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Natasha Maclaren-Jones MLC

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24.01.2022 In light of being appointed Cabinet Secretary, today I resigned as the Government Whip in the NSW Legislative Council, after more than five years in the role. It has been an honour to serve as the Whip and I now look forward to the opportunities and responsibilities the new role will entail.

22.01.2022 Supporting Students Around NSW The Gladys Berejiklian Government is providing $1,000 grants to support students in their final years of high school and early years of tertiary education. The Dept of Communities and Justice NSW scholarships aim to improve school completion rates, boost vocational and tertiary qualifications and enhance work readiness. The program is available to young people living in social housing or on the housing register, students receiving privat...e rental assistance, or those living in crisis, supported accommodation or out-of-home care. For more information visit https://bit.ly/34Os2WV

20.01.2022 ACTIVE AND CREATIVE KIDS VOUCHERS AVAILABLE NOW The Active Kids program provides two $100 voucher to be used for children's sports or activities cost. The Creative Kids program provides a yearly $100 voucher to support students tuition costs for creative arts, speech, drama, dance, digital design, coding, and music lessons and activities.... The Active Kids and Creative Kids vouchers are provided by the NSW Government to help ease the cost of living on families. You can apply for a voucher through Service NSW and for more information on Active kids visit https://bit.ly/2MTqW6U or Creative kids visit https://bit.ly/3rftM4T

16.01.2022 Even though we’re only in the second week of winter, we can really feel the chill in the air! As it continues to get colder, we must be aware of the fire risks in our homes with heaters, and electric blankets contributing to a spike in residential fires. Today I joined Mark Taylor MP - Member for Seven Hills to learn about home fire safety and prevention with Fire and Rescue NSW ... Complacency and inaction are the biggest risk factors when it comes to home fire safety. To get your home ready for winter, visit https://fire.nsw.gov.au/winter

16.01.2022 The NSW Government has expanded fee-free Summer Skills training courses for NSW school leavers in 2021 as part of the Skilling for Recovery initiative. The Program now includes seven TAFE NSW online short courses including introductory training in business and digital skills. These are funded from the $320 million committed to delivering 100,000 fee-free training places as part of the JobTrainer initiative. Enrolments are open for Summer Skills online training in: ... Cyber Concepts; Introduction to working in the health industry; Construction materials and Work Health and Safety; Mental health; Business administration skills; Introductory to business skills; and Digital security basics. See more

16.01.2022 The Gladys Berejiklian Government has invested $400 million to build 10 new or upgraded schools to ensure more than 5,300 students across NSW will be learning from Term 1 in new and improved environments. Over the past two years the NSW Government has opened more than 100 new or upgraded schools as part of our historic school building program. This year it is expected that more than 30 new and upgraded schools will be opened visit: https://www.schoolinfrastructure.nsw.gov.au/

08.01.2022 From January to March major arts and cultural institutions will keep their doors open longer with amazing blockbuster exhibitions and events. The special night programs include: Art Gallery of New South Wales | Art After Hours | Wednesdays, 5-9pm The State Library of New South Wales | Coming out in the 70s | Wednesdays and Thursdays, 5-8pm Australian Museum | Tyrannosaurs Meet the Family | Thursdays, 5-9pm... Powerhouse Museum | Maton: Australia’s Guitar | Thursdays, 5-9pm Museum of Contemporary Art Australia | Expect the unexpected | Fridays, 5-9pm Sydney Living Museums | Hyde Park Barracks Museum + Museum of Sydney | Thursdays and Fridays 5-9pm Sydney Opera House | Evening tours and special programming | Jan-Mar 2021 More information visit: https://bit.ly/3cBTrAw

06.01.2022 PALLIATIVE CARE UNIT OPENS AT MONA VALE As part of the $619 million upgrade of Northern Beaches health facilities patients nearing the final stages of life will be supported and cared for closer to home with a new, purpose-built palliative care unit The new inpatient building, located at Mona Vale Hospital, has a dedicated 10-bed palliative care unit and a 10-bed Geriatric Evaluation and Management unit. ... These new services will bring together urgent care, community health, diagnostic, rehabilitation and other speciality services and further boost the number of medical staff on site. The Gladys Berejiklian Government is committed to providing best practice multi-disciplinary palliative care services that give patients and their families real choice and support. Since 2017, the NSW Government has invested an extra $145 million to palliative care, on top of an annual investment of $220 million. In the 2020-21 Budget we committed an additional $56 million for palliative care services.

06.01.2022 The NSW Government has introduced an on-demand diagnostic tool for student reading that efficiently tests students' phonetical ability, giving teachers instant feedback on where help is needed. For more information about the Phonics Diagnostic Assessment, visit https://education.nsw.gov.au//phonics-diagnostic-assessment

02.01.2022 Dine & Discover vouchers are being extended to 31 July 2021 With over 14,000 participating businesses, there has never been a better time to use the four $25 vouchers and support local businesses. Find a participating Dine & Discover business by visiting: www.service.nsw.gov.au/tran/find-dine-discover-nsw-business