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Dear residents Thank you for your support at the March 28 the impacts and the need for an urgent and on the details listed in this brochure. I am State election. I am humbled and incredibly permanent solution, which has now been regularly in Moree and would welcome the proud to be given the honour to represent found. opportunity to catch up with you. you and the wonderful Moree Plains in the NSW Parliament. It was an honour to recently turn the first Again, thank you for the opportunity to sod on the $14 million rebuild of Moree represent you and I’m looking forward to Since the election I have been busy meeting East Public School, which will completely working with the community to ensure we with many local organisations and people transform the learning environment at the get our fair share. and familiarising myself with a range of school. This is part of a wider multi-million issues and their impact on the community. spend by the government to improve Kind regards, learning environments in rural and regional I was pleased to bring the new Minister schools. for Primary Industries, Lands and Water, Niall Blair, to Moree recently to meet In my role as your local MP, my agenda with the region’s water industry and will always be driven by the needs of the irrigator representatives. The most recent communities I represent. If you have a supplementary water embargo caused concern, suggestion or idea that relates to enormous economic pain for the community the State Government, please don’t hesitate Adam Marshall

and it was vital the Minister heard first-hand to contact me and my electorate office team Member for Northern Tablelands

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state election. state in 2008. A very humbling experience and one I I one and experience humbling very A 2008. in

2015 March the in term four-year a for returned After 4 years on council, I was elected Mayor Mayor elected was I council, on years 4 After

in May 2013. I was very pleased and proud to be be to proud and pleased very was I 2013. May in

Gunnedah Shire Council. Shire Gunnedah selection and was consequently elected to the seat seat the to elected consequently was and selection

journalist, during which time I successfully stood for for stood successfully I time which during journalist, As a member of the National Party, I stood for pre pre for stood I Party, National the of member a As

an electorate office and then went on to become a a become to on went then and office electorate an seat of Northern Tablelands was called in 2013. 2013. in called was Tablelands Northern of seat

make my career there. When I left school I worked in in worked I school left I When there. career my make another level arose when the by-election for the the for by-election the when arose level another

deliberate decision to stay in the country area and and area country the in stay to decision deliberate The opportunity to take my political interest to to interest political my take to opportunity The

towards the bright lights of but made a a made but Sydney of lights bright the towards

Administration at the University of New England. New of University the at Administration

Unlike many of my peers, I chose not to gravitate gravitate to not chose I peers, my of many Unlike

moved to Armidale to study for a Master of Business Business of Master a for study to Armidale to moved

Memorial Agricultural High School in Tamworth. in School High Agricultural Memorial small business. I resigned as Mayor in 2012 and and 2012 in Mayor as resigned I business. small

Gunnedah South Primary School and then Farrer Farrer then and School Primary South Gunnedah family’s farming enterprises and establishing my own own my establishing and enterprises farming family’s

and I grew up on a farm near Gunnedah. I attended attended I Gunnedah. near farm a on up grew I and a lot of small-business experience managing my my managing experience small-business of lot a

My family has lived in Northern NSW since WWII WWII since NSW Northern in lived has family My thoroughly enjoyed. Over this time, I also gained gained also I time, this Over enjoyed. thoroughly My story story My

June 2015 Adam Marshall MP Your Member for Northern Tablelands

How I can help you Phone: 02 6772 5552 Fax: 02 6772 5026 @a_j_marshall Email: [email protected] Web: adammarshall.com.au adamjmarshall The state electorate of the Northern Tablelands extends north to the Your local border, from , through Boomi, and Bonshaw; east to the National Parks that adjoin the Clarence and Oxley electorates, south to the Uralla Shire and pulls up in the west just short electorate of Collarenebri.

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AM WATER L H C L ING OU G R E YDIR R S Moree Plains Shire Council’s Director of GW E W Ashford E SE Engineering Ian Dinham, and Mayor Katrina D N VE GWY IR H EHI R RN Humphries discuss funding for the upgrade IG M R HWAY of local bridges. Moree Warialda Emmaville Deepwater Delungra Sapphire MANN R MA CIN Bingara TY Glen H RE O R Innes R Tingha T SARA R O

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R Armidale E L Owen Berry (left, manager of Midkin, Auscott, D Moree), Rick Colless (Parliamentary Secretary Uralla N The electorate covers 53,153.76 square A for Natural Resources and Regional Planning), H EAY R kilometres, the third largest in the state, and C MACL Niall Blair (Primary Industries and Land and has a current population of 77,649 and an Water Minister) discuss the water issues. enrolment of 54,850 voters. Local Government Areas in the electorate include Armidale Dumaresq, Glen Innes Severn, Guyra, Gwydir, Inverell, Moree Plains and Uralla. Post codes include:

2347, 2350, 2351, 2354, 2358, 2359, 2360, Mark Coulton Adam Marshall 2361, 2365, 2369, 2370, 2371, 2387, 2390, Federal Member State Member 2397, 2398, 2399, 2400, 2401, 2402, 2403, (Parkes) (Northern Tablelands) 2404, 2405, 2406, 2408, 2409, 2410, 2411, Moree Secondary College captains Alison 2440, 2453, 2833, 4385 Quirk and Elijah Shervey and Executive Principal Denis Armstrong welcome the installation of flashing lights at Moree schools. (Photo courtesy of Moree Champion)

Your Federal Member Your State Member The Moree Plains Shire What I can do for you Mark Coulton deals with: Adam Marshall deals with: Council deals with • Immigration • Health and public hospitals • Waste management As the local State Member for Northern Tablelands, • Aged care • Mental health • Rates Centrelink Local roads I can help you by: • • Education • • Trade • Land and water management • Sporting fields • Supporting the provision of local services, employment • Foreign affairs • Police • Residential and commercial opportunities and facilities; • Higher education • Transport and infrastructure development • Meeting, receiving and dealing with many requests • Defence • Industry, resources and • Paths and bikeways for assistance from constituents, including issues such • Veteran’s affairs energy • Street lighting Telecommunications Signage as housing, police, health, education, roads, transport, local • • Main roads • • National highways • Council by-laws Councils, youth and community services; • Public works • Taxation • Emergency services • Animal control • Making representations to Ministers and other authorities on • Medicare • National parks • Traffic management behalf of local organisations and individuals. I refer all matters • Aviation and shipping • Justice and finance • Sewage and water outside the responsibility of the State Government to those who • Child support • Ageing and disability • Libraries may be able to help; • Immigration • Housing and community • National security • Attending local functions and meetings, supporting services local organisations, clubs, charities and events – • Arts and racing Industrial relations many of these in the evenings and on weekends; • • Fair trading and regulation • Ensuring the recognition of local volunteers through State • Local government Awards and presentations. I can also help with your application • Primary industries to become a Justice of the Peace; and Authorised by Adam Marshall MP. Printed by Evans Printing, 215 Mann Street, Armidale NSW 2350 using Parliamentary entitlements. • Processing anniversary and birthday congratulatory messages.