PETER DRAPER MP – INDEPENDENT MEMBER FOR TAMWORTH

MEDIA RELEASES - ARCHIVE

May to December 2003

DECEMBER

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24/12/03 Draper slams Council takeover bid
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18/12/03 Tamworth students top the State

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18/12/03 Police numbers up to scratch for festival ­ Draper

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17/12/03 Draper calls for review of DOCS Helpline

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17/12/03 Half staff is a half-baked idea ­ Draper

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12/12/03 Draper puts boundaries back on the agenda

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10/12/03 Liquor outlet concerns confirmed by Carr

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9/12/03 Draper applauds rail retention in the north west

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8/12/03 "It's a National(s) Disgrace," say Country Independents

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5/12/03 JP legislation changes now in effect ­ Draper

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5/12/03 Draper secures Government Guarantee that hall will be built

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4/12/03 Draper takes Minister on over Gunnedah Police Station

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Dec 03 Draper slams boundary proposals
 
  NOVEMBER

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27/11/03 Draper welcomes Opposition interest in Tamworth

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26/11/03 Visit by Minister for Mineral Resources

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14/11/03 City Gallery attracts funding from Government

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13/11/03 Draper calls on Government to fund Coolatai Grass Strategy

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13/11/03 Drought Relief Review Panel

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13/11/03 Local input needed on freshwater fish stocking

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12/11/03 Tamworth ups the ante in cultural stakes

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11/11/03 Tamworth country musicians to get upskilled

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11/11/03 More petitions tabled in Parliament to save rail service

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10/11/03 Draper calls on Police Minister to rethink Gunnedah Police needs

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6/11/03 Praise for Walcha softwood strategy in Parliament

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Nov 03 Scholarship applications open for athletes with a disability
 
  OCTOBER

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27/10/03 Over $256,000 in household drought relief in electorate

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24/10/03 Costa impressed with railway monument ­ Draper

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22/10/03 Draper calls on Country Labor to stand up for rural communities

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21/10/03 Draper questions Police Minister on country communication

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16/10/03 Draper concerned over proposed liquor law changes

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15/10/03 Privatisation of timber industry

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7/10/03 Draper welcomes news of greater local export opportunities
 
  SEPTEMBER

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3/9/03 Poker machine tax increase under fire from within NSW Labor Party

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3/9/03 National Livestock & Equine Centre

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3/9/03 Child Protection Legislation Review ­ Hansard Transcript

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3/9/03 Child Protection in NSW Schools
 
  AUGUST
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19/8/03 Oxley Vale Public School Visit

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19/8/03 Ag-Quip Tour

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19/8/03 Submission to Ministerial Bus Review

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18/8/03 Book week celebrations

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12/8/03 Clubs meet to discuss impact of poker machine tax increase

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11/8/03 Questions surrounding the future of Adult & Community Education (ACE)

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11/8/03 Better Fire Protection

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9/8/03 Independents Meet

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7/8/03 Independents' Forum
 
  JULY

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31/7/03 Local Government Reform

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31/7/03 Student and Employer Expo

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30/7/03 Capital Assistance Program

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29/7/03 Questions surrounding the future of Adult & Community Education

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28/7/03 Werris Creek Public School Visit

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25/7/03 GM Canola Concerns

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24/7/03 Teachers protest paltry pay rise offer

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23/7/03 Cool Education Funding

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23/7/03 Improvements at Tamworth West Public School

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18/7/03 Poker Machine Tax increase needs to be scrapped

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18/7/03 Commitment on Prime News services

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16/7/03 Ministerial Review of Bus Services

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15/7/03 Coledale Community Centre cheque presentation

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15/7/03 Australian Railway Monument

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15/7/03 NSW Clubs under threat

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14/7/03 Walcha SES vehicle handover

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3/7/03 Tamworth on Political Map once again

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3/7/03 Country Labor Conference brings Premier and Ministers to Tamworth

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3/7/03 Independents call for dairy industry taskforce

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3/7/03 Study into local gas supply as tenders are called for regional gas pipeline

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3/7/03 Operating Theatres Out Of Action

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2/7/03 Draft Regulations for Ethanol-blended fuels

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2/7/03 Child Protection Code Reviewed

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1/7/03 Support Local Business
 
  JUNE

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13/6/03 NSW Alcohol Summit

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10/6/03 Nundle Road speed limit

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4/6/03 Visit by Minister for Roads Carl Scully

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3/6/03 Funding to help problem gamblers

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1/6/03 Timber bridge replacement program
 
  MAY

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23/5/03 Gunnedah ethanol plant and gas pipeline

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21/5/03 NSW Parliament told of problems at Tamworth West Public School

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16/5/03 Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus

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16/5/03 Lifesaving funding

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12/5/03 Right On Target

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9/5/03 Natural Disaster Declaration

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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.

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Peter Draper ­ Independent Candidate for Tamworth

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Passengers grounded through virtual airline monopoly

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Coledale Community Centre

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Demise of air link

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Problems with new bus timetables

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Problems persist with new bus timetables

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Workcover staffing

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Macair withdrawal

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Equine Centre essential

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Put people before politics on Namoi water: Draper

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Cull needs to clarify Nationals stance on Native Vegetation: Draper

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Federal Government should commit to Tamworth Equine Centre

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

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Nationals put rhetoric before reality on local funding: Draper

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Gunnedah South Primary School hall

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Tamworth "Sucks region dry" on Health ­ Peter Bailey

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Peter Draper announces campaign team

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Aquatic and Leisure Centre for Tamworth will benefit district

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Rail safety and jobs under threat from ARTC

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Peter Draper opens campaign office

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Letter to State Minister for Education regarding Tamworth High School

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National Party abandons Murrurundi Tunnel promise

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Privacy legislation putting young people in jeopardy?

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Draper secures interim funding for Coledale Community Centre