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In what appears to be another major issue with the card, only seniors in receipt of the Aged Pension are able to apply, leaving some of the neediest and most vulnerable seniors in regional communities without access to the $250 scheme.

The Nationals have delayed the card, excluded whole communities, underfunded the card by $135 million and now veterans are being turned away when they try to apply. It’s just not good enough.

The Nationals’ have had nine long years to act on rail trails and have done next to nothing to build them. The benefits are clear. John Barilaro needs to stop the talk and get rail trails built in bushfire affected communities.

We know that the contribution seniors make to our community is too often overlooked or undervalued, and the failure of Ms Berejiklian to appoint a permanent Minister sends a terrible message. 

Thank you to the 283 local parents, carers, teachers and residents who completed the 2020 School Safety Survey.

Kirsty Rose has been assisting vulnerable young people in our education system for over 21 years. For the past five of those, she has served as Principal of Waranara School in Marrickville.

A question to the Government on the reporting of sexual assault in NSW.

A question to the Government about how seniors have been supported in bushfire affected communities.

A question to the Government about the trial of the Regional Seniors Travel Card.

A question about the volunteer firefighters deployed during the bushfire crisis.