Dear readers,

One of the things I love most about being your local MP is recognising important events and celebrating the contribution of people in our community.

You may qualify for a letter from the King if you are:

• Celebrating your 60^th wedding anniversary
• Celebrating your 100^th birthday

You may qualify for a letter from the Governor of NSW if you are:

• Celebrating your 50^th wedding anniversary
• Celebrating your 95^th birthday

If you have represented the State of NSW in sport, you also qualify for an official State Representative Award signed by the Premier of NSW and me.

I also have a range of Kiama Electorate Community Service, volunteer, and achievement awards.

Feel free to contact my office if you would like further information on any of these awards.

SERVICE NSW CELEBRATES 10 YEARS

This month marks 10 years since we officially opened the very first Service NSW centre anyway in NSW.

When the then Premier Barry O’Farrell announced that multiple government services would be moved under one roof, I remember lobbying him to ensure Kiama had the very first.

And that’s exactly what happened.

I think everyone would agree, the team at Service NSW in Kiama do an outstanding job and I’m so pleased that the feedback about their dedication and commitment continues to be as positive and strong as ever.

LABOR AXES REGIONAL SENIORS TRAVEL CARD

Whilst Chris Minns and Labor promised not to axe the Regional Seniors Travel Card if they were elected, the Labor Government have broken yet another promise with the card stopped from 7^th July.

Whilst any cards issues before this date can still be used, the government has broken its promise and won’t be issuing any more for the foreseeable future.

I’m opposing this cut and to have this matter debated in Parliament, I have started a petition and we need 10,000 signatures to kick off the debate.

If you oppose cutting the Regional Seniors Travel Card, feel free to pop into my office and sign our petition.

FREE RAT TESTS

I have free Rapid Antigen Tests available in my office. Feel free to drop in and collect yours today.

KIAMA WINTER FESTIVAL

A huge shout out to the organisers of the Kiama Winter Festival.

The ice skating at Black Beach Reserve was a massive highlight. I got my stakes on and enjoyed every minute of it! (And I achieved my main objective of not falling over!).

WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTER

In addition to this column in the Kiama Bugle, I publish a weekly column which contains information on local issues and updates on my activities in our community and in Parliament.

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Have a great week!