END-OF-LIFE CARE ENHANCED IN NSW

Member for Tweed, Geoff Provest, welcomes the NSW Government’s injection an additional $743 million into palliative care and other specialist health services, saying it will bring greater comfort and dignity to NSW residents with life-limiting illnesses. Mr Provest...

MORE THAN 2,000 EXTRA STAFF FOR NSW AMBULANCE

The NSW Government has announced a $1.76 billion boost to frontline emergency care to deliver 2,128 new recruits and 30 more ambulance stations as part of the NSW Government’s 2022-23 Budget. Member for Tweed, Geoff Provest, said the record investment will ensure the...

NSW GOVERNMENT LIFTS WAGES AND RECOGNISES HEALTH WORKERS

The NSW Government has today announced a new public sector wages policy to provide increased pay for public sector employees including nurses, teachers and paramedics. Geoff Provest, Member for Tweed, said the new two-year policy will provide among the highest public...

RATES RELIEF FOR NORTHERN RIVERS FLOOD VICTIMS

Tweed ratepayers whose properties were damaged in this year’s devastating floods will receive rates relief under a $40 million program designed to help affected communities rebuild and recover. Member for Tweed Geoff Provest said the NSW Government scheme would...

SUPPORT BOOST FOR FLOOD-AFFECTED COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTEER ORGANISATIONS

Community and volunteer groups will be eligible for new grants to help re-establish services impacted by the recent floods in the Northern Rivers under a $13.3 million assistance package announced by the NSW Government. The boost will help large, medium, small and...