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Both were very successul, with

large numbers o local branchmembers attending, and sharing

their ideas about how to make

the Party more interesting and

rewarding or our members.

The Committee has been

encouraged by the strong

response to the consultations,

and also in the number o

submissions already received.

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Batemans Bay

Saturday 28 March

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Tamworth

Saturday 4 April

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Wagga Wagga

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Thank you to

all the branchmembers who

have already

attended a

consultation

session,

or made a

submission to

the Building a Modern Labor

Party inquiry. Your response

has been antastic.

I encourage all branch members

to continue to participate by

attending a consultative orum,

talking about the issue in your

local branch or making

a submission beore Friday

24 April.

Since the ormation o the ALP

in 1891, the true strength o the

Labor has been its membership.

Our members have helped electLabor governments rom Chris

Watson to Kevin Rudd, rom Jim

McGowan to Nathan Rees

With your help, we can reorm

our great Party or the 21st

century.

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Christine said the priorities o the

Country Labor Group would be

protecting jobs in rural and regional

NSW, and implementing the $85

million inrastructure Building

the Country und.

My job is to make sure we

continue to be the voice o

country amilies within the Rees

Government.

Christine joined the ALP in 1980,

and spent several years as the

Chair o the Country Labor

Committee.

She has a background in health,

working as a nurse at Tamworth

Base Hospital and as Director o

Population Health and Planning at

New England Area Health service.

Christine was elected to the NSWUpper House in 2003.Christine

has also been a partner in a small

arming enterprise since 1980.

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NewConvenor ofthe Country Labor Parliamentary Group, ChristineRobertson

MLC opensachildcarecentre inCoonabarabran.

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Steves rst weeks as a new

Minister was marked by the tragic

Victorian bushres and res around

NSW, the Northern NSW foods,

and the outstanding response to

these events by NSWs dedicated

Emergency Services personnel.

Steve saw rst hand the food

damage to many communities

in the North o the state, and

witnessed the proessionalism o

our SES crews responding to the

situation.

He also witnessed the outstanding

eorts o our RFS personnel as

they worked tirelessly to control

bushres burning in the north and

the south o the State.

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The Branch Administration Kitanswers most questions about

how to prepare or an AGM, and

contains copies o the orms

Secretaries will need to complete

ollowing the AGM.

To download your copy o the

Branch Administration Kit, visit

www.nswalp.com/branch-ocal-

orms or contact Courtney on

1800 503 035.

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Charles addressed the broader

issues o aged care, including theissues o an ageing population,

dierentiating between high and

low care, and the way that the

system is unded.

Heather provided a local

perspective, outlining the local

services that are provided or aged

care, and the processes to access

that care.

Ater a very enjoyable lunch,

members developed a number

o motions or discussion at the

Annual and Country Conerences

later in the year.

Thanks to Helen Langord and

Andrew McPhail or organising

such a successul day.

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Can you help us? Email courtney@

nswalp.com i you can volunteer to

sta our Country Labor tent on any

o these dates.

D v c Lb Dl? Email your story and photos to courtney@nswalp.com

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