March 2018 $190,000 Funding For Parents Community News Encouraged To Leslie MP Local Community Projects Apply For Active Williams Member for Kids Voucher Parliamentary Secretary for Regional and Rural Health

With Preschool Managing Director Megan Jones, Sophie Clark and Erik Lindeman 2017 Community Building Improving Local Preschools Partnership Program Alex Mathews, Graham Bird, Gail Fowler, Coopernook School of Arts Hall with Sharon Knight Harrington/Crowdy Chamber of Commerce President The electorate of Port Macquarie has secured grant funding of Local preschools have been encouraged to apply Graeham Kennedy and Alan Ashcroft Cliff Hoare and Mid Coast Council Mayor David West $300,000 for a total of 21 projects as part of the NSW Government’s for funding as part of a $15 million injection from 2017 Community Building Partnership (CBP) program. the NSW Government to ensure children attending preschools have the safest and most The NSW Government has committed funds to new community engaging learning environments. infrastructure projects that will enhance much needed local facilities. The funding will aim to create more vibrant and inclusive communities The NSW Government’s significant investment of $190, 624 in Hannam Vale, Coopernook and Harrington will provide Thousands of local school children are This is great news for local preschools. and deliver positive social, environmental and recreational outcomes. residents with improved facilities the entire community can enjoy. among those across the state now This funding could cover items like new play eligible for the NSW Government’s new equipment to encourage a child’s hand-eye All areas of the electorate including Port Macquarie, the Camden $100 Active Kids program. coordination, replacing bark with soft fall in the Haven, Lansdowne, Upper Lansdowne, Kendall, , Telegraph outdoor play area to reduce risk of injury or new Under the Stronger Country Communities fund, $10,636 has This is fantastic news for local residents of these three beautiful The Active Kids program was a key Point and Lord Howe Island will receive grant funding. been allocated to repair and repaint the Coopernook School of locations. Our community has been calling out for upgrades to air conditioning to give children a more initiative of the 2017-18 Budget supporting the Premier’s This grassroots funding will directly benefit our community and will Arts Hall, $41,988 has been earmarked for major improvements local facilities and I’m thrilled these can now be delivered under comfortable learning environment. Priority to reduce overweight and obesity rates of deliver vital new infrastructure and help pay for much-needed to the Hannam Vale Reserve including new BBQs, tables, chairs the Stronger Country Communities program. children by five per cent over ten years. The funding is made up of the new $10 million Kendall Public School, Therese Debenham, she was relieving principal, Kelly improvements to a range of services and facilities across the electorate. and play equipment. Quality Learning Environments fund and the Stronger Country Communities funding is an investment in All parents with school aged children will have help with Mickklesson P & C Treasurer and Alena Bell Uniform, shop co-ordinator. $5 million Capital Works Grants fund – both At Harrington there will be accessibility improvements to the local infrastructure to improve the lives of residents and sporting and fitness-related costs. foreshore with a grant of $83,376 while $50,000 has been enhance the attractiveness of our region – this funding will a product of the NSW Government’s Start provided for a dog friendly park for owners and their pets to enjoy. help us do exactly that. No parent should have to second guess if they can Strong program. afford this year’s sport and other fitness activity fees. These grants make a real difference to communities. Since • $5,829 Hastings Early Intervention Program to purchase For more information visit: www.education.nsw. We want to get kids moving and remove barriers to 2011, we have invested $2.2 million in the Community Building audio visual equipment gov.au/early-childhood-education playing sport. Partnership including successful projects in the Port Macquarie • $4,488 Port Macquarie Rowing Club to install a solar hot Community Preschools like the Port Macquarie This is a huge boost for parents because we know the electorate for 2017: water system Community Preschool in Munster Street are cost of kids’ sport and activities can really add up. • $30,000 Port Macquarie Rotary Clubs Community Centre wonderful centres for children from three to six • $2,650 Lansdowne Hall Reserve Trust for air conditioning Active Kids is one of the ways the NSW Government is to seal a gravel carpark at Hamilton Green years. They are a not-for-profit based preschool Can Too easing cost of living pressures on families. • $24,500 Kendall Public School P & C for new playground offering care at reduced rates. For more • $15,000 Show Society to upgrade amenities equipment I have dusted off my runners to help fund cancer research by Parents have until 31 December 2018 to claim and use information on Community Preschools • $33,172 Bonny Hills Progress Association to construct training with the Can Too Foundation for the Sydney Morning • $7,800 Upper Lansdowne Memorial Hall to repair their voucher at sport.nsw.gov.au/activekids or by call 6583 4328. a half netball court Herald Half Marathon on Sunday 20th May. phoning Service NSW on 13 77 88. and repaint the hall • $24,000 Telegraph Point P & C to resurface a • $4,534 Port Macquarie Hastings Municipal Band As a former nurse, I’ve seen firsthand how important new and multi-purpose court to purchase musical instruments innovative cancer treatments are to patient outcomes – especially in regional areas. • $6,820 Camden Haven Surf Life Saving Club • $27,276 Port Macquarie Tennis Club to construct to replace balcony rails an outdoor shelter I have no doubt that running 21.1km is going to be tough – but • $14,245 Hastings Valley Vikings Rugby Club to build it’s nothing compared to the struggle that people in regional • $11,000 Lord Howe Island Golf Club to upgrade the club’s a new canteen facility have to endure when faced with a cancer diagnosis. Leslie Williams Member for Port Macquarie Parliamentary Secretary for Regional and Rural Health electrical system • $7,304 Port Macquarie Community Pre-school Each week I am joined by other energetic locals who are • $7,260 New IDAFE in Port Macquarie to paint the exterior to renovate office space training for the event as well as raising much needed funds to Leslie with Can Too members Danielle Maltman and Cara Dale email [email protected] website www.lesliewilliams.com.au of their building help fight cancer. • $20,000 Lord Howe Island Bowling Club to repair its roof • $8,000 Port Macquarie Neighbourhood Centre If you would like to support my Can Too challenge and cancer address Macquarie Business Centre, Suite 6, 27 Grant Street, Port Macquarie NSW 2444 to replace flooring We are having a fundraising night at the Settlers Hotel on • $10,000 Port Macquarie Maroro Outrigger Canoe Club research you can also make a donation at www.cantoo.org.au/ Drive on the 5th May from 6.00pm if you would phone 02 6584 0977 fax 02 6584 0978 • $5,720 Endeavour Clubhouse to install a shower in the fundraisers/lesliewilliams • $30,000 Hastings Mountain Bike Riders to build a carpark like to come along and support our efforts to raise money for disabled toilet cancer research. For further details please call my office on 6584 0977. Authorised by Leslie Williams MP. Printed by Chrysalis Printing, 7 Chestnut Road, Port Macquarie NSW 2444 using parliamentary entitlements Local First Home Buyers Taking Up $4 Billion Boost for Regional NSW $33,000 For Port Macquarie Marine Rescue Port Macquarie Marine Rescue has been awarded a grant of $33,000 funding to replace the main roller shutter door Stamp Duty Relief at the service’s boatshed that houses the PM30 high- Communities across regional NSW are the big winners following the NSW Government’s decision to powered sea-going vessel for rescues at sea. First home buyers in the area are continuing to take up stamp transfer its share of Snowy Hydro Limited to the Commonwealth. New slipway rails for the secondary emergency vessel duty relief from the NSW Liberals & Nationals Government as that carries out rescues in the Hastings River and local new figures were released for December and January. beaches in coordination with local surf life saving clubs Latest figures show that since the policy began in July 2017, will also improve accessibility. This will create an investment bonanza in regional approximately 1,314 first home buyers have taken up stamp The grant will also provide additional first aid training NSW with every cent of the $4.154 billion proceeds duty concessions or exemptions in the North Coast region equipment to boost volunteers’ capacity to carry with 124 of those people from the Port Macquarie and going to rural and regional NSW, including out rescues. Camden Haven areas. communities across the Port Macquarie electorate. Improving Facilities This important project will support the tireless efforts of New figures released by Revenue NSW show that take up of Not only has the Government unlocked billions for volunteers who give up so much of their time to protect the First Home Buyers Assistance Scheme has now reached infrastructure in the regions, but it paves the way for and save lives in local waterways. more than 19,000 since July 2017 when the package Minister Paul Toole, Leslie Williams and Marine Rescue’s Greg Davies commenced as part of the NSW Budget. For Local Boaties the nation-building Snowy 2.0 project – a Federal Government investment of more than $3 billion that The package means that first home buyers for both new and will create 5,000 direct jobs in the Snowy Region. existing homes for properties priced up to $650,000 are Boaties will be celebrating with major improvements exempt from paying stamp duty. For first home purchases recently announced for local waterways facilities in This the latest example of the NSW Liberals priced between $650,000 and $800,000 buyers can access the Port Macquarie electorate. & Nationals Government delivering for regional NSW a reduction in stamp duty. Upgrades and is in addition to a record $24.4 billion investment in I am delighted there was more than a tripling in the number of infrastructure in rural and regional NSW over the next people who have been accessing the stamp duty relief since Three projects have been approved to sharing $17 million four years. the measure came into effect in July, compared to the same For Kendall in funding under Round Two of the NSW Government’s period last year. Boating Now program. Discussions are well underway on exactly how this funding will be rolled out across regional NSW and More than $638,000 will deliver new boat ramps, pontoons I will definitely be making sure that the Port Macquarie Tennis Club and jetties, and improve car and trailer parking facilities at key access points across the electorate. electorate gets its fair share of the money. Three new tennis courts will be built at the Kendall Local projects include $570,000 for the installation of two Leslie Williams and John Barilaro Tennis Club following almost $200,000 in NSW lane boat ramps and pontoons at the Bruce Porter Reserve Government funding. Boat Ramp at Laurieton and the Reserve Boat Ramp. Lake Cathie A new full-size court and two small Hot Shots In Harrington, $68,569 will be used to extend the Harrington courts will enable the club to expand its training Boat Ramp to provide improved access at mid to low tides. and competition programs, particularly for $175,000 For Dredging young people. In NSW, we have some of the finest waterways and each year more than two million people head out on the water on The new courts will enable the club to meet growing Bus fares in regional areas like the Hastings, At Lake Cathie boats or other watercraft to enjoy the sun, catch a few fish demand for its Hot Shots programs aimed at or to spend time with family and friends. Camden Haven and Manning Valley have been Port Macquarie-Hastings Council has been awarded children aged four to nine. Currently 45 children reduced by as much as 53%. The NSW Government will be delivering these local projects $175,000 for dredging work at Lake Cathie. share one full court for these programs. First home owners Kal and Santu Subramanyan by the end of 2019 in partnership with local councils and The dredging project will be funded under the NSW other partners, to make water activities safer, easily The fare reductions follow recommendations made by The project was funded from the latest round of accessible and more enjoyable. Government’s Rescuing Our Waterways program. Funding Boost For the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART). the Clubgrants Category 3 infrastructure program. The IPART review found that fares are higher than what This funding will help improve the accessibility, customers are willing to pay which resulted in lower health and safety of Lake Cathie, which is enjoyed Local Surf Clubs patronage on regional services. by recreational and commercial users throughout For too long many buses driving on local routes were the year. mostly empty but with these new fares I would expect The NSW Government has awarded $313,560 funding for two This grant will allow Port Macquarie-Hastings to see an increase in patronage across the network. local surf clubs as part of the 2017/18 Surf Club Facility Program. Leslie Williams with Busways Operations Manager Frank Maurer Council to complete a detailed environmental On average fares are now around 30% cheaper which Tacking Point Surf Life Saving Club will receive $224,160 to impact assessment and the dredging of 21,000 makes using bus services more appealing to local finalise the upper level clubhouse redevelopment, while Port cubic metres within Lake Cathie. residents. Macquarie Surf Life Saving Club has been granted $89,400 for refurbishment and repairs to their clubhouse. The new pricing structure will see the creation of The dredged sand will then be utilised for foreshore 10 standard fare bands across regional NSW with the amenity improvement and beach nourishment. The aim of this program is to increase the availability, standard Cheaper Bus maximum adult fare for a short trip of three kilometres I am pleased Port Macquarie-Hastings Council will and quality of surf lifesaving clubs in NSW for the benefit of their set at just $2.30. members and the wider community. also contribute $175,000 to this important work. A new Daily Ticket allowing for unlimited travel on short Dredging is expected to commence in late May. Surf Life Saving NSW does immensely important work - saving Fares For Locals trips will be $6.90. lives and providing opportunities for people of all ages to get fit Members of Port Macquarie and Tacking Point Surf Clubs Members of the Kendall Tennis Club with Leslie Williams and Minister and healthy. with Leslie Williams Paul Toole