Jenny Aitchison MP

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Oct 24, 2019

COMMUNITY RECOGNITION STATEMENT - Jenni Nichols

I pay tribute to Maitland Artisan Gallery owner, former restaurateur, former President of the Maitland Business Chamber and Dry July ambassador, Jenni Nichols, who bravely shared her family's painful story to help others. Jenni is happy to say that she likes a glass of red wine and I may have shared one or two with her over the years. But during Dry July she abstained to raise money for Redkite and help families as they step through their cancer journey. Jenni knows that jour

Jun 30, 2019

MAITLAND AMBULANCE NUMBERS UNDER REVIEW

Maitland MP Jenny Aitchison has confirmed four new paramedics will be permanently based at the Rutherford Ambulance Station from July 13, 2019. Ms Aitchison has been lobbying for more ambulances in Maitland, and received the news during a recent meeting she initiated with the Hon Brad Hazzard MP, Minister for Health and representatives from NSW Ambulance. “I’m pleased Ambulance NSW planners accept that Maitland has a serious issue with paramedic and road ambulance numbers, an

May 22, 2019

THORNTON PS STUDENTS INSPIRE LOCAL AUTHORS

Maitland MP Jenny Aitchison today proudly acknowledged the work of local school students at Thornton Public School and those at TED Mersin College in Turkey as she joined local authors and historians John Gillam and Yvonne Fletcher and illustrator Lillian Webb at the launch of their latest book, Turkish Charlie Ryan, at the ANZAC Memorial in Sydney’s Hyde Park. Keynote speaker Air Vice Marshall Bob Treloar, who penned the forward to the book, addressed those gathered includin

Mar 26, 2019

MAITLAND LIVES MATTER TOO

Maitland MP Jenny Aitchison is calling upon NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard to send life-saving CPR equipment to Maitland along with the ambulances required to service the city’s booming population. Positive early indications from NSW Ambulance trials of an automatic CPR device, known as a Lucas Machine, have been welcomed by Mr Hazzard. “My expectation is that the data will show these Lucas devices work extremely well,” Mr Hazzard told 9 News Sydney. “If that’s the case, th

Oct 22, 2018

NSW LABOR TO INTRODUCE PAID DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LEAVE BILL TO PARLIAMENT

Labor leader Luke Foley will introduce a Bill to NSW Parliament this week, which will make every employee eligible for paid domestic violence leave each year. Labor’s Domestic Violence- Paid Leave policy will give every employee in both the public and private sectors the ability to take 10 days (non-accumulative) paid domestic leave each year. Mr Foley was today joined by Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations Adam Searle and Shadow Minister for the Prevention of Domestic V

Apr 28, 2017

STRATEGY FOR REPORT RELEASE INTO SEXUAL ASSAULT AT UNIVERSITIES WELCOMED

NSW Labor is today welcoming the release strategy for the Human Rights Commission’s report into sexual assault at universities. Recently Labor met with Kate Jenkins, the Sex Discrimination Commissioner, to ensure that the report’s results would be released for individual universities and to confirm that recommendations would be made. Ms Jenkins has today responded positively to concerns raised about the availability of support services and the impact of the report on students

Feb 2, 2017

MEDIA RELEASE - NSW Government failing: Hunter schools under resourced

NSW Opposition Leader Luke Foley has joined Hunter MPs to highlight the growing overcrowding and increasing maintenance backlogs at the region’s public schools. Documents obtained under freedom of information show that 93 schools across the Hunter are at 100 per cent capacity or higher (see below). Wiripaang Public School is packed to the rafters at over double its capacity, while many schools in the region are over capacity and filled with demountable classrooms, like Maitla

Dec 3, 2016

MEDIA RELEASE - No excuse for breaches with new ADVOs

The NSW Opposition welcomes the new plain English Apprehended Domestic Violence Orders (ADVOs) being rolled out across the state today (Saturday, 3 December 2016). ADVOs are powerful tools, but must be easily accessible and understood to ensure they are effective. If ADVOs are written in clear and simple language, there will be no excuse for perpetrators breaching them. Whilst this is a positive step in the right direction from the Baird Government they must commit more resou

Nov 16, 2016

Regional Jobs and Services

In recent months I have spent some time with local people in towns all over regional New South Wales—towns like Broken Hill, the Central Coast, Orange, Goulburn, Wollongong, Singleton, Tuncurry and Queanbeyan. In all of these areas, just like in my own electorate of Maitland, there is a growing dissatisfaction with the lack of regard by the Government for people in regional Australia. People are sick of the privatisation of their hospitals. They are angry at seeing their Stat

Nov 16, 2016

Biodiversity Conservation Bill 2016

I speak to the debate on the Biodiversity Conservation Bill 2016 and cognate bill. When I was in Broken Hill recently, I felt a sense of coming home as I walked on the flat ground of one of the more arid landscapes in New South Wales. It took me back to my many years as a tour operator, bushwalking and following, in a car or a tour bus, the journeys of early European explorers of this country. I often did so while reading their accounts. While traversing the very landscapes t

Nov 16, 2016

Maitland SES Business Workshop

The Maitland SES has held a business resilience workshop. This initiative arose from the terrible storms that were experienced in the Hunter in April 2015 and January 2016 and the impact of the floods on our community, particularly on businesses that were not prepared for the level of damage that was experienced. I congratulate Maitland SES on initiating this important workshop to ensure that small businesses are prepared for emergency situations in the future. #MaitlandSES #

Nov 16, 2016

Maitland Business Week

This week businesses across Maitland are coming together to connect, celebrate, collaborate and create. On Monday the Maitland Business Chamber launched the first Maitland Business Week, which focuses on local businesses coming together to collaborate to guarantee their future success. The week of events features networking championships, a business breakfast and a tourism forum, all aimed at building connections and supporting the local economy. The chamber has been proactiv

Nov 15, 2016

White Ribbon Day

This year on average more than one woman a week has died due to domestic violence. A woman is most likely to be killed by her male partner at home and domestic and family violence is the principal cause of homelessness for women and children. Intimate partner violence is the leading contributor to death, disability and ill health in Australian women aged 15 to 44. Violence and abuse against women and girls is the endpoint of disrespecting women. That does not mean that all ac

Nov 9, 2016

National Recycling Week

I remember back in the late 1980s when recycling started to become more popular. I watched a program on which Elle Macpherson talked about the virtues of recycling and how easy it was. We had a family meeting to talk about how we were going to deal with our recyclable waste. We had had a compost bin for years, as my parents were keen gardeners, and we always reused glass jars as my mum used them for bottling fruit. But the waste collection services did not provide bins as the

Nov 9, 2016

MEDIA RELEASE: Domestic violence leave should be a priority

NSW Labor is calling on the Baird Government to double the amount of domestic violence leave available to public sector workers in NSW. Shadow Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Jenny Aitchison today moved a motion in State Parliament calling on the Government to support the inclusion of paid domestic violence leave in the National Employment Standards (NES) and ensure the doubling of domestic violence leave - in line with Labor’s policy. The

Nov 9, 2016

Maitland Black and White Committee

I recognise the Maitland Black and White Committee for Vision Australia. A significant component of Vision Australia's funding comes from the support of committed volunteer groups run by tireless, long-serving volunteers who generously give their time to raise funds to support Australians who are blind or have low vision. One such group is the Maitland Black and White Committee which hosts three functions a year. I commend the group for its success which meant that Vision Aus

Nov 9, 2016

A Tail of Two Diggers

Today I recognise John Gillam and Yvonne Fletcher on the release of their new book, A Tail of Two Diggers. The book teaches children about post-traumatic stress disorder in Anzac soldiers through storytelling and illustration using dogs to help explore this important issue. It is incredibly important that children are made aware of the wounds inflicted upon our brave service men and women, both visible and invisible. The book will be launched in the Anzac Rooms at South Newca

Nov 3, 2016

MEDIA RELEASE: Maitland school maintenance backlog reaches nearly $14 million

The crumbling state of schools across NSW has worsened under the Baird Government with the school maintenance backlog growing by more than $43 million in just 12 months. Documents obtained by the Labor Opposition have revealed the school maintenance backlog has ballooned to more than $775 million; up from $732 million last financial year. The latest documents show the individual maintenance backlog for 21 government schools in Maitland as at June 30 2016. The data shows: Ther

Oct 26, 2016

MEDIA RELEASE: Roundtable to tackle Domestic Violence

Shadow Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, Jenny Aitchison, will be hosting a domestic violence roundtable in Broken Hill this Friday, 28 October, as part of her state-wide consultation process. It is clear there needs to be a more strategic approach to ending violence in the home with more emphasis on prevention, early intervention and specialist frontline services for victims, that is informed by the many community and non-government organis

Oct 26, 2016

MEDIA RELEASE: Small Business Shadow to host Broken Hill Roundtable

Shadow Minister for Small Business, Jenny Aitchison, will be hosting a small business roundtable in Broken Hill this Friday, 28 October, as part of her state-wide consultation process. Small businesses are the core of the NSW economy, with a significant proportion of the rural and regional workforce employed in the sector. Ms Aitchison owned and operated an award winning family tourism and hospitality business with more than 30 staff for nearly two decades before her entry to

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Jenny Aitchison MP

Latest News

COMMUNITY RECOGNITION STATEMENT - Jenni Nichols

MAITLAND AMBULANCE NUMBERS UNDER REVIEW

THORNTON PS STUDENTS INSPIRE LOCAL AUTHORS

MAITLAND LIVES MATTER TOO

NSW LABOR TO INTRODUCE PAID DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LEAVE BILL TO PARLIAMENT

STRATEGY FOR REPORT RELEASE INTO SEXUAL ASSAULT AT UNIVERSITIES WELCOMED

MEDIA RELEASE - NSW Government failing: Hunter schools under resourced

MEDIA RELEASE - No excuse for breaches with new ADVOs

Regional Jobs and Services

Biodiversity Conservation Bill 2016

Maitland SES Business Workshop

Maitland Business Week

White Ribbon Day

National Recycling Week

MEDIA RELEASE: Domestic violence leave should be a priority

Maitland Black and White Committee

A Tail of Two Diggers

MEDIA RELEASE: Maitland school maintenance backlog reaches nearly $14 million

MEDIA RELEASE: Roundtable to tackle Domestic Violence

MEDIA RELEASE: Small Business Shadow to host Broken Hill Roundtable