The Latest Breaking News from Mark Banasiak

'Bullied and exploited': dying man lashes energy group

An energy authority has come under fire over its tactics in trying to acquire a property from a dying man as part of a major transmission line project.

AAP · Aug 29, 2025

Ian Barry's last stand: the brutal toll of the clean energy transition

Ian Barry's last ditch effort to save his Cedar Creek sanctuary.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 20, 2024

Crescent Head dog walkers have win over National Parks and Wildlife Service for beach access

The community faced losing access to the beach they had used for years, but they fear others may face the same battle with National Parks and Wildlife Service changing boundaries.

ABC News · Mar 3, 2023

MP says level crossings demand attention in port road, rail planning

NSW upper house MP Mark Banasiak has called for a clear government strategy on how containers will move in and out of a proposed freight terminal at Mayfield.

Newcastle Herald · Nov 13, 2022

Questions raised over lack of investigation into Cooma's burst water tank during Black Summer bushfires

As much of NSW's south-east burned during the night of January 4, 2020, an unexpected flood inundated dozens of homes when a water tank in north Cooma burst..

ABC News · Oct 28, 2022

Robert Borsak says Independent MP Helen Dalton should be 'clocked' after heated debate in NSW Parliament

Shooters, Fishers and Farmers MLC Robert Borsak is recorded in the upper house saying Independent MP Helen Dalton should be "clocked" following a fiery debate.

ABC News · Sep 27, 2022

‘Should have clocked her’: NSW Shooters MP told to apologise over alleged comment in parliament

Remark prompts new concerns about complaints procedure following scathing review of Macquarie Street culture

The Guardian - AU · Sep 27, 2022

Why NSW is heading towards timber 'crisis'

A looming timber "crisis" threatens to create yet another headache for people desperately trying to break into the property market.

AAP · Sep 15, 2022

Compo calls for non-commercial beekeepers

Amateur beekeepers have called for inclusion in a compensation scheme being drawn up by the NSW government to cover destroying hives infected with varroa mite.

AAP · Jul 1, 2022

Taxi industry reforms in focus at Wallsend meeting

The state government's proposed taxi industry reforms will be the focus of a meeting at Wallsend Diggers on Thursday evening.

Newcastle Herald · Jun 14, 2022