Media Releases

TRIBUTE TO THE HON. ROBERT JAMES LEE HAWKE, AC

17 May 2019

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

GOVERNMENT MUST DELIVER IN FULL ON ELECTION PROMISE SAYS SCULLY

09 May 2019

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.

SCULLY CALLS FOR FUNDING ACTION ON WOLLONGONG HOSPITAL

09 May 2019

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

QUARANTINE ILLAWARRA HEALTH & HOSPITALS FROM UPCOMING NSW BUDGET CUT CHOPPING BOARD

01 May 2019

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.

MINISTER MUST STEP IN AND ADDRESS ILLAWARRA HOSPITALS CRISIS

14 April 2019

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.

LABOR INVESTS IN ILLAWARRA’S FUTURE LIBERALS MISSING IN ACTION

21 March 2019

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. 

JOBS, JOBS, JOBS FOR WOLLONGONG

20 March 2019

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.

NSW LABOR RE-AFFIRMS $5 MILLION INVESTMENT BOOST TO INNOVATION

13 March 2019

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.

WOLLONGONG BACK IN THE GAME FOR SPORTS FUNDING UNDER LABOR

07 March 2019

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. 

WOLLONGONG HOSPITAL PRESSURES GET WORSE

06 March 2019

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.