KATE WASHINGTON MP

Port Stephens MP Kate Washington has slammed the latest thought bubble from Environment Minister Gabrielle Upton which allocates $20 million to buy privately owned koala habitat, but excludes the buy-back of the Mambo Wetlands. A map released today along with the expression of interest details identifies priority areas for purchase in Port Stephens, but excludes Salamander Bay where the Government sold 6 hectares of koala habitat to a property developer in 2016. Recent docume

Port Stephens MP Kate Washington has presented a NSW State Flag to members of the Tea Gardens RSL Sub-Branch to fly on their newly installed flag poles in Anzac Park. The flag was accepted by Sub-Branch members Raymond Prigg and Paul Colver, who will use the flag in the upcoming Remembrance Day ceremony. Tea Gardens RSL will be a host for an expanded Remembrance Day ceremony as the sub-branch is joined by members from surrounding Port Stephens sub-branches. The Remembrance Da

Port Stephens MP Kate Washington was shocked to learn of details presented to the community last night about the proposed Bobs Farm sand mine which has been before the Department of Planning and Environment since 2014. Approximately 40 local residents attended the ‘community consultation meeting’ held at Bobs Farm Community Hall and hosted by Bob Lander from Tattersall Lander. Mr Lander informed the attendees that the meeting was a requirement of the Department of Planning an

Port Stephens MP and Acting Shadow Minister for Disability Services, Kate Washington, hosted a roundtable today with disability services organisations and NDIS participants to discuss the impact of the NDIS and the privatisation of the NSW Government’s disability agency. At the roundtable, a number of NDIS participants, parents of participants and NDIS providers shared with Ms Washington their frustrations with the NDIS and the consequent impacts on their lives and livelihood