opportunities program ✔ $1,100 - New England Regional Art ✔ Full range of Obstetric Care at the Inverell ✔ $100,000 - Guyra Neighbourhood Centre’s Museum’s Printing Museum to record Hospital Leading the Way Program from the NSW Australia’s printing industry’s history in ✔ All schools in the Northern Tablelands will Government’s Youth Opportunities program Armidale receive flashing lights for school zones by ✔ $99,979 - Armidale’s Citizens Wildlife ✔ $5,000 - Armidale PCYC Breakfast Club December 2015 Corridors to enhance native habitats program for disadvantaged youth ✔ All school buses on the 152 contract ‘A’ ✔ $176,000 - Armidale’s New England Weed ✔ $6,000 - North West Regional Science routes in the Northern Tablelands will be Authority to combat weed infestations Hub in Armidale fitted with seatbelts by 2023 ✔ $1 million - Glen Innes Severn Council for ✔ $2.2 million - for capital works projects in 27 ✔ Flashing lights installed at St Mary’s Primary an accelerated roads renewal program schools across the electorate in Armidale, School and Drummond Memorial Public ✔ $951,840 - financial support over three years Ashford, Bundarra, Deepwater, Emmaville, School, both in Armidale, and Uralla Central to Centacare (NENW) to assist with juvenile Inverell, Gilgai, Guyra, Glen Innes, School justice programs in Armidale, Glen Innes Kentucky, Warialda and Woolbrook ✔ Appointment of another permanent general and Inverell ✔ $5,500 - to purchase a new public electric physician at the Armidale Hospital ✔ Five (5) new Paramedics for Ambulance barbeque in Bundarra strengthening patient care in the region Stations at Bingara, Warialda, Ashford, ✔ Two additional chairs for the Renal Unit at Guyra and Walcha Inverell Hospital and an upgrade of the other ✔ $40,000 - funding over the next three four chairs in the unit years for Opera in the Paddock Community Building Partnerships Grants – 2013 ARMIDALE: INVERELL: ✔ $10,000 - Legacy Club for resurfacing ✔ $25,000 - Inverell Men’s Shed driveway access at Legacy House ✔ $20,000 - Inverell Art Society to upgrade its ✔ $6,527 - Little Bear Childcare Cottage for pottery area redevelopment of the outdoor educational and ✔ $6,000 - Inverell & District Lapidary Club play area for disadvantaged students ✔ $3,680 - Construct cricket practise nets at ✔ $5,881 - North Armidale Tennis Club to paint Bonshaw Public School the tennis Club House GLEN INNES: ✔ $20,000 - Glen Innes Karinya Association to install drainage on the Karinya Home site ✔ $9,636 - Glen Innes Showground Trust to install new power boxes at the Showground $12,000 - Glen Innes Rugby League Club to construct a new electronic scoreboard at Kerry Meade Park ✔ $3,865 - Uralla Golf Club to build new unisex toilet facilities GUYRA: ✔ $10,000 - Kingstown Public Hall Trust to ✔ $20,000 - Guyra Gun Club to upgrade its repair and restore the hall ceiling kitchen and bathroom TENTERFIELD: ✔ $18,500 - Guyra Shire Council for extensions ✔ $36,590 - Tenterfield & District Tennis WALCHA: to the Guyra Showground Association to upgrade its hard court to ✔ $10,000 - Walcha Council to upgrade the synthetic grass Aboriginal section of the Walcha cemetery GWYDIR: ✔ $10,000 - Walcha Showground & Recreation ✔ $32,500 - Gwydir Shire Council for the URALLA: Reserve Trust to upgrade its kitchen facilities Gravesend Park upgrade ✔ $25,000 - Kentucky Memorial Hall & Literary ✔ $9,821 - Walcha Golf Club to extend a shed ✔ $5,000
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