The NSW premier admits the state government needs to do better for regional communities during a meeting with hundreds of residents at Broken Hill.
Premier Chris Minns heard about the priorities of far-west NSW first hand at a community cabinet forum in Broken Hill.NSW Premier Chris Minns and his cabinet ministers fronted a crowd of more than 200 people in the Broken Hill Community Cabinet .
This was the second time in a month the premier and some of his key ministers had visited the outback city, after a significant storm event caused ongoing power disruptions in the region.ABC Broken Hill: Oliver BrownAnd despite network operator Transgrid reconnecting the far west to the grid last week, it was clear the event and its implications for locals were still on the premier's mind.
The power crisis was the only topic on the agenda, with plenty of passionate organisation representatives and community members speaking directly to the ministers about topics important to them. At the same time, he acknowledged there was a need to do better across multiple portfolios to make sure regional communities were not left behind their metropolitan counterparts.
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