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News ArchivesLABOR’s candidate for the Upper Hunter by-election made his final pitch to the electorate asking for the opportunity to make a difference on their behalf at his Burdekin Park presser this morning in Singleton.
THE Federal Government has confirmed Snowy Hydro Limited will build a $600 million gas fired power plant at Kurri Kurri to replace the market gap left by the Liddell Power Station closure in 2023.
LABOR’S candidate for Upper Hunter Jeff Drayton has emphasised the need to focus on employment and job growth to ensure a healthy future for the region.
» Read more about: Drayton: jobs the paramount issue of the by-election »
THE Shooters Fishers and Farmers Party has called out the government for siding with the Animal Justice Party to amend and remove paragraphs in the final report on the dairy industry that outlines a lack of action from the Government since the last inquiry in 2018.
» Read more about: Gilroy: Government out of touch with dairy farmers »
LABOR’S Upper Hunter candidate Jeff Drayton announced a mine rehabilitation jobs plan in Muswellbrook today to preempt when coal mines close after exhausting their coal reserves and power stations close when the technology reaches its use-by date.