David Gillespie (Lyne, National Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I recently joined with Port Macquarie-Hastings Mayor Peta Pinson to announce 2.8 kilometres worth of road improvements on Bago Road to connect the bustling regional economy of Wauchope and it's new industrial area to the Pacific Highway. I inspected the roadwork sites and announced a $1.27 million federal coalition government contribution towards the $2.6 million rebuild.

Bago Road is a major arterial connector for commerce and the industrial area, and has one of the 10 biggest traffic volumes in the region. This upgrade builds on the first stage of the improvements, and it will allow freight to not go through the main CBD of Wauchope—an area that's growing at a rapid rate.

I'd like to bring to the attention of the House that, on Saturday night, I joined over 450 people at the Sydney Cricket Ground to celebrate the centenary of the National Party in New South Wales. Not out after 100 years is a major achievement for any political organisation, and I was really pleased to see so many long-term supporters and members join in the celebrations of what is just the first of the centuries of life of the National Party. Continually underwritten, we have survived and delivered for the people of regional New South Wales and Australia. (Time expired)