Greg Piper MP | Politician
Greg Piper MP
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25.01.2022 Really happy to report that our local emergency services have received a significant boost with an expansion of the Public Safety Network (PSN) in the Morisset area. The PSN is a dedicated emergency communications system which provides all our emergency services with a single communications network. It proved particularly helpful during the bushfires earlier this year and supports the RFS, police, Fire and Rescue, ambulance and the SES. It's a $217m network being rolled out across the State and I'm pleased to say that work on that rollout is now complete in the Morisset district. It will be used for all emergencies and will no doubt make a huge difference to community safety.
22.01.2022 COVID UPDATE - Wednesday October 21 My office has had a few inquiries about the number of visitors allowed at your home. As it stands, you're allowed 20 visitors at any one time, IN ADDITION to the residents. From Friday, groups of 30 people will be allowed to gather outdoors in parks etc, but this does not apply to private homes. The Premier has flagged further changes soon, but that's the situation as it stands. There were 10 cases reported statewide over the past 24 ...hours. Of those, eight are returned travellers in hotel quarantine and the other two are relatives of a case linked to the child care centre at Oran Park. The Hunter-New England region has now gone 75 days without a locally-acquired case. There were 24 new cases recorded in WA yesterday but all have been overseas acquired. Victoria recorded 3 new cases in the past 24 hours and no deaths. There was one new case in QLD. Australia's death toll remains at 905 with the NSW toll still at 55 and Victoria's at 817. The number of active cases in NSW is 51. There are 109 active cases in Victoria, 5 in QLD, 44 in WA and 8 in SA. Tasmania, the ACT and NT remain Covid-free. Please continue to stay safe, vigilant, maintain the social distancing, and wear a mask if you have to visit places where social distancing is difficult. Don't forget, if you have any symptoms, however minor, please self-isolate and get tested as soon as possible. See more
22.01.2022 COVID UPDATE - Thursday, October 22 For the first time in many months, NSW has zero Covid patients in ICU. There were 7 new cases reported statewide over the past 24 hours. Of those, six are returned travellers in hotel quarantine and the other is related to a person linked to the Liverpool cluster who was already isolating. For those wondering, NSW is still taking almost all overseas travellers who are returning to Australia, which is why we have a constant stream of... travellers testing positive while in quarantine. The Hunter-New England region has now gone 76 days without a locally-acquired case. Victoria recorded 5 new cases in the past 24 hours but no deaths. There was one new case in WA and one in SA. Australia's death toll remains at 905 with the NSW toll still at 55 and Victoria's at 817. The number of active cases in NSW is 53. There are 109 active cases in Victoria, 4 in QLD, 40 in WA and 8 in SA. Tasmania, the ACT and NT remain Covid-free. Please continue to stay safe, vigilant, maintain the social distancing, and wear a mask if you have to visit places where social distancing is difficult. Don't forget, if you have any symptoms, however minor, please self-isolate and get tested as soon as possible. See more
20.01.2022 COVID UPDATE - Thursday November 26 A whole lot of very welcome ZEROES to report today. Zero community transmission and zero cases among returned overseas travellers in NSW, Victoria and QLD. The Hunter-New England region has now gone 111 days without a locally-acquired case. Australia's death toll remains at 907 with the NSW toll still at 55 and Victoria's at 819. The number of active cases in NSW is 12. There are 14 active cases in QLD, 27 in WA, 34 in SA, 9 in th...e NT and 1 in the ACT. Victoria and Tasmania remains Covid-free. Please continue to stay safe, vigilant, maintain the social distancing, and wear a mask if you have to visit places where social distancing is difficult. Don't forget, if you have any symptoms, however minor, please self-isolate and get tested as soon as possible. See more
20.01.2022 COVID UPDATE - Friday November 27 Zero community transmission in NSW, Victoria, SA and QLD again over the past 24 hours. That could extend to a national zero day when the other states and territories report their figures later today. The Hunter-New England region has now gone 112 days without a locally-acquired case. NSW has recorded 4 new cases among returned overseas travellers in hotel quarantine. Australia's death toll remains at 907 with the NSW toll still at 5...5 and Victoria's at 819. The number of active cases in NSW is 10. There are 13 active cases in QLD, 32 in WA, 22 in SA and 6 in the NT. Victoria, the ACT and Tasmania are now Covid-free. Please continue to stay safe, vigilant, maintain the social distancing, and wear a mask if you have to visit places where social distancing is difficult. Don't forget, if you have any symptoms, however minor, please self-isolate and get tested as soon as possible. See more
18.01.2022 COVID UPDATE - Sunday October 25 For the third consecutive day, NO locally-acquired cases anywhere in NSW over the past 24 hours. The State recorded 7 new cases but they are all returned overseas travellers who were diagnosed while in quarantine. The Hunter-New England region has now gone 79 days without a locally-acquired case. Victoria has recorded 7 new cases and no new deaths. There were no new cases in QLD, SA, NT or the ACT over the past 24 hours, but another... 4 were reported in WA yesterday. Australia's death toll remains at 905 with the NSW toll still at 55 and Victoria's at 817. The number of active cases in NSW is 53. There are 100 active cases in Victoria, 6 in QLD, 56 in WA, 10 in SA and one in the ACT. Tasmania and the NT remain Covid-free. Please continue to stay safe, vigilant, maintain the social distancing, and wear a mask if you have to visit places where social distancing is difficult. Don't forget, if you have any symptoms, however minor, please self-isolate and get tested as soon as possible. See more
17.01.2022 Restrictions to ease Dec 1. * 30 visitors allowed at home * Groups of 50 allowed in public parks * Cafe, pub rules relaxedRestrictions to ease Dec 1. * 30 visitors allowed at home * Groups of 50 allowed in public parks * Cafe, pub rules relaxed
16.01.2022 COVID UPDATE - Wednesday November 25 RESTRICTIONS EASED: See my earlier post about today's announcement that some restrictions will be eased from December 1, including a shift in how many visitors you can have at home (up to 30 indoors, up to 50 if you're using an outdoor space). NSW has recorded zero community transmission for the 18th day in a row (30 days since the last unsourced case). The Hunter-New England region has now gone 110 days without a locally-acquired ...case. There were 4 new cases among the returned travellers in NSW hotel quarantine over the past 24 hours. Australia's death toll remains at 907 with the NSW toll still at 55 and Victoria's at 819. The number of active cases in NSW is 12. There are 14 active cases in QLD, 25 in WA, 38 in SA, 7 in the NT and 1 in the ACT. Victoria and Tasmania remains Covid-free. Please continue to stay safe, vigilant, maintain the social distancing, and wear a mask if you have to visit places where social distancing is difficult. Don't forget, if you have any symptoms, however minor, please self-isolate and get tested as soon as possible. See more
15.01.2022 New laws for Airbnb / short term rental industry After two years of waiting, the State Government has finally released the new Code of Conduct for the short-term rental accommodation (STRA) industry (Airbnb etc). My thoughts on this issue are well known and I've been critical of the fact that these laws do not go far enough in regulating an industry that has had significant negative impacts on some suburbs and on many people who suddenly found themselves living next d...oor to party houses and quasi hotels in suburban streets - the same reasons that many cities around the world have banned the industry. Having said that, this new Code of Conduct goes some way towards protecting neighbours and local communities, while also protecting people who 'host' or rent their homes out. They will also go some way towards weeding out the bad hosts and bad guests. You can read the full details on the link below, but here are some of the main points of the new laws: The industry is now regulated in NSW and all homes leased for STRA accommodation must now be registered, along with the property owners. Guests must also have registered accounts before booking. A complaints process is now in place and the sector will be governed by a Commissioner within Fair Trading NSW. If there are two strikes recorded against a property, a guest or a host for breaches of the code in any two-year period, that person or property is banned from the market for five years. Breaches of the code include excessive noise or anything that "unreasonably disrupts or interferes with the regular peace and comfort of neighbours". The code is also designed to protect hosts from bad guests who don't obey the rules, but bad guests can also attract a 'strike' against the property so it's in the interests of owners and hosts to make sure their guests behave themselves. It will be illegal for the likes of Airbnb to list properties, or properties owned by people who have been banned from operating. Very large fines will apply. The same goes for guests who have been struck out or who do the wrong thing, and that includes booking premises under the names of friends or relatives. The new code is very detailed so I encourage people who list properties for STRA, and those who actually use the likes of Airbnb or Stayz or Weekenda, to understand the new laws. Read more here: https://www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au//changes-to-short-term- See more
13.01.2022 For those of you who were unable to attend my ZOOM Town Hall Meeting last night with Minister for Energy and Environment Matt Kean MP, here’s the recorded copy of it. I have split our meeting into two segments. This first video contains the Minister's speech addressing a variety of important Lake Macquarie and national environmental issues, while the second video contains the question and answer segment of the event.
12.01.2022 COVID UPDATE - Friday, October 23 Some really great news today - NO locally-acquired cases in NSW and just ONE in Victoria! So great to see Victoria coming out of what's been a dreadful few months. NSW had 7 new cases among returned overseas travellers. They were all diagnosed while in quarantine of course. The Hunter-New England region has now gone 11 FULL WEEKS without a locally-acquired case. Victoria had just the one new case as I mentioned earlier and no new d...eaths. The ACT has recorded it first case in several months, a diplomat who had returned from overseas. The other States are yet to report today's figures, but there were 8 new cases in WA reported late yesterday. Australia's death toll remains at 905 with the NSW toll still at 55 and Victoria's at 817. The number of active cases in NSW is 54. There are 100 active cases in Victoria, 4 in QLD, 48 in WA, 8 in SA and one in the ACT. Tasmania and the NT remain Covid-free. Please continue to stay safe, vigilant, maintain the social distancing, and wear a mask if you have to visit places where social distancing is difficult. Don't forget, if you have any symptoms, however minor, please self-isolate and get tested as soon as possible. See more
10.01.2022 COVID UPDATE - Tuesday November 24 BREAKING NEWS: The QLD border will reopen to all NSW residents from December 1, the QLD Premier announced today. OUR RECORD UPDATED: NSW has recorded zero community transmission for the 17th day in a row, but that figure has been officially extended to 29 days in a row because it's been determined that the mystery outbreak in Moss Vale 12 days ago was in fact linked to the Liverpool Hospital cluster. Victoria has not recorded a mystery... community transmission for 25 days in a row. The Hunter-New England region has now gone 109 days without a locally-acquired case. There were 6 new cases among the returned travellers in NSW hotel quarantine over the past 24 hours. Australia's death toll remains at 907 with the NSW toll still at 55 and Victoria's at 819. The number of active cases in NSW is 13. It's a big day for Victoria, with the number of active cases there falling to 0. There are 15 active cases in QLD, 21 in WA, 38 in SA, 6 in the NT and 1 in the ACT. Tasmania remains Covid-free, and now Victoria too. Please continue to stay safe, vigilant, maintain the social distancing, and wear a mask if you have to visit places where social distancing is difficult. Don't forget, if you have any symptoms, however minor, please self-isolate and get tested as soon as possible. See more
10.01.2022 COVID UPDATE - Tuesday October 27 NSW has recorded 12 new cases in the past 24 hours, but 10 are returned overseas travellers already quarantined, and the other two are household contacts of people already diagnosed in the Oran Park cluster in SW Sydney. My office has had a few inquiries about these returned travellers, so briefly in reply, almost all overseas travellers are arriving back in Australia via Sydney, thus our high number. Many of them are in fact residents ...of other States. The travellers are paying for their own quarantining, although there are obviously further costs for transport and security which is mostly funded by the NSW and Federal governments. So far, that system has been outstanding in controlling or eliminating the spread of Covid coming in from overseas. The Hunter-New England region has now gone 81 days without a locally-acquired case. For the second day running, Victoria has recorded no new cases and no new deaths which is fantastic news. There were no new cases in QLD, NT or the ACT over the past 24 hours. WA and SA are yet to report today's data, but SA recorded three new cases late yesterday. Australia's death toll remains at 905 with the NSW toll still at 55 and Victoria's at 817. The number of active cases in NSW is 54. There are 87 active cases in Victoria, 3 in QLD, 53 in WA, 12 in SA and one in the ACT. Tasmania and the NT remain Covid-free. Please continue to stay safe, vigilant, maintain the social distancing, and wear a mask if you have to visit places where social distancing is difficult. Don't forget, if you have any symptoms, however minor, please self-isolate and get tested as soon as possible. See more
10.01.2022 There’s been a lot going on in the ICAC lately, and a lot of talk about how it and other integrity agencies are funded (agencies such as the NSW Electoral Commission, the NSW Ombudsman and the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission). Along with my Independent colleagues, we take matters like these seriously because they are essential agencies, especially the ICAC, and their annual funding shouldn’t be determined by going cap-in-hand to the Government each year and hoping for a go...od outcome. They need a guaranteed funding allocation each year so they have certainty and can get on with doing their jobs. We’ve taken that issue up with Premier Gladys Berejiklian today. The people of NSW need an ICAC and other watchdogs to ensure integrity in the State’s administration, and they need one that is properly and independently funded. You can read our joint letter here: http://www.gregpiper1.com/index.cfm See more
06.01.2022 COVID UPDATE - Tuesday October 20 FIVE new cases reported statewide over the past 24 hours. Of those, three are returned travellers in hotel quarantine and the other two are linked to a known cluster (one in Liverpool and one In Oran Park). The Hunter-New England region has now gone 74 days without a locally-acquired case. Victoria recorded just 1 new case in the past 24 hours and no deaths. They've come a long way over the past few months! No new cases in QLD or WA o...ver the past 24 hours. Australia's death toll remains at 905 with the NSW toll still at 55 and Victoria's at 817. The number of active cases in NSW is 49. There are 122 active cases in Victoria, 4 in QLD, 20 in WA and 8 in SA. Tasmania, the ACT and NT remain Covid-free. Please continue to stay safe, vigilant, maintain the social distancing, and wear a mask if you have to visit places where social distancing is difficult. Don't forget, if you have any symptoms, however minor, please self-isolate and get tested as soon as possible. See more
05.01.2022 COVID UPDATE - Monday October 26 Four new cases reported statewide over the past 24 hours including one community transmission which brings our run of zeroes to an end. Three of those four are returned overseas travellers in hotel quarantine, with the one community transmission linked to the community cluster at Oran Park in Sydney's SW. The Hunter-New England region has now gone 80 days without a locally-acquired case. Victoria recorded no new cases and no new deat...hs in the past 24 hours which is certainly good news. There were no new cases in QLD, NT or the ACT over the past 24 hours, but another 2 in WA. SA recorded four new cases yesterday which are included in today's figures. Australia's death toll remains at 905 with the NSW toll still at 55 and Victoria's at 817. The number of active cases in NSW is 54. There are 91 active cases in Victoria, 3 in QLD, 53 in WA, 12 in SA and one in the ACT. Tasmania and the NT remain Covid-free. Please continue to stay safe, vigilant, maintain the social distancing, and wear a mask if you have to visit places where social distancing is difficult. Don't forget, if you have any symptoms, however minor, please self-isolate and get tested as soon as possible. See more
03.01.2022 Today sees the fruition of a dream after lots of hard work for Luke and Kiri of Lake Mac Brewing Co. Fantastic to see our area with its own micro brewery! Congratulations Luke and Kiri. Catering by Risky Brisket BBQ. Great to catch-up with Jason and Lisa.
02.01.2022 COVID UPDATE - Saturday October 24 NO locally-acquired cases in NSW for the second day running. Very good news! NSW had 5 new cases among returned overseas travellers. They were all diagnosed while in quarantine of course. The Hunter-New England region has now gone 78 days without a locally-acquired case. The situation overseas is diabolical. There was a record 488,000 cases reported worldwide yesterday, with 77,000 in the US and close to 200,000 in Western Europe. ...In just a day! The global death rate is now running above 6500 a day. Victoria has recorded 7 new cases and no new deaths. Two new cases in QLD over the past 24 hours, 6 in WA, and 2 in SA. Australia's death toll remains at 905 with the NSW toll still at 55 and Victoria's at 817. The number of active cases in NSW is 54. There are 100 active cases in Victoria, 6 in QLD, 54 in WA, 10 in SA and one in the ACT. Tasmania and the NT remain Covid-free. Please continue to stay safe, vigilant, maintain the social distancing, and wear a mask if you have to visit places where social distancing is difficult. Don't forget, if you have any symptoms, however minor, please self-isolate and get tested as soon as possible. See more
