Steph Cooke MP
Member for Cootamundra

​​Tuesday, 30 June 2026​ The Cootamundra Turf Club has officially unveiled the newly named ‘John Barnes’ Grandstand, recognising one of the district's most influential pioneers as part of the Club's 150th anniversary celebrations. The naming of the grandstand honours the legacy of John Barnes, the Club's inaugural President in 1876, whose vision and leadership helped shape both the Club and the wider community. The event also celebrated the successful restoration of the

Steph Cooke opening the 8th Annual Cootamundra Mayoral Summit. The fight to secure Cootamundra a brand-new hospital is on, following a powerful campaign to save the town’s pathology lab that laid bare the urgent need for a modern, fit-for-purpose health facility. In 2024, the Murrumbidgee Local Health District’s draft health services plan for Cootamundra Hospital prompted widespread community outrage, with residents and health professionals warning that a proposed reduct

Monday, 8 December 2025 Travellers to and through Gundagai will be met with the warmest of welcomes following a major upgrade of the town’s visitor information centre and surrounding amenities. The redevelopment of the visitor centre was supported by the former NSW Coalition Government through both the design and construction phases, with $150,250 from round five of the Stronger Country Communities Fund and $300,000 from round one of the Stronger Communities Fund. Additio