Steph Cooke MP
Member for Cootamundra

​​Tuesday, 14 August 2018​ Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke today welcomed the announcement of $2 million in funding for a study into the most effective way to upgrade the Newell Highway. Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Infrastructure and Transport and Federal Member for Riverina Michael McCormack has announced the funding of the Newell Highway Corridor Strategy. Ms Cooke said: “The Newell Highway is a main artery running through the Cootamundra electorate and provides

Friday, May 18 2018 Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke got her hands dirty today as she joined Mayor of Narrandera Neville Kschenka in the planting of native trees and shrubs along the Newell Highway upgrade site at Grong Grong. Ms Cooke said the planting was the final flourish of a $17 million project which will benefit Grong Grong residents and drivers. “The landscaping work which starts today is the cherry on the top of this vital Newell Highway realignment, bringing incre

Tuesday, April 24 2018 Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke has announced that Roads and Maritime Services will start work this week on the next stage of an ongoing project to upgrade the Newell Highway at Gillenbah. Ms Cooke said the NSW Government has provided $5 million for stages two and three of the project to provide a smoother and safer road surface between the intersection of the Sturt Highway at Gillenbah and the main irrigation canal bridge at Narrandera. “Work will

Friday, March 23 2018 Customer focused, technology driven services are the future of the NSW transport system in regional NSW, with a 40-year blueprint unveiled this week. Ms Cooke today announced the Future Transport Strategy in regional NSW, designed to outline the State’s ongoing commitment to long-term growth and connectivity between regional communities and industry. She said months of community and industry consultation has ensured that the strategy’s priorities refle

February 28, 2018 Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke was joined today by Minister for Roads, Maritime and Freight Melinda Pavey as they officially opened the NSW Government’s $17 million upgrade of the Newell Highway through the Cootamundra electorate. Ms Cooke said the project, which involved building a 2.7 kilometre two-lane section of the highway to the west of Grong Grong, as well as turning lanes at intersections and a new road surface, will make access easier for heavy