August 15, 2024

Last Sunday, 11 August, a wonderful group of 12‑ to 20-year-olds came together at the Coastal Environment Centre in Narrabeen for the 2024 Youth Leading the World Community Forum. I was so impressed by the presentations from our engaged, dynamic young people in northern Sydney, reporting...

August 13, 2024

 I support the Retail Trading Amendment (Anzac Day Trading Hours) Bill 2024, which seeks to amend the Retail Trading Act 2008, and the member for Sydney's thoughtful amendment to it. In her second reading speech the Minister for Industrial Relations noted that the Government's...

August 09, 2024

Today we continue to acknowledge a deeply significant moment in our history: the fortieth anniversary of the decriminalisation of homosexuality in New South Wales. Together we are here to reflect on our past, recognise the enduring pain caused by unjust laws and commit to...

August 06, 2024

Mr MICHAEL REGAN (Wakehurst) (13:10): My question is directed to the Premier. Last week Forestry Corporation of New South Wales was fined $360,000 for breaching logging rules designed to protect native forests devastated in the Black Summer fires and was found to have a significant history of...

June 21, 2024

Across the northern beaches the community has been crying out for more indoor multi‑use sports courts so everyone can play the sports they love. Waiting lists are in the thousands, with kids missing out. I have raised this issue both with Ministers and in...

June 06, 2024

Just last week, polling by RedBridge found that 68 per cent of Australians think the next generation will have a lower standard of living than current generations. RedBridge director Tony Barry, a veteran of political analysis, was quoted as saying he had "never seen...

June 05, 2024

I support the member for Lake Macquarie's sensible amendment to the Residential (Land Lease) Communities Amendment Bill 2024. I am very supportive of the bill, which covers 21 of the 48 recommendations from the five‑year statutory review of the Act.

June 05, 2024

Mr MICHAEL REGAN (Wakehurst) (11:25): My question is directed to the Chair of the Public Accounts Committee [PAC]. Given the circumstances surrounding the Northern Beaches Hospital and the performance audit recently commenced by the New South Wales Audit Office, will the Chair update the House on...

May 16, 2024

Next week is National Volunteer Week. I take this opportunity to give a shout-out to all the volunteers in Wakehurst. One of the best parts of this job is meeting and getting to know everyday heroes who step up and give their time to...

May 09, 2024

The Northern Beaches Hospital in Frenchs Forest is unique in the State. As a public-private partnership, the hospital is wholly owned and operated by a private company called Healthscope. The New South Wales Government spends hundreds of millions of dollars every year to purchase...