 Achievements
Since John has been representing his region, he has delivered the following:
Examples of the achievements for electorate
- $6.6 million AusLink Strategic Regional Programme - Hillston to Eumungerie Road
- $251,075 Reconnect Program - Barnados - youth services in Cobar
- $182,300 Strengthening Drought Affected Communities - Local Answers - Arts and Dust project - Cobar and Nyngan
- $1.08 millions Parkes Multimodal Transport Hub project
- $295,040 National Crime Prevention Program - The Widening the Circle Project - Lachlan Shire Council
- $200,000 Black Spot Funding - Roundabout at Mitchell Highway & Narromine Street, Trangie;
- $154,000 for the Narromine Aviation Museum
- Delivered on a promise to save the Peak Hill Doctor's surgery, securing funding of $55,000;
- Rural Transactions Centres for Hillston, Peak Hill, Trundle, Tullamore, Wilcannia, Menindee, Ivanhoe, White Cliffs, Tottenham, Tibooburra, Lake Cargelligo, Trangie and Tullibigeal
- $1 million for Aboriginal Health in Condobolin;
- Moved a motion to have the serious drought situation facing NSW recognised by the House in 2002;
- Integral in bringing Prime Minister, John Howard, Deputy Prime Minister John Anderson, and Agriculture Minister, Warren Truss on drought tours of Western NSW. Resulted in interim EC for the Western Division, and the eligibility criteria for drought assistance being relaxed.
- $474,565 Trangie Long Day Care Centre
Delivering for Health and Aged Care
- $65 million new dental facility for Charles Sturt University in Orange
- $233,970 for Hillston Reflex Physiotherapy Centre under Rural Private Access Program;
- Record Aged Care funding for both aged care beds and facilities. Some highlights are:
- $2 million facilities upgrade in Condobolin.
- Securing $336,000 for the new health clinic in Cobar
- $652,281 Additional funding for Royal Flying Doctor Service
Delivering Educational Facilities for our children
- $120,000 disabled access - Parkes Christian School
- $257,483 upgrade admin and library areas - Lake Cargelligo Central School
- $210,000 upgrade food technology facilities - Forbes High School
- Investing in our Schools program has injected over $6.2 million in the Parkes electorate some examples include;
- Investing in our Schools program Condobolin High School $121,019, Parkes High School $150,000, Narromine High School $134,556, Narromine Public School $142,854
- $49,222 Forbes Learning Ladder
- $45,600 Tullamore Long Day Care
Community Development
- $80,000 provided to fund a tough on drugs program targeted at the youth of the region.
- Providing EFTPOS facilities in the White Cliffs postal agency
- $20,000 for a 'Men's Shed' at the Grenfell Railway Precinct
- Secured $440,000 for the Murdi Paaki Land Council to employ 20 trainees in housing construction and maintenance.
- $22,000 Warren Community Support Services Room
- $6,775 Television Black Spots Program - Lachlan Shire Council
Regional Partnerships Program
- $141,450 Goodooga Youth and Training Centre
- $131,692 Uniting Church Flying Patrol - aircraft hangar
- $27,336 Hermidale Tennis and Fitness Club
- $53,172 Caragabal Country Golf Club
- $216,261 Extenstions to Trangie Preschool
- $46,333 Securing GP services in Trundle
- $645,000 New Central West Livestock Exchange in Forbes
- $40,000 Marketing for the Macquarie Valley Food and Wine Industry
- $217,664 Paving the Way - Co-location of Children Services in Bland Shire
- $345,000 Weddin Community Hub
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