Steph Cooke MP
Member for Cootamundra

​​Tuesday, 26 May 2020​ The NSW Government will provide new drought emergency funding of $94,500 to support water supply projects in communities in the Central Tablelands. This latest round of funding brings the total provided by the Government to Central Tablelands Water (CTW) to $1.19 million and will benefit communities across the Bathurst and Cootamundra regions. Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke said CTW manages water supply for almost 10,000 people across a number of

Monday, 11 May 2020​ Local farmers and communities in the Cootamundra electorate will continue to receive vital drought assistance with the NSW Government providing a $310 million boost to the Emergency Drought Relief Package. Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke said that this crucial funding will ease the financial burden on regional communities caused by the drought. Ms Cooke said many communities in the Cootamundra electorate have done it tough, having fought destructive b

​​Monday, 3 September 2018​ Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke has announced that farming communities facing pressure in the wake of severe drought conditions will have access to 20 new ‘farm gate’ counsellors and frontline mental health workers as part of a $6.3 million commitment from the NSW Government, with one counsellor to be based in Temora. Ms Cooke announced today that more people in drought-affected areas of the Murrumbidgee region will now have access to addition

Monday, July 30 2018 ​​​ ​​Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke today welcomed the announcement of a further $500 million of support for farmers through the NSW Government’s Emergency Drought Relief Package. ​This latest boost means the NSW Government has committed more than $1 billion to support farmers through the developing drought. ​“As this drought has slowly increased its grip on the Cootamundra electorate, so too has the NSW Government’s commitment to farmers,” Ms Cooke