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2002

January
16/1/02 Windsor welcomes Hillgrove Mine announcement
17/1/02 Show sincerity to Regional Forum Report ­ fund Equine Centre
22/1/02 Windsor calls for Parliamentary Inquiry into insurance costs
3/2/02 Windsor to be sworn in on Tuesday

February
11/2/02 Federal Government reps on Equine Centre Board inept
18/2/02 Anderson fails medical test ­ Windsor
21/2/02 Windsor supports Govt "Fair Dismissal" Bill
22/2/02 United communities win continuation of Inverell/Glen Innes air services
28/2/02 Letter to the Editor ­ "Problems in Parliament" reply
28/2/02 Room to grow in the country Bob - Windsor

March
1/3/02 Give credit where credit is due Mr Slack Smith ­ Windsor
5/3/02 Windsor welcomes Indigenous Clerical Traineeships announcement
6/3/02 The "Power of One" gets small business banking to country POs
14/3/02 PM needs to take charge on public liability insurance conference
20/3/02 Federal Government SACS Award decision could force many community groups to close
22/3/02 Windsor uses suspension of standing orders to raise importance of public liability insurance
24/3/02 Living in Harmony Program Launch

April
3/4/02 QantasLink reduction of service to Brisbane questioned
3/4/02 Windsor appointed to Parliamentary Committee
3/4/02 Windsor urges veterans to make submissions to Review Committee
8/4/02 Windsor to introduce Bill to extend diesel fuel rebate scheme to isolated and remote industries
9/4/02 Letter to the Editor ­ Veterans' Gold Card eligibility
11/4/02 Veterans' Gold Card "Qualifying Service" confusing veterans
17/4/02 Windsor supports SACS Award Groups' protest
18/4/02 Windsor poses challenges to Rural Doctors Summit
19/4/02 Indemnity insurance for medical practitioners key resolution ­ Windsor
29/4/02 Urgent attention needed to give doctors and country communities certainty of service ­ Windsor

May
1/5/02 Windsor puts Nationals on notice ­ support Zones or face country revolt!
2/5/02 Positive major projects nearing decision time ­ Windsor
13/5/02 National Party Leader dumps property rights
16/5/02 Fiscally responsible budget but... ­ Windsor
21/5/02 Tuckey's Telstra sale push shows true Government colours
27/5/02 Windsor opposes full Telstra sale as Nationals prepare to roll over again
28/5/02 Government uses numbers to stop debate on Public Liability Insurance
30/5/02 Windsor disappointed but not surprised at Equine Centre knockback

June
5/6/02 Windsor welcomes Indigenous Health funding for Armidale
5/6/02 Work For The Dole projects for Armidale & Glen Innes
12/6/02 Senate Estimates Committee identifies opportunity for breakthrough on Namoi Groundwater Funding
19/6/02 PM backs justice for farmers on property rights ­ Windsor
21/6/02 Windsor to suspend Standing Orders to bring on Zonal Taxation Debate
21/6/02 Windsor to address New States - No States Conference
25/6/02 Airport sale proceeds should be used to develop a strong regional air service through a zonal system ­ Windsor
27/6/02 Nationals let the country down ­ again ­ Windsor
27/6/02 PM agrees to meet Country delegation on regional airline issue

July
3/7/02 Windsor supports Anderson-Aquilina meeting to resolve Namoi Groundwater stalemate
4/7/02 Telstra ­ the Big Print Giveth ($187m) and the small print taketh away ­ Armidale Call Centre closes ­ 19 jobs lost
24/7/02 Windsor supports Premier's Environment Levy proposal
30/7/02 Windsor supports Armstrong over regional air enquiry duplication claim and Air Transport Council delays

August
6/8/02 Windsor welcomes Minister for Aging to New England electorate
9/8/02 Windsor welcomes Aged Care funding announcements to Bundarra and Barraba
20/8/02 Matters Of Public Importance: Environment: Climate Change (Hansard)
21/8/02 Minister drops out on 'cheap Telstra call' ­ Windsor
23/8/02 Handover of plans for the Australian Railway Monument
27/8/02 PM concedes his Government can't bind future Governments on Telstra ­ Windsor
28/8/02 Country Independents unite ­ NO to Telstra Sale
28/8/02 Namoi Groundwater users abandoned by Deputy PM ­ Windsor

September
9/9/02 Natural Heritage Trust sign presentation to Landcare groups
11/9/02 "Think Tank" to have first meeting in Armidale
13/9/02 Telstra survey in your mailbox from Monday ­ over 250,000 country people asked for opinion on Telstra Service and Sale
17/9/02 Minister not honest about Government's capacity to guarantee Telstra services if fully privatised
19/9/02 PM indicates Commonwealth will withhold Competition Policy Payments from non-complying States
19/9/02 Government and Opposition stifle vote on Iraq motion ­ Why?
25/9/02 Windsor to represent AFFA Committee at Water Conference
27/9/02 Huge Telstra Survey Response ­ Scratch A Long Way Off ­ 98.9% against Telstra sale

October
1/10/03 ­ Submission to the Regional Telecommunications Inquiry from Tony Windsor
3/10/02 ­ Windsor urges water users and communities to make submissions to water inquiry
4/10/02 ­ Good news for local export help
9/10/02 ­ Windsor hands over Survey to Telstra Countrywide for follow-up
18/10/02 ­ Regional Universities to be winners from review
21/10/02 ­ Windsor welcomes funding for CTCs in Tenterfield and Uralla
23/10/02 ­ Armidale resident's Bali Memorial passed on to PM
23/10/02 ­ Telstra Sale ­ NOT ON ­ Drifting off the agenda
24/10/02 ­ Windsor keynote speaker at Water Conference

November
12/11/02 ­ Telstra Inquiry not as rosy as political spin paints, "Scratch" still not clearly identified
12/11/02 ­ Nationals gag Drought debate
14/11/02 ­ Independents gather in Tamworth for Windsor office opening
20/11/02 ­ Applications open for 2003 Simpson Prize

December
2/12/02 ­ Windsor calls for Minister to sign off on Multi Purpose Services in Walcha, Bingara, Guyra and Warialda
3/12/02 ­ Congratulations UNE
4/12/02 ­ Keep farm workers in work before work-for-the-dole ­ Windsor
4/12/02 ­ PM confirms Government looking at dole payments to businesses affected by drought... Windsor asks locals for facts and figures to present to inquiry
12/12/02 ­ Major breakthrough on Water Property Rights ­ PM agrees to withhold Competition Payments
12/12/02 ­ Driving this Christmas? Don't be a turkey!
23/12/02 ­ There is a solution to Inverell/Glen Innes Airline Crisis