Media Releases

ILLAWARRA’S PATHETIC SHARE IN $255 MILLION RESOURCES FOR REGIONS FUNDING

10 January 2017

State Illawarra Labor MPs have today slammed as pathetic the region’s share of funding under the Baird Government’s Resources for Regions program over the last six years.

WATER WORKS IN WOLLONGONG

09 January 2017

Sydney Water will soon start repair work on wastewater pipes, storm pipes and maintenance holes along Gilmore and Dempster Streets and Cliff Road in Wollongong, Member for Wollongong, Paul Scully said today.

BAIRD GOVERNMENT’S 2017 TO-DO LIST FOR WOLLONGONG

02 January 2017

The start of 2017 is the perfect time for the Baird Government to stop ignoring the needs of Wollongong and back investments in the region that will help to support and create more local jobs.

BOOST FOR UNANDERRA STATION ACCESSIBILITY CAMPAIGN

20 December 2016

A majority Government Parliamentary report has recommended that Transport for NSW publish a timeframe of all access upgrades to trains station infrastructure in a major boost to the community campaign to have lifts installed at Unanderra Station.

SCULLY ANNOUNCES WOLLONGONG COMMUNITY BUILDING PARTNERSHIP GRANTS WORTH $300,000 - ILLAWARRA HAWKS' SNAKEPIT MAKEOVER

19 December 2016

A makeover of the Illawarra Basketball Association’s ‘Snakepit’ is one of 18 projects across the Wollongong electorate to be funded as part of the 2016 Community Building Partnership Program (CBP) announced by the Member for Wollongong, Paul Scully today.

A SURPLUS, A STIMULUS PACKAGE AND STILL NOTHING FOR UNANDERRA LIFTS

13 December 2016

The Baird Government’s announcement of a $4 billion budget surplus and a $1.5 billion infrastructure spend in Sydney once again leaves the Illawarra high and dry.

AUDITOR-GENERAL’S REPORT HAS SHOCK NEWS FOR ILLAWARRA HEALTH SERVICES

07 December 2016

Today’s release of the NSW Auditor-General’s report into NSW Health contains some shocking news on the performance of health care in the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District.

WOLLONGONG HOSPITAL EMERGENCY WAIT TIMES LONGEST OUTSIDE OF SYDNEY

07 December 2016

Independent health statistics released today record Wollongong Hospital as having the longest emergency department waiting times outside of Sydney.

SCULLY CALLS FOR ILLAWARRA REGIONAL PLAN ANNUAL REPORT TO BE RELEASED

29 November 2016

The Minister for Planning Rob Stokes MP visited Wollongong today to give a speech on planning in the Illawarra but failed to publicly release the annual monitoring report promised in the Illawarra Shoalhaven Regional Plan.

SCULLY CALLS FOR COMMERCIAL FISHING BUYOUT DEADLINE TO BE DEFERRED

23 November 2016

Member for Wollongong Paul Scully has today called on the Baird Government to defer the commercial fishing buyout deadline set for 2 December until after a Parliamentary Committee inquiry has done its work.