Steph Cooke MP
Member for Cootamundra

Steph Cooke MP with 2024 Hidden Treasures Honour Roll inductee Jen Sturrock. Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke is calling on residents across the electorate to recognise the extraordinary contributions of local women by nominating them for the 2026 Hidden Treasures Honour Roll. The Honour Roll, coordinated by the NSW Rural Women’s Network, celebrates the often-unseen efforts of women who dedicate their time to supporting community groups, sporting clubs, emergency services,

Cowra Pistol Club will undertake significant facility upgrades after securing funding through the NSW Government’s Safe Shooting Program. The club has been awarded $43,559 to support its ongoing building program, which includes replacing existing 50-metre shooting bays, constructing new 25-metre bays, and developing dedicated air shooting bays. Member for Cootamundra, Steph Cooke, said the funding would help ensure the club can continue to provide safe, modern and accessi

Steph Cooke MP at the Mary Gilmore Way railway crossing near Bribbaree. Design work for a significant upgrade to the railway crossing along Mary Gilmore Way at Bribbaree has commenced following a vocal campaign to improve safety at the site. Transport for NSW has commenced design work to transform the crossing from a passive to an active level crossing, with boom gates, flashing LED lights, warning bells and improved signage. Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke welcomed th

Steph Cooke MP in NSW Parliament on Wednesday. Member for Cootamundra, Steph Cooke, is calling for an urgent increase and expansion of the School Drive Subsidy to alleviate cost-of-living pressures on regional families with preschool and school-age children. Rising fuel costs and growing concerns about fuel availability continue to place significant strain on regional families, particularly those living on isolated properties or in small villages. Ms Cooke told the Parliament

Narrandera residents with Narrandera Council representatives, and Nationals leaders. Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke is calling on the NSW Government to deploy a temporary water treatment plant to Narrandera, with neither the State nor Federal Government committing to fund a permanent infrastructure solution. The call follows a Roundtable hosted by Ms Cooke in Narrandera on Sunday, attended by Nationals Leader Matt Canavan, Federal Shadow Water Minister Michael McCormack,

Steph Cooke MP at the Lachlan Valley Way in Boorowa The indefinite closure of the Great Western Highway at Victoria Pass has exposed the urgent need for a long-term transport connectivity plan between Greater Sydney and the Central West. Following the discovery of a geotechnical fault, the NSW Minister for Transport announced the highway would be closed for at least three months, forcing traffic and freight onto alternative routes. Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke said

Tina Kendall-Davis, her daughter Emma, with Steph Cooke MP at NSW Parliament Tina Kendall-Davis of Coolamon has been named the 2026 Cootamundra Electorate Local Woman of the Year, recognised for her outstanding contribution to improving access to mental health support across regional communities. As Founder and Director of Anytime Counselling, Ms Kendall-Davis has established a service delivering timely and confidential support to people in rural and remote areas, helping t

The Minns Labor Government must urgently resolve a long-running asbestos contamination issue in Walgett Shire, which continues to place the health of residents at risk. More than 40,000 cubic metres of asbestos-contaminated material has been stockpiled near homes and children’s play areas in the Namoi and Gingie communities since at least 2023. The Government confirmed that the material is linked to works undertaken as part of Roads to Home program on Crown reserve land.

My mate Tubby Allen is a hardworking farmer from Burcher in western NSW. A better bloke you’ll struggle to find. I’ve known him for years, but don’t ask for his real name. “Tubby” is all anyone has ever needed. When Tubby reaches out, it’s because there’s a real problem. This time, it’s water. Burcher is on Level 6 restrictions. But in Burcher, it’s worse again. The village water supply is raw, non‑potable water and must not be used for drinking, cooking or showering. In

The Minns Labor Government failed to complete a business case for the Wilcannia Weir project before approaching the Commonwealth for funding, despite now blaming the Federal Government for the project’s collapse. Last week, NSW Water Minister Rose Jackson confirmed the long-awaited project would be shelved, citing a lack of additional Commonwealth funding. However, during Budget Estimates on Wednesday, the Minister admitted that the business case required to support the f

Annabelle Gray, Steph Cooke MP, and Lani Summerfield at St Anne's Catholic College, Temora. History has been rewritten at St Anne’s Catholic College with two young swimmers breaking a series of long-standing records once held by the Member for Cootamundra, Steph Cooke. During this year’s annual school swimming carnival, Annabelle Gray smashed the 13-year-old 50-metre butterfly record previously set by Ms Cooke in 1990, with a blistering time of 33.76 seconds. It’s the fif

The Minns Labor Government has abandoned the people of Wilcannia and the broader Far West, shelving the long-awaited Wilcannia Weir replacement project. Shadow Minister for Water Steph Cooke said the decision is a betrayal of a community that has fought for more than three decades to secure a safe, reliable and drought-proof water supply. “Late on a Friday afternoon, when newsrooms in the Far West were logging off for the week, the Minister for Water quietly announced the