GEE MP FEDERAL

100 Years Of The Rydal Show

The 100th Rydal Show was a very special one!

The Rydal AH&P Society fittingly inducted six new life members including President Brett Radburn who has led the show since 1991. He started his volunteer work in 1975. This is sadly his final year at the helm.

A large number of former and current Rydal Showgirl/Young Woman Ambassador winners were also in attendance to help make the centenary show extra special!

And the scone comp?

Well I entered two plates. One in the open section where I sadly crashed out.

The second plate was in the section for pollies. Lithgow councillor Cass Coleman took out the blue ribbon (her scones are very hard to beat!) but I was pretty happy with my red ribbon for second! Well done Cass and also Councillor Stuart McGhie who podiumed with 3rd!

Congratulations to the Rydal Show Committee and all the volunteers for making the 100th so memorable. You just can’t beat a country show!

WOLGAN GAP ROAD MAKES PROGRESS, RESPECTS HISTORY

It was great to get out to the Wolgan Valley to meet up with Aunty Helen, Aunty Sharon and Patsy.

We had a great discussion on progressing the Indigenous Voice to Parliament in our local area.

We also checked out the incredible work going on for the new road at Wolgan Gap which was made necessary because of the dangerous condition of the old one which is closed permanently.

It’s the only entry and exit into this beautiful valley.

Aunty Helen, Aunty Sharon and Patsy explained to me the significance of the site of the new road as an important pre-European settlement travelling corridor for Wiradjuri people.

Mingaan Wiradjuri Aboriginal Corporation is working closely with Gracey & Son Earthmoving to identify and preserve local cultural heritage at the site. This is a major piece of engineering work that should be complete in April.

Thank you to Mingaan Wiradjuri Aboriginal Corporation and Gracey & Son Earthmoving for the important work that they are undertaking.

Runs On The Board For Bathurst And Lithgow

√ $14 million for highway upgrades between Lithgow, Bathurst and Orange

√ $181,818 for Bathurst’s War Memorial Carillon

√ $11.4 million for expanding and supporting aged care facilities in Lithgow

√ $398,500 for crisis accommodation in Bathurst

√ $1.2 million for CCTV in Bathurst and Calare communities

√ $200,000 for new synthetic courts at Wattle Flat Recreation Ground

√ $480,000 for Wallerawang Community & Sports Club

√ $19.75 million in federal funding for bushfire recovery projects in Lithgow and Calare communities

√ More than $1.6 million for supporting childcare centres in Calare, including Bathurst Family Day Care

√ $925,000 for the Bathurst Animal Rehoming Centre

√ $60 million for drought and COVID-19 recovery to our local councils for local projects

√ Record

Australian Government funding for hospitals, schools, childcare and the NDIS

√ $125,000 for canteen facilities at Bathurst Sportsground

√ New headspace service for Lithgow

√ 47 mobile phone towers and base stations for Calare