Peter Draper Media Releases

PETER DRAPER MP – INDEPENDENT MEMBER FOR TAMWORTH

MEDIA RELEASES - ARCHIVE

May to December 2003

	DECEMBER
	24/12/03 Draper slams Council takeover bid
	18/12/03 Tamworth students top the State
	18/12/03 Police numbers up to scratch for festival Draper
	17/12/03 Draper calls for review of DOCS Helpline
	17/12/03 Half staff is a half-baked idea Draper
	12/12/03 Draper puts boundaries back on the agenda
	10/12/03 Liquor outlet concerns confirmed by Carr
	9/12/03 Draper applauds rail retention in the north west
	8/12/03 "It's a National(s) Disgrace," say Country Independents
	5/12/03 JP legislation changes now in effect Draper
	5/12/03 Draper secures Government Guarantee that hall will be built
	4/12/03 Draper takes Minister on over Gunnedah Police Station
	Dec 03 Draper slams boundary proposals

	NOVEMBER
	27/11/03 Draper welcomes Opposition interest in Tamworth
	26/11/03 Visit by Minister for Mineral Resources
	14/11/03 City Gallery attracts funding from Government
	13/11/03 Draper calls on Government to fund Coolatai Grass Strategy
	13/11/03 Drought Relief Review Panel
	13/11/03 Local input needed on freshwater fish stocking
	12/11/03 Tamworth ups the ante in cultural stakes
	11/11/03 Tamworth country musicians to get upskilled
	11/11/03 More petitions tabled in Parliament to save rail service
	10/11/03 Draper calls on Police Minister to rethink Gunnedah Police needs
	6/11/03 Praise for Walcha softwood strategy in Parliament
	Nov 03 Scholarship applications open for athletes with a disability

	OCTOBER
	27/10/03 Over $256,000 in household drought relief in electorate
	24/10/03 Costa impressed with railway monument Draper
	22/10/03 Draper calls on Country Labor to stand up for rural communities
	21/10/03 Draper questions Police Minister on country communication
	16/10/03 Draper concerned over proposed liquor law changes
	15/10/03 Privatisation of timber industry
	7/10/03 Draper welcomes news of greater local export opportunities

	SEPTEMBER
	3/9/03 Poker machine tax increase under fire from within NSW Labor Party
	3/9/03 National Livestock & Equine Centre
	3/9/03 Child Protection Legislation Review Hansard Transcript
	3/9/03 Child Protection in NSW Schools

	AUGUST
	19/8/03 Oxley Vale Public School Visit
	19/8/03 Ag-Quip Tour
	19/8/03 Submission to Ministerial Bus Review
	18/8/03 Book week celebrations
	12/8/03 Clubs meet to discuss impact of poker machine tax increase
	11/8/03 Questions surrounding the future of Adult & Community Education (ACE)
	11/8/03 Better Fire Protection
	9/8/03 Independents Meet
	7/8/03 Independents' Forum

	JULY
	31/7/03 Local Government Reform
	31/7/03 Student and Employer Expo
	30/7/03 Capital Assistance Program
	29/7/03 Questions surrounding the future of Adult & Community Education
	28/7/03 Werris Creek Public School Visit
	25/7/03 GM Canola Concerns
	24/7/03 Teachers protest paltry pay rise offer
	23/7/03 Cool Education Funding
	23/7/03 Improvements at Tamworth West Public School
	18/7/03 Poker Machine Tax increase needs to be scrapped
	18/7/03 Commitment on Prime News services
	16/7/03 Ministerial Review of Bus Services
	15/7/03 Coledale Community Centre cheque presentation
	15/7/03 Australian Railway Monument
	15/7/03 NSW Clubs under threat
	14/7/03 Walcha SES vehicle handover
	3/7/03 Tamworth on Political Map once again
	3/7/03 Country Labor Conference brings Premier and Ministers to Tamworth
	3/7/03 Independents call for dairy industry taskforce
	3/7/03 Study into local gas supply as tenders are called for regional gas pipeline
	3/7/03 Operating Theatres Out Of Action
	2/7/03 Draft Regulations for Ethanol-blended fuels
	2/7/03 Child Protection Code Reviewed
	1/7/03 Support Local Business

	JUNE
	13/6/03 NSW Alcohol Summit
	10/6/03 Nundle Road speed limit
	4/6/03 Visit by Minister for Roads Carl Scully
	3/6/03 Funding to help problem gamblers
	1/6/03 Timber bridge replacement program

	MAY
	23/5/03 Gunnedah ethanol plant and gas pipeline
	21/5/03 NSW Parliament told of problems at Tamworth West Public School
	16/5/03 Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus
	16/5/03 Lifesaving funding
	12/5/03 Right On Target
	9/5/03 Natural Disaster Declaration
	9/5/03 NSW Parliament debates Grace Bros closure

The following releases were issued by Peter during the 2003 campaign for the seat of Tamworth. Simply click on the heading link for the full release.

Peter Draper Independent Candidate for Tamworth

Passengers grounded through virtual airline monopoly

Coledale Community Centre

Demise of air link

Problems with new bus timetables

Problems persist with new bus timetables

Workcover staffing

Macair withdrawal

Equine Centre essential

Put people before politics on Namoi water: Draper

Cull needs to clarify Nationals stance on Native Vegetation: Draper

Federal Government should commit to Tamworth Equine Centre

"School bus service not an improvement," says survey of parents.

Nationals put rhetoric before reality on local funding: Draper

Gunnedah South Primary School hall

Tamworth "Sucks region dry" on Health Peter Bailey

Peter Draper announces campaign team

Aquatic and Leisure Centre for Tamworth will benefit district

Rail safety and jobs under threat from ARTC

Peter Draper opens campaign office

Letter to State Minister for Education regarding Tamworth High School

National Party abandons Murrurundi Tunnel promise

Privacy legislation putting young people in jeopardy?

Draper secures interim funding for Coledale Community Centre