The ministers are only interested in the photo ops to make it appear that they have done something. Just all about the PR not about the work

Thanks Pat Conaghan MP. I stand with you on this. Similar treatment just down the highway. While both Ministers were on the Mid North Coast they could also have stopped off at the Intersection of the Pacific Highway and Houston Mitchell Drive - just 1.5 hours down the road. This is another death trap black spot that needs a grade-separated interchange that both the Minns and Albanese Governments are ignoring.

"All hat and no cattle".... I love that. My dad used to say back on our farms around Gunnedah and on the Liverpool Plains... "the bigger the hat, the smaller the farm". Still true. Catherine King wears a big hat.

Why would Minister King go to Bellingen ? It's nothing to do with Federal Government.

You probably have a fair point there but if you bother to look at the facts, the money is there for a road fix on waterfall way but they have to wait for geotechnical clearance to go ahead. Perhaps if you were representing us better you wouldn't be denying climate change and advocating energy costs at double what they need to be so that our children and grandchildren will have a chance at a decent life. You are condemning our young to a much worse future through your stupidity on climate/energy.

Feed it to them Pat. We’re right behind you. 💪🏻💪🏻

Well said Pat. Shame she wasn't here yesterday to see the crowd of locals at the meeting in Dorrigo and listened to some of their stories.

This is the representation we need, keep going Pat 👍

We r so lucky to have you representing our area .

Stick on them Pat

Well said we need you to extend the boundaries north to Corindi as we are Coffs people not Lismore people 🙏

Well spoken Pat, stick it to em!

Good on you Pat, keep up the great work 👍

Oh I saw that pretty jet fly over our farm today 😉 Geeze!

Well said Pat keep up the pressure.

What’s happening with wrights road in port Macquarie? Are you gonna fix it and add another lane ?

Labor is cooked!

Well said But all for nothing

Waterfall way is a state road, not federal, so Pat get up to speed with how government works.

Labor will never and has never cared for Country people , we have all seen that . Good on you Pat for all the hard work you keep doing . . 👍

Well said Pat, Labour has forgotten about regional areas.

NSW needs to be split up into different states State gov steals off the regions to funnel as much funds to Sydney as possible Its not possible for regional areas to prosper and keep up with new infrastructure and maintenance

Hey, Pat Conaghan MP when talking solutions, maybe suggest rockfall shelters like this one in the Otira Gorge in NZ.

They are all compromised.

Absolutely. What delivery did you provide whilst have your capolate at the airport? Whilst infrastructure was inhibited from regional towns to the main land.

We should never forget these fine young men who were called upon to fight an unsinkable war.🌹

Pat Conaghan MP. And yet we have some 2,500 of these very same men who are still waiting patiently for full recognition of their lawful and meritorious service in South Vietnam. Let’s NOT forget these men please. 🙏

“ Lest we forget “ Great Australians

Lest we forget 🌹🍀🍺🙏

Imagine if the government didn’t sell the power stations in the first place

The other side to this is when in 2002 John Howard signed an agreement to provide gas from the NWS to China at a cheap rate for 25 years, at the same time gas was allocated to domestic consumers at a rate set by the international market. In the National’s Page Research Centre paper “Delivering a High Energy Australia page 7, graph shows a direst relationship between increases in gas prices and energy costs.

We just got our Electricity Bill , Pat .. it’s up $100 .. Our neighbours across the road have solar Panels and their Bill went up $600

Not only my bill has Increased over the last 2-3 years. It also courses everything in the shops and everything else to go up 'cause they have to pay electricity as well.

Bev I met with Pat yesterday at the surf club We chatted about this comment and many others over a coffee He is a very open and honest man! The “ new” coalition has a lot of work to do…quickly !

Yep I have solar but still paying about $1200 a year. They keep saying about wholesale being down 30/50% but we aren't seeing it. .....

You're forgetting that the privatisation of energy drove prices through the roof, where they have stayed. The government could give it to the retailers for free and we could still be paying through the nose, that's how privatising essential resources works 🤷‍♂️

4$ a day. I have solar and a ten year old battery and pay way less.

Well actually my past 12 months was lower than the previous 12 months. Maybe i’m just lucky?

It looks like you spend a lot of time in the pub, Pat.

Vote “One Nation”

It’s really not… they have admitted that it will cost trillions to implement, but the actual components only last 10-15 years before that need to be replaced. The so called mega batteries being installed across NSW will, wait for it, supply 25% of the power needed to keep the lights on in Sydney for a whole day! What exactly should the other 75% of Sydney do for power for the other 354 days of the year?

To fix it all just go nuclear

Mine are up $1600 a year and i have solar🤬🤬

That clown doesn't pass any test.

Bowen needs to go and debate that point .. in every pub carpark in Australia.. he'd get a ' lights out ' every time 🤜

My power bills were $600 cheaper per quarter before we got cheap energy 🤫

Now Pat we have a good working opposition. This is what we need back to the proper values of the conservative parties

Should of been wiped on the sheets

this month my electricity account was made up of 57 % usage and the other 43% was fees charges and taxes . I think i know where the problem is Bowen

What good would a 275 dollar discount when the power costs have increased by more than that amount.

I have 13 kw solar and a 42kw battery. I pay $26-52 a month and use AC nearly 24 hours a day. My electricity costs are mainly to pay for access. I live in Bellingen. The battery and solar rebates were really good and helped me to afford this. I also have an EV and can charge this every evening with power from my battery. I drive to Dorrigo return every day and now pay approx $2-3 per week to do this. I used to buy $80-90 of diesel a week. It’s a no brainer, if you want to use as much electricity as you want and want cheap transport get solar and batteries. Best thing I’ve ever done!

Get labor out of power

Turn the air con off

i love the simple explanation!!! straight talk. thank you Pat!