I am pleased to announce that Australia’s first dedicated marine rescue training centre will be developed on the shore of Port Hacking in Southern Sydney as part of a $12 million NSW Government investment in ensuring there are more skilled rescuers ready to save lives on the water.
The NSW Government is a proud supporter of Marine Rescue volunteers, which is why we have invested an additional $37.6 million for new vehicles, improved operating facilities and enhancements to the marine radio network.
The Training Academy will ensure the preservation of the heritage values of the Hungry Point Reserve and continue its use for maritime-related activities, while maintaining public access to the site’s open parkland.
This project will protect history of the reserve, stretching back to the earliest Indigenous inhabitants living here on Port Hacking, through to its later use as a migrant hostel and Department of Primary Industries fisheries research centre.
The training centre will also enhance the safety of our large and growing boating community in southern Sydney, with boaters able to undertake a number of courses to improve their own abilities on the water.
This is the first training centre for marine rescue volunteers anywhere in the country.
The Academy will include a large lecture/meeting room, smaller classrooms equipped with marine simulators and other technological learning tools, practical outdoor training areas and pool, accommodation and meal facilities.
Up to 100 trainees every week will be able to attend the Academy, which will also be available to other emergency services whose personnel use vessels as part of their emergency response operations.
The government is also investing up to $5m in a new walkway around Hungry Point, extending the current ocean-side walk beyond Salmon Haul Bay to around the South Cronulla peninsula to Darook Park.
🥳Happy New Year everyone!
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Happy New Year may you and your family receive many blessings throughout 2025
Thank you Mark..all my best wishes to you and yours.
Have a great year Mark
Happy new year to you and your family Mark . Hope your all well .
Happy new year Mark x
Happy new year Mark.
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Happy New Year Mark to you and family.
Special Blessings to you and Caroline and family!!! Happy New Year!💕 Mark & Dolores GONSALVES!!!💕
Happy New Year to you and the family Mark.😊❤️
Happy new year to you and your family
Happy New year to you too Mark ! 💜
Happy New Year Mark Speakman
Happy New year Premier Mark Speakman
It is my opinion that politicians want us to believe that Australia is multicultural. This is a lie. Australia was created in 1901 when we became a Commonwealth under one Christian Almighty God. Our values, our morals and our laws are fundamentally based on Christian beliefs. However, our core values and morals are under threat as each politician tries to win votes from different religions. The current actions and economic policies of our political leaders are not creating a stronger Australian culture, only making it weaker. We are not multicultural, we are one culture: Australian.🇦🇺 Individuals from other cultures that are invited to live in Australia are welcome, and we respect their customs. Our politicians are trying to polarise and divide us by forcing us to believe in a lie, that we are multicultural. We need to preserve our unique culture. It is our responsibility to tell them we are but one culture: Australian.🇦🇺 For those of us who have been born here, we are one with Australia as our aboriginal brothers and sisters. We are not part of a two state solution that Labor has been fighting to impose on our nation, as they are trying to impose on Israel. My message to all politicians is clear, we are one nation: Australia.🇦🇺
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The world watches our amazing Sydney New Year’s Eve fireworks each year - but they wouldn’t happen without the teams of workers involved in the extraordinary preparation and logistics required today, tonight and for tomorrow’s cleanup, as well as our police, fire and rescue, ambulance and other frontline workers.
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Thank you 🙏
🤙🏼💚💛🇦🇺Advance Australia.
You the bastard. More worried about the world than represent your own citizens.
2024 has been a huge year for more of the NSW Liberals’ and Nationals’ major infrastructure projects.
Projects completed in 2024 and designed, funded and built by them included:
✅ Sydney Metro Chatswood to Sydenham
✅ Parramatta Light Rail
✅ Gateway motorway to Sydney Airport
✅ Stage 1 Liverpool Hospital
✅ Gregory Hills Public School
Projects in progress in 2024 included:
✅ Powerhouse Museum Parramatta
✅ Metro Sydenham to Bankstown
✅ M6 motorway stage 1
✅ John Hunter Health & Innovation Precinct
✅ Stage 2 Nepean Hospital
✅ Wentworth Point High School
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✅ Singleton Bypass
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Will the Minns Government actually start any infrastructure projects this term, or are they just perfecting the art of cutting ribbons? I’ll hold my breathe waiting!! You need to add - The Powerhouse Extension Castle Hill to your list.
And finally the new intercity trains are running to Newcastle too.
💈 The Premier should be a barber. When he’s not cutting budgets and cost of living initiatives, he’s cutting the ribbon on major infrastructure projects initiated by the former Lib/Nat Govt 💇♂️
All but 2 in Sydney
You Liberal Idiots have wasted so much of NSW taxpayers money on poor infustructure projects. A tram system that on goes 40 kph 😂🤣😅 A metro system of only 6 carriages, no toilets limited to 100 kph, and means changing 😂🤣😅😆 An intercity fleet to the wrong structure gauge 😂🤣😅 And ferry's not fit for service. Absolute fools. 😂🤣😅😆
Shame you didnt built the Rouse Hill hospital nsw libs promised .by pictures it shows all sydney works.nsw does exist but forgotton westbof great dividing range and north of newcastle and south of Sutherland.
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One of the great pleasures of leading the NSW Liberals in 2024 has been getting out and about meeting so many wonderful Australians in our vibrant multicultural communities.
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Go OL Mark Go 🙏❤️😎
GoOd EveNinG, 😃 Congratulations, HaVe A GrEaT DaY! #Amazing_Work, #Great_PhoToS, #GreAt_LeAdeR
When are you going to get out to the regional areas like moree
It is my opinion that politicians want us to believe that Australia is multicultural. This is a lie. Australia was created in 1901 when we became a Commonwealth under one god. Our values and morals and laws are based on the Christian religion. We are not multicultural, we are one culture: Australian. Individuals from other cultures that are invited to live in Australia are welcome, and we respect their customs. Our governments are trying to polarise and divide us by forcing us to believe in a lie, that we are multicultural. It is our responsibility to tell them we are but one culture: Australian. For those of us who have been born here, we are one with Australia as we are with our aboriginal brothers and sisters. We are not part of a two state solution that Labor has been fighting to impose on our nation, as they are trying to impose on Israel. My message to all politicians is clear, we are one nation: Australia.🇦🇺
This year the NSW Opposition shadow cabinet held meetings in the North Sydney, Blacktown, Georges River, Lismore, Shoalhaven, Penrith and Sutherland local government areas, with many more to come in 2025.
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Best wishes 2025 OL Mark Speakman , Deputy Leader Natalie Ward & team ❤️🙏😎
What a great initiative.
Mark speakman excellent leader happy new year 2025
Robyn Preston MP great for the Hawkesbury, fantastic ambassador for the party.
Thank you Mark Speakman . Best wishes to us for 2025 .
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CBD/South-Eastern and Eastern Suburbs next?
What’s your plans for an inquiry into missing persons investigations. What will you be doing to ensure families are treated with the respect they deserve and an overhaul is held into investigations. www.change.org/missingpersonsmatter
Wollondilly please
Hopefully Soon The NSW Coalition Will Bring Ad majorem cautelam To The New South Wales Bearpit
You nsw liberals promised rouse hill hospital but never delivered.your government approved development around box hill.los of young famlies now hospital when eventually built will nothsve birthing unit.sounds third world to be.your government wasted money on TAHE.,selling off tollways,
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Mark drove past earlier today taking my granddaughter to the ballet @ SOH and saw the preparation … thank you for sharing so I can see how amazing it was … hope all is well and enjoy the festive season with family 💕🥂
Beautiful as always.
GoOd Afternoon, 😃 Congratulations, 🎅 HaVe A GrEaT DaY! 🎄 #Great_PHotoS, 🎉🎊 #Great_Video, #Amazing_Work, #GreAt_LeAdeR