Media Releases
Scully warns of Wollongong job crisis
11 February 2021
NSW Parliament last night was told 2021 must be the year of jobs in Wollongong and the NSW Liberals and Nationals Government had to invest in infrastructure to secure and create jobs locally.
Scully welcomes funds to reopen Warrawong's King Street Jetty
11 February 2021
Member for Wollongong, Paul Scully, has welcomed the allocation of extra funding to reopen the King Street Jetty at Warrawong on the Lake Illawarra foreshore.
Statement on Dendrobium Coal Mine application and IPC decision
05 February 2021
The Independent Planning Commission’s decision today to reject the South 32 Dendrobium coal mine extension application will come as a surprise to the Illawarra community.
12 months on from 'priority' for Wollongong Entertainment Centre and nothing to show
04 February 2021
Today marks the 12-month anniversary since the Acting Minister for Sport announced that the upgrade of the Wollongong Entertainment Centre (WEC) would be a “priority” for the NSW Liberals and Nationals Government – yet there is nothing to show for it.
'Work from Wollongong' plan on the way
02 February 2021
Public servants living in Wollongong will be able to work locally more often as the NSW Government has agreed to implement a proposal by Member for Wollongong, Paul Scully, as part of his ‘Work from Wollongong’ plan.
Scully urges Illawarra leading role in development of hydrogen industry inquiry
28 January 2021
Shadow Minister for Natural Resources and Member for Wollongong, Paul Scully, today urged Illawarra industry stakeholders and community members to take a leading role in setting up the framework for the development of a hydrogen industry in New South Wales.
BHI: Record blowouts and backlogs for all elective surgeries in the Illawarra and South Coast
09 December 2020
Labor is urging locals to speak up about the systemic healthcare crisis in the Illawarra and South Coast after a new report revealed waitlists for life-changing elective surgery have blown out again.
Wollongong sport and community groups to share in $300,000 funding grants
23 November 2020
The community group which provided food and care packages to the stranded crew of the Ruby Princess earlier this year is one of the big winners to share in the Wollongong electorate’s $300,000 Community Building Partnership (CBP) grants program for 2020.
Wollongong out of Sports Grant sin bin
18 November 2020
Member for Wollongong, Paul Scully, is claiming a budget win for community sport in the Wollongong local government area (LGA), which will now be eligible for funding under a newly named sports facility funding program.
Finally some money for Unanderra Station
17 November 2020
After a decade long community campaign this budget finally provides the first tranche of funding to build the Unanderra Station lifts.