Jenny Aitchison MP 

I congratulate the Maitland Aboriginal Education Consultative Group on its staging of the 2019 Pathways Awards night, which recognised the achievements of more than 150 members of our community. It was a night filled with ceremony, song and dance, celebrating the educational, cultural, social and sporting achievements of Maitland's Indigenous students. Many community members who have contributed to the education and wellbeing of Indigenous children were also recognised. The a

A speech outlining the devastating effects of cutting the rail line into Newcastle for many members of the Maitland community. Imagine for a moment that you are a 93-year-old woman and you live alone. You live in the same house that you lived in with your husband, who has since passed away. You are a passionate woman, still with the strong accent you brought with you on a ship when you first came to Australia many years ago. You fight isolation every day of your life. You do