Steph Cooke MP
Member for Cootamundra

Tuesday, 15 April 2025​ The rehabilitation of Greenethorpe-Koorawatha Road, a vital throughfare connecting two farming communities...

Tuesday, 14 March 2023 Nowlans Road at Bimbi is set for an overhaul with funding of $2,998,632 secured by Weddin Shire Council through...

Friday, 10 March 2023 Girral Road and Blow Clear Road are set for improvements and rehabilitation after funding of $3,000,000 was secured...

Tuesday, 7 March 2023 Temora Shire’s Kurrajong Street, Narraburra Street, Mirrool Road, Whites Road, Thom Street, North Street and Lucas...

​​Tuesday, 25 October 2022​ The NSW Liberal and Nationals Government will invest $50 million to help regional and rural councils fix the increasing number of potholes brought on by this year’s extreme wet weather. Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke said under the new Fixing Local Roads Pothole Repair Round, Councils across the electorate can apply for funding to help them address their highest priority pothole repairs. “It is hard to drive anywhere on our road network withou

​​Tuesday, 26 July 2022​ More roads in the Cootamundra electorate are in line for vital repair, maintenance and sealing work with Round Four of the NSW Government's Fixing Local Roads program now open. Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke said previous rounds of the program have allocated over $45 million to deliver road projects across the nine local government areas of the Cootamundra electorate. “We have seen crucial road projects supported through every round of Fixing Loc

Wednesday, 10 November 2021 Safer travel around the Bland Shire is on the way, with $2,983,680 rolling out under the latest round of...

​​Thursday, 4 November 2021​ Safer travel around the Weddin Shire is on the way, with $2,942,133 rolling out under the latest round of the Fixing Local Roads Program. Member for Cootamundra, Steph Cooke said the Round 3 funding is for safety improvements to the Greenthorpe Koorawatha Road. “This project will give the Weddin Shire Council a helping hand to address their maintenance backlog and to maintain urban roads delivering safer trips around the area” Ms Cooke said. “T

​​Thursday, 4 November 2021​ Safer travel around the Coolamon Shire is on the way, with $1,055,769 rolling out under the latest round of the Fixing Local Roads Program. Member for Cootamundra, Steph Cooke said the Round 3 funding is for the sealing of Chamberlains Lane in Coolamon. “This project will give the Coolamon Shire Council a helping hand to address their maintenance backlog and to maintain urban roads delivering safer trips around the area” Ms Cooke said. “The com

​​Monday, 1 November 2021​ Safer travel around Temora is on the way, with $998,636 rolling out under the latest round of the Fixing Local Roads Program. Member for Cootamundra, Steph Cooke said the Round 3 funding is for the sealing 4.2kms of road around the urban township of the Temora. “The projects will give Temora Shire Council a helping hand to address their maintenance backlog and to maintain urban roads delivering safer trips to school or to the shops,” Ms Cooke said

​​Friday, 24 September 2021​ Further maintenance and repair of local roads is coming, with 13 new road projects across the region thanks to the latest round of the NSW Government’s Fixing Local Roads Program. Member for Cootamundra, Steph Cooke has welcomed the funding to improve roads for regional communities, farmers and freight, with the projects amongst 138 to rollout under the $153 million third round of the program. “These projects will give councils a helping hand t

Friday, 24 September 2021 Member for Cootamundra, Steph Cooke has welcomed investment of $929,250 for Cowra Shire Council, under the...

​​Tuesday, 27 April 2021​ Hilltops Shire will soon be fixing more local roads thanks to funding from the NSW Government. Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke joined Hilltops Council General Manager Anthony O’Reilly to announce a second round of funding from the Fixing Local Roads Program, bringing the total investment in to the shire to $3,436,010. Ms Cooke said she was pleased the NSW Government was working closely with the Hilltops Council to improve road safety. “This work

​​Monday, 26 April 2021​ The NSW Government’s Fixing Local Roads program is supporting upgrade work in the Junee Shire. Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke has announced $417,031.02 for rehabilitation work on Pattersons Road. Ms Steph Cooke said the upgrades would improve road safety. “Junee Shire is one of the powerhouses of the electorate when it comes to agricultural production and freight, and we have to ensure everyone using our local roads can do so safely,” Ms Cooke

​​Wednesday, 18 November 2020​ The NSW Nationals in Government’s unprecedented investment in the 2020/21 Budget will see a boost for the Cootamundra electorate with safer roads, more efficient freight networks, better connections and local jobs. Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke said the Government’s record $33 billion transport budget will drive projects that will serve our communities for years to come. “Transport and roads infrastructure is so important for our commun

3 November 2020 The Cootamundra electorate is set to benefit from the Australian and New South Wales Governments’ commitment to improving local roads and create thousands of local jobs in the regions, with Round 2 of the accelerated Fixing Local Roads program opening today. The Australian Government committed $191 million in June to build on the NSW Government’s $500 million Fixing Local Roads program, ensuring even more regional communities benefit faster. Steph Cooke, Mem

Tuesday, 18 August 2020 Work to fix local roads across Bland Shire will soon be underway thanks to a joint funding effort from the...

​​Tuesday, 11 August 2020​ Work to fix local roads will soon be underway across the Weddin Shire thanks to a joint funding effort from the Australian and NSW Governments. Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke announced funding for three projects which will share in $4,616,912 from the Fixing Local Roads program. “This is a fantastic boost for all of Weddin Shire and will mean everyone using our roads, school buses, increasing agriculture freight and visitors can travel more s

​​Thursday, 23 July 2020​ Work to fix local roads across the Hilltops Shire will soon be underway thanks to a joint funding effort from the Australian and NSW Governments. Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke today announced $2,536,010 from the Fixing Local Roads program for 11 road rehabilitation and sealing projects across the shire. “This funding boost will enable the Hilltops Council to undertake important road projects which will mean everyone using our roads, from scho

​​Friday, 17 July 2020​ The Australian and NSW Governments are investing more than four million dollars in to the Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council area to fix local roads. Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke announced $4,073,926 from the Fixing Local Roads program for 11 projects across the shire, which range from sealing roads to fixing pavement areas. “This is a fantastic boost for the entire region and means everyone using our roads, from school buses, increasing a