Illawarra Labor MP's and their supporters are deeply saddened by the passing of Bob Hawke.

Member for Wollongong, Paul Scully, used his first Private Members Statement in the 57th Parliament this evening, to call on the Berejiklian Government to deliver on its promise to finally build the Unanderra lifts by allocating funds in the June budget and having them operational by June 2020.

Wollongong Hospital needs more funding allocated in the upcoming June budget and an independent inquiry into its staffing, capital and financial needs. 

The Berejiklian Government must quarantine Illawarra health and hospitals from forthcoming budget cut chopping board after further pressure on Wollongong Hospital's Emergency Department has been revealed.

Member for Wollongong, Paul Scully, has called on the NSW Minister for Health to immediately step in and address the growing crisis in the Illawarra's hospitals.

NSW Labor has unveiled an unprecedented investment package for the Illawarra which builds on its strengths and invests in its future during this election campaign. 

Nearly 200 jobs will be added to the Wollongong economy as NSW Labor re-affirms its pledge to relocate Liquor and Gaming NSW to Wollongong from Sydney CBD.

A Daley Labor Government will invest $5 million to establish a new iMake Maker Space as an addition to the existing Science Centre on the Innovation Campus.

A Daley Labor Government will blow the final whistle to end the Berejiklian Government's deliberate exclusion of the Wollongong Local Government Area from sports facility funding programs. 

Independent Bureau of Health Information released today confirms that Wollongong Hospital is under enormous pressure and it is just getting worse. Elective surgery waiting times are at a record high.