Steph Cooke MP
Member for Cootamundra

Thursday, 30 October 2025   Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke says while she appreciates the Minister for Agriculture Tara Moriarty taking the time to visit Gundagai, she remains deeply concerned that southern New South Wales farmers will continue to go without the urgent support they need.   The meeting with the Minister was attended by Ms Cooke, Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council Mayor Abb McAlister, Councillor and farmer Mr David Graham, and focused on the worsening dr

Monday, 20 October 2025 Member for Cootamundra, Steph Cooke, is demanding that the NSW Labor Government take immediate action to support drought-affected farmers in southern New South Wales.   The latest figures from the Department of Primary Industries show that the Cootamundra electorate is 99 per cent drought-affected, following 12 months of deteriorating conditions.   As a result, farmers across the state’s south are battling record-high freight costs, water and fodder sh

The rapid spread of a parasitic plant in the Bland Shire is causing significant ecological damage to both private and public land and has prompted concern among local firefighters about increased fire risk ahead of the summer bushfire season. Mallee strangle vine is a native species that survives by latching onto a ‘host’ tree or shrub, smothering its branches and leaves, and drawing out nutrients until the host dies. It can only be controlled through manual removal, as the u

Tuesday, 30 September 2025 Work to deliver Cowra a brand-new community preschool has commenced, with local leaders joining childcare...

Monday, 29 September 2025 Communities across New South Wales gathered to commemorate National Police Remembrance Day and pay their...

Monday, 29 September 2025 The Cowra Netball Association has ended its 2025 winter season on a high, with local leaders handing over the...

Thursday, 25 September 2025 Member for Cootamundra, Steph Cooke has joined Evolution Mining to mark 20 years of Cowal Gold Operations in...

Thursday, 25 September 2025   Sod has been turned at the site of Temora’s biggest-ever infrastructure project, with the construction of a...

Monday, 22 September 2025 The Cootamundra electorate's cutest residents have been the centre of celebrations in Narrandera, with the...

Thursday, 11 September 2025​   Following an extensive inquiry, the NSW Select Committee on PFAS Contamination in Waterways and Drinking...

Monday, 1 September 2025 Member for Cootamundra, Steph Cooke is calling for the publication of all non-confidential submissions relating...