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12 Oct 2011 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

PROMISES, PROMISES… Bob Baldwin, Member for Paterson said the Australian Workers’ Union continued to make promises but failed to deliver, after today’s planned steelworkers protest. ...

11 Oct 2011 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

TIME FOR HUNTER MPS TO CHOOSE: CONSTITUENTS OR COLLEAGUES? Bob Baldwin, Member for Paterson has called on his fellow Hunter MPs to put their constituents ahead of their colleagues during...

30 Aug 2011 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

FORSTER TUNCURRY TOURISM OPERATORS BUCK TREND Bob Baldwin, Member for Paterson, Shadow Minister for Tourism and Regional Development said Forster Tuncurry tourism operators were to be...

18 Aug 2011 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

VIETNAM VETERANS’ DAY Bob Baldwin, Member for Paterson said today was an important one for every Australian, as the nation pays tribute to veterans of the Vietnam War. “Even...

15 Aug 2011 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

CONVOY OF NO CONFIDENCE: DRIVEN BY DISAPPOINTMENT Bob Baldwin, Member for Paterson said residents of Paterson had lost confidence in the Gillard/Brown/Oakeshott/Windsor Government after a...

10 Aug 2011 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

NEW ANEF2025: MASSIVE WIN FOR PEOPLE OF PORT STEPHENS Bob Baldwin, Member for Paterson said the new Australian Noise Exposure Forecast 2025 released this afternoon by the Department of...

5 Aug 2011 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

The Hon Bob Baldwin MP Member for Paterson Shadow Minister for Regional Development Shadow Minister for Tourism Friday 5 August 2011 AIRCRAFT NOISE PUBLIC MEETING Bob...

19 Jul 2011 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

MESSAGE TO PM: STOP LECTURING, START LISTENING Bob Baldwin, Member for Paterson said that Prime Minister Gillard should stop lecturing and actually start listening to the local...

11 Jul 2011 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

Sophie Mirabella MP Shadow Minister for Innovation, Industry and Science Bob Baldwin MP Shadow Minister for Regional Development and Tourism 11 July 2011 TOXIC CARBON...

4 Jul 2011 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

GREENS’ TRUE COLOURS TO SHOW IN SENATE Bob Baldwin, Member for Paterson said The Greens’ true colours would be revealed, after the minority party took the balance of power in the Senate...

15 Jun 2011 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

FERGUSON ADMITS: JOBS WILL GO UNDER THE CARBON TAX Bob Baldwin, Member for Paterson said Resources Minister Martin Ferguson had finally come clean, admitting that coal mines and their...

8 Jun 2011 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

HUNTER MPS PROTECT PARTY LINE INSTEAD OF LOCAL JOBS Bob Baldwin, Member for Paterson said Labor MPs had failed Hunter workers by supporting the proposed carbon tax. “Local...

30 May 2011 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

LABOR 150 DAYS PAST ANEF DEADLINE BUT PORT STEPHENS STILL WAITING Bob Baldwin, Member for Paterson said Labor’s promise to replace the Australian Noise Exposure Forecast 2025 was now...

10 May 2011 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

BUDGET 2011-12: LABOR FAILS HUNTER FAMILIES “This Budget confirms how out of touch Julia Gillard and Wayne Swan are with local families. It fails the essential test: to ease the cost...

13 Apr 2011 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

CORLETTE PHONE TOWER Bob Baldwin, Member for Paterson has welcomed today’s announcement that the development application for a mobile phone tower at Fame Avenue, Corlette has been...

4 Apr 2011 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

HUNTER STUDENTS LEND A HAND IN FLOOD-AFFECTED QLD Bob Baldwin, Shadow Minister for Regional Development and Tourism and Member for Paterson has farewelled 40 Hunter Valley students who...

16 Mar 2011 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

PARENTS URGED TO MAKE TRIP TO SCHOOL ACTIVE AND FUN ON NATIONAL RIDE2SCHOOL DAY Bob Baldwin, Member for Paterson has encouraged local parents to make their child’s journey to school...

17 Feb 2011 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

COMMUNITY CALL TO FEENEY: EXTEND EIS CONSULTATION AND LIFT ANEF2025 AS YOU PROMISED Bob Baldwin, Member for Paterson has called on the Gillard Labor Government to give residents of Port...

27 Jan 2011 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

PATERSON CANNOT AFFORD FLOOD LEVY Bob Baldwin, Member for Paterson said Julia Gillard had slapped Australians in the face by imposing a big new tax, at a time when skyrocketing interest...

19 Jan 2011 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

LOCAL FUNDRAISER TO HELP QLD FLOOD VICTIMS Bob Baldwin, Member for Paterson has encouraged residents to attend the upcoming Aussie Trivia Night at Soldiers Point Bowling Club, which will raise...

14 Jan 2011 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

PATERSON RESIDENTS RESPOND TO QLD FLOODS Bob Baldwin, Member for Paterson said his office phone had been run off the hook with offers from local residents willing to help their Queensland neighbours...

12 Jan 2011 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

FUNDING FOR COMMEMORATION AT SOLDIERS POINT Bob Baldwin, Member for Paterson has welcomed federal funding which will help veterans reunite at Soldiers Point. “It is a privilege to...

10 Jan 2011 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

BALDWIN CALLS FOR PROPER CONSULTATION ON MOBILE PHONE TOWER Bob Baldwin, Member for Paterson said local residents were furious regarding the lack of consultation over plans to build a new...

1 Jan 2011 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

GILLARD MISLEADS PARLIAMENT - ANEF2025 NOT LIFTED Bob Baldwin, Member for Paterson said Prime Minister Julia Gillard had broken a promise to the people of Port Stephens and misled the...

20 Dec 2010 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

LABOR PRIORITIES OUT OF WHACK AS TELEVISION SCREENS LEFT BLACK Bob Baldwin, Member for Paterson said the Gillard Labor Government had failed Paterson residents by refusing to take action...

10 Dec 2010 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

FUNDING AVAILABLE TO HELP PATERSON’S YOUNG SPORTS STARS Bob Baldwin, Member for Paterson has encouraged rising sports stars in the Paterson electorate to apply for funding under the...

30 Nov 2010 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

STUDENTS URGED TO HAVE THEIR SAY ON YOUTH ALLOWANCE Bob Baldwin, Member for Paterson has urged local students to have their say on Youth Allowance during the senate inquiry currently...

5 Nov 2010 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

VETERANS' GRANTS IN PATERSON Veterans and ex-service people in Paterson and surrounds will benefit from Federal Government funding to local veterans’ organisations to commemorate past and...

29 Oct 2010 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

CONTEMPT FOR HOMEOWNERS Bob Baldwin, Member for Paterson said the Gillard Labor Government had shown utter contempt for homeowners and families in Port Stephens, after promising to...

18 Oct 2010 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

FUNDING FOR VETERANS IN PATERSON Veterans and their families in Paterson will benefit from Federal Government funding to assist vital veterans’ advocacy work, Federal Member for Paterson, Bob...

17 Oct 2010 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

CARERS WEEK 2010 17-23 OCTOBER Bob Baldwin, Member for Paterson today welcomed the start of Carers Week 2010 and thanked local carers for the valuable contribution they make to the lives of...

8 Oct 2010 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

HUNTER MISSES OUT AS GILLARD LABOR SENDS JOBS OFFSHORE Bob Baldwin, Member for Paterson said the Gillard Labor Government had turned its back on Hunter workers, after awarding yet another...

30 Sep 2010 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

ANEC2025 LETTER HAND DELIVERED A letter regarding the Australian Noise Exposure Concept 2025 has today been hand-delivered to Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s office. Bob Baldwin, Member...

27 Sep 2010 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

PATERSON PROMISES ON AGENDA AS PARLIAMENT RESUMES Bob Baldwin, Member for Paterson said he will be focussed on holding the Gillard Labor Government to account on its promises for Paterson, as...

19 Aug 2010 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

GILLARD WASTES TAXPAYERS’ MONEY AND DODGES COMMUNITY OUTRAGE AT AIRCRAFT NOISE FORUM Bob Baldwin MP said Prime Minister Julia Gillard had shamelessly wasted taxpayers’ money after flying to...

17 Aug 2010 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

LABOR BLOWS HOT AIR ON AIRCRAFT NOISE Bob Baldwin, Member for Paterson said the ALP candidate for Paterson was all talk and intended to take absolutely no action to mitigate the impact of aircraft...

17 Aug 2010 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

$1.25 MILLION TO BOOST WATER QUALITY IN THE GREAT LAKES Bob Baldwin, Member for Paterson has secured $1.25 million under a Coalition Government to improve water quality in the Great Lakes region...

16 Aug 2010 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

BOB BALDWIN SECURES $490,000 TO BOOST TOURISM IN PATERSON Bob Baldwin, Member for Paterson has secured $490,000 in grants under a Coalition Government to help lure more domestic visitors to the...

13 Aug 2010 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

COALITION TO BOOST DIGITAL TV SIGNAL IN PATERSON Bob Baldwin, Member for Paterson has announced that a Coalition Government will invest $150,000 to upgrade local television towers to digital. ...

12 Aug 2010 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

BOB BALDWIN SECURES HEALTH UPGRADES IN THE GREAT LAKES Bob Baldwin, Member for Paterson has announced that a Coalition Government will invest $780,000 in health infrastructure for the Great...

12 Aug 2010 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

LABOR COMES UP WITH NOTHING… AGAIN Bob Baldwin, Member for Paterson said Labor had totally ignored residents’ calls to fix roads in the Paterson electorate. The Minister for Infrastructure,...

10 Aug 2010 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

BOB BALDWIN SUPPORTS LOCAL HEALTH WHILE LABOR IGNORES PATERSON’S NEEDS Bob Baldwin, Member for Paterson has committed to a plan to improve health services across the entire Paterson electorate...

7 Aug 2010 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

COALITION OPPOSES MANDATORY INTERNET FILTERING Bob Baldwin, Member for Paterson has welcomed the announcement that a re-elected Coalition Government will oppose mandatory internet filtering. ...

6 Aug 2010 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

SUPPORT FOR PATERSON’S SENIORS Bob Baldwin, Member for Paterson will today address local residents at the National Seniors Australia Forum. Mr Baldwin will outline the Coalition’s...

5 Aug 2010 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

COALITION COMMITS TO COMBAT CRIME Bob Baldwin, Member for Paterson has announced that a Coalition Government will spend $400,000 to install Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras across the...

4 Aug 2010 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

COALITION TO DELIVER SKATE PARKS IN WALLALONG AND PATERSON Bob Baldwin, Member for Paterson has announced that a Coalition Government will support the youth communities around Wallalong and...

4 Aug 2010 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

5 August 2010 ACTION SPEAKS LOUDER THAN WORDS Bob Baldwin, Member for Paterson has encouraged residents to head along to local events to hear more about what he will deliver for the people...

29 Jul 2010 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

The Hon Bob Baldwin MP Federal Member for Paterson Shadow Minister for Defence Science, Personnel and Assisting Shadow Minister for Defence 29 July 2010 COALITION LAUNCHES AIRCRAFT NOISE...

27 Jul 2010 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

27 July 2010 BOB BALDWIN AND THE COALITION PROTECT PATERSON’S FISHING COMMUNITIES, TOURISM AND MARINE ENVIRONMENTS Bob Baldwin, Member for Paterson said today’s announcement that a...

27 Jul 2010 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

GRIFFIN SHOULD USE TIME IN PATERSON TO EXPLAIN BROKEN ELECTION PROMISES Bob Baldwin, Member for Paterson today called on Mr Griffin to explain to current ADF personnel, their families, veterans...

26 Jul 2010 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

ARNEMAN SHOULD COME CLEAN ON BROKEN HEALTH PROMISES BEFORE ASKING FOR A DEBATE Bob Baldwin, Member for Paterson has today called on Mr Arneman to come clean on Labor’s broken health...

26 Jul 2010 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

JOINT PRESS RELEASE The Hon Warren Truss MP Shadow Minister for Trade, Transport and Local Government The Hon Bob Baldwin MP Federal Member for...

16 Jul 2010 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

Bob Baldwin, Member for Paterson has today congratulated more than 70 volunteer groups across the Paterson electorate which have secured funding under the Volunteer Grants 2010 program. The...

12 Jul 2010 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

Joint Media Release The Hon Greg Hunt MP Shadow Minister for Climate Action, Environment and Heritage Bob Baldwin MP Federal Member for Paterson PORT STEPHENS' GREEN ARMY Port...

12 Jul 2010 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

Joint Media Release The Hon Greg Hunt MP Shadow Minister for Climate Action, Environment and Heritage Bob Baldwin MP Federal Member for Paterson ...

9 Jul 2010 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

YOU COULD HELP SAVE 3 LIVES Bob Baldwin, Member for Paterson has rolled up his sleeves today in Tea Gardens to help save lives, by giving blood. “Many people don’t realise that one in three of...

5 Jul 2010 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

DIRECT PREVENTATIVE HEALTH ACTION - $35 MILLION FOR A DIABETES CLINICAL TRIAL NETWORK Hundreds of families in the electorate of Paterson could benefit directly or in the future from the...

2 Jul 2010 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

NOMINATE A PATERSON CHAMPION Bob Baldwin, Member for Paterson has today called for nominations for this year’s Paterson Citizen of the Year Awards. “This is an opportunity...

1 Jul 2010 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

NSW HOUSEHOLDS FACE LABOR’S HUGE POWER PRICE HIKES Household budgets across NSW will be under more pressure from July 1 as Labor drives up electricity prices, according to Bob Baldwin,...

22 Jun 2010 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

A WELCOME END TO LABOR’S MAKO MESS The long overdue approval of legislation to overturn the Rudd Labor Government's ban on Mako Sharks has passed through the Senate with the support of the...

10 Jun 2010 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

BOB BALDWIN AND SENATOR COLBECK CONSULT ON MARINE PARKS Bob Baldwin, Member for Paterson has invited Senator Richard Colbeck, Federal Coalition Spokesperson for Fisheries to the electorate of...

2 Jun 2010 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

Bob Baldwin, Member for Paterson has laughed off suggestions that a Coalition Government would cancel funding for the Hunter Expressway. “In Question Time today, Minister for Infrastructure,...

31 May 2010 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

Bob Baldwin, Member for Paterson said parents across the Paterson Electorate were dealt another blow, following the Rudd Labor Government’s announcement that it would cut federal funding for the...

28 May 2010 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

RUDD’S ADVERTISING RORT Bob Baldwin, Member for Paterson has condemned the Rudd Labor Government for its decision to spend $38.5million on a new advertising campaign to promote its planned new...

21 May 2010 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

Abbott comes to town Leader of the Federal Opposition, the Hon. Tony Abbott MP, will today be touring the Lower Hunter region at the invitation from Federal Member for Paterson, Bob Baldwin...

17 May 2010 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

PEOPLE POWER HALVES JSF NOISE IMPACT BobBaldwin, Member for Paterson and Shadow Minister for Defence Science and Personnel has welcomed today’s announcement that Defence will halve the...

17 May 2010 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

LOCAL MP SUPPORTS FUNDING Bob Baldwin, Member for Paterson has welcomed today’s announcement of $1.8 million funding for the Great Lakes Aquatic and Leisure Centre. The Great Lakes Aquatic...

13 May 2010 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

BALDWIN PUSHES RUDD ON VICTIMS OF TERRORISM BILL Bob Baldwin, Member for Paterson has pressured the Prime Minister to agree to review compensation measures for victims of terrorism. Today in...

10 May 2010 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

KEVIN RUDD’S MINING TAX THREATENS RETIREMENT SAVINGS, POWER BILLS AND JOBS The retirement savings of self-funded retirees have been struck down by Kevin Rudd’s great big new tax on...

28 Apr 2010 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

DON’T BE FOOLED BY RUDD’S LATEST BACKDOWN Bob Baldwin, Member for Paterson has warned locals not to be fooled by the Prime Minister’s delay of the ETS until 2013. ‘Kevin Rudd has...

23 Apr 2010 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

KEVIN RUDD PROVES HE DOESN’T CARE ABOUT LOCAL BUSINESSES OR WORKERS Just two months ago Kevin Rudd stood on the lawn outside Parliament House, in front of television cameras, with his sleeves...

31 Mar 2010 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

Bob Baldwin, Member for Paterson will travel to Pacific Palms tomorrow (1 April) to celebrate the launch of the $2.09 million Great LakesWater Quality Improvement Plan. The Plan outlines what...

29 Mar 2010 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

Bob Baldwin, Member for Paterson remains concerned about the future of local hospitals after the Prime Minister’s policy back flip. Kevin Rudd’s National Health and Hospitals Network...

25 Mar 2010 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

Bob Baldwin, Member for Paterson has today made a fresh push for a high school at Medowie, as $16.2 billion dollars is spent through the Building the Education Revolution (BER) program. “Media...

18 Mar 2010 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

Paterson families already struggling with rising living costs will be further devastated by a massive increase in electricity bills, thanks to the Rudd Labor Government’s CPRS/ETS tax. The...

16 Mar 2010 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

Bob Baldwin, Member for Paterson is more fearful than ever about the future of television services under the Rudd Labor Government, following a letter from the office of Stephen Conroy, Minister for...

10 Mar 2010 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

Bob Baldwin, Member for Paterson has today spoken out in Parliament, urging both Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and New South Wales Premier Kristina Keneally to guarantee the future of local hospitals. ...

3 Mar 2010 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

Bob Baldwin, Member for Paterson is not surprised after today’s hospital announcement by the Rudd Labor Government, which is yet more talk. “Kevin Rudd has again caused a media circus with his...

1 Mar 2010 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

Bob Baldwin, Member for Paterson has rejected a plan to replace highly-trained ambulance drivers with volunteers in Bulahdelah, Stroud and Gloucester. “This is yet another example of Labor...

25 Feb 2010 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

INSULATION SCHEME COSTS LOCAL JOBS Bob Baldwin, Member for Paterson has today called on the Prime Minister during Question Time to explain how he will secure the jobs of dozens of local...

22 Feb 2010 | Bob Baldwin | 2 Comments

BEWARE OF DIGITAL TV SCAM Bob Baldwin, Member for Paterson has today urged local residents to be on the lookout for door-to-door traders who claim they are from the Government and try to sell...

10 Feb 2010 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

BALDWIN STANDS UP FOR LOCAL JOBS WHILE HUNTER LABOR MPS ABANDON WORKERS Late last night, Member for Paterson, Bob Baldwin spoke out against the Rudd Labor Government’s Carbon Pollution Reduction...

29 Jan 2010 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

Bob Baldwin, Member for Paterson has today travelled to Dungog to celebrate and congratulate Lara Aged Care facility on 20 wonderful years caring for the frail aged. Lara Aged Care was opened in...

29 Jan 2010 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

Member for Paterson Bob Baldwin has today welcomed East Maitland residents to his federal seat of Paterson and urged them to contact him to discuss any important local issues. The change comes...

22 Jan 2010 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

Bob Baldwin, Member for Paterson is outraged at today’s comments in the Newcastle Herald by NSW Minister for Housing, David Borger. Mr Borger has said that many of those people who are opposed...

15 Jan 2010 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

Member for Paterson Bob Baldwin is calling on the Rudd Labor Government to guarantee reliable and quality digital television reception, as the date for the analogue switch-off draws near. “While...

15 Jan 2010 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

The Rudd Labor Government’s new workplace regime that began on 1 January is causing confusion and great losses for small businesses across Paterson, many who now face the prospect of having to sack...

5 Jan 2010 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

Bob Baldwin, Member for Paterson has today called on Kevin Rudd to actually stop and listen to the people of Forster. Housing NSW intends to build a medium density block of 20 units at...

28 Dec 2009 | Bob Baldwin | 0 Comments

Bob Baldwin, Member for Paterson has today expressed serious concern about the Rudd Labor Government’s new system of “modern awards” and what this means for local and small businesses....