Media Releases

4 December 2025 MEDIA RELEASE: ICAC Decision on Warrego River Water ManagementRaises Serious Concerns The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) has declined to investigateconcerns raised by the Member for Barwon, Roy Butler MP, and the...

Media Release Twelve years in the making: Central Darling Shire holds first meeting with new councillors Thursday, 4 December 2025 Central Darling Shire Council will today hold its first council meeting with elected councillors in...

21st November 2025   Media Release – Call for Parliamentary Inquiry into GRNSW    The Member for Barwon, Roy Butler, is calling for any decision to close country greyhound tracks to be put on hold pending a...

Media Release – Petition Success on Speed Limits    A federal proposal to lower speed limits on country roads has been overturned following an outcry by regional people and a petition against the plan by the Member for...

Lead Monitoring Program Extended  12 November 2025   A government program that monitors blood lead levels in Broken Hill children will continue, after Member for Barwon, Roy Butler, secured state funding through to 2028.    While the NSW Chief Scientist reviews the latest evidence to work...

Legislating for Better National ParksThe Member for Barwon, Roy Butler, is introducing legislation into NSW Parliament to impose new conditions on land acquisitions for National Parks to address growing community concerns in western NSW.Mr Butler...

  Tibooburra, Ivanhoe, Packsaddle and Milparinka will soon have a more reliable power supply as Essential Energy begins significant reviews of the electricity network and offers network-connected generators and alternative battery solutions for more reliable...

The Government is not engaging in genuine consultation, and community concerns are not being reflected in the planning and outcomes of the Central-West Orana REZ, according to Member for Barwon, Roy Butler MP.“Communities out West are...

7 July 2023 Plans unveiled for new Broken Hill Mental Health Facility   The Minister for Mental Health, Rose Jackson, has unveiled plans for a new Acute Mental Health Inpatient Unit “which will provide a...