Media Releases
WARRAWONG COMMUNITY CENTRE LUNCH PROGRAM SAVED
14 October 2019
Around 60 people per day over three days per week will still be able to get a meal at the Warrawong Community Centre after a $45,000 funding grant was approved.
GIG ECONOMY WORKERS DESERVE FAIR WAGES AND SAFE WORKING CONDITIONS
10 October 2019
Illawarra-based gig economy workers are entitled to fair treatment in the gig economy and this includes the correct pay, Shadow Minister for Finance, Small Business and the Gig Economy, Daniel Mookhey said today as part of a visit to Wollongong.
NO ANSWERS ON ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE UPGRADE
09 October 2019
The Berejiklian Government's concept plan for the Wollongong Entertainment Centre (WEC) is on a 'go slow' and it can't even answer basic questions about its progress, despite announcing it in 2018.
SCULLY CONCERNED NSW TREASURER HAS NO STIMULUS PLANS FOR WOLLONGONG
08 October 2019
Member for Wollongong, Paul Scully, says he's concerned the NSW Treasurer appears to have no clear economic stimulus plans for Wollongong, following revelations today that he has failed to respond to a letter from the Prime Minister in August, urging the Berejiklian Government to find 'shovel ready' projects.
UNANDERRA STATION LIFTS CONSTRUCTION DUE TO START MID-2021
04 October 2019
After years and years of fighting, the Unanderra community now have an indicative start date for the construction of the Unanderra Station lifts.
NSW LABOR GOES INTO BAT FOR REVIEW OF TAXI COMPO
27 September 2019
Member for Wollongong, Paul Scully, was gagged by the NSW Government yesterday afternoon from contributing to a debate on a 10,000 signatory petition on the state's taxi industry.
PREMIER WILL MAKE THE CALL ON WOLLONGONG JOB CUTS
26 September 2019
The Premier will directly make the call on how many public sector jobs will be cut within Wollongong and the Illawarra to implement the Government's 2019-20 NSW Budget decision to slash 2500 jobs.
LOCALS LEFT TO LANGUISH ON SURGERY WAITING LIST
25 September 2019
Data from the Bureau of Health Information has revealed that patients on the elective surgery waiting list in the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District are more likely to wait longer than 12 months than those in Western Sydney, South Eastern Sydney, South Western Sydney and the Central Coast.
SCULLY CALLS ON NSW GOVERNMENT TO FUND PICTON ROAD UPGRADE
18 September 2019
The Berejiklian Government has been encouraged to fund the upgrade of Picton Road to at least a dual carriageway linking the Illawarra and south-west and Western Sydney.
ILLAWARRA MAY MISS OUT ON FREE PRIMARY SCHOOL MOBILE DENTAL PROGRAM
12 September 2019
The Illawarra could miss out on the roll-out of the NSW Government's $70 million free Primary School Mobile Dental Program announced during the 2019 election campaign, Member for Wollongong, Paul Scully, said today.