Matt Kean MP

A series of TV advertisements will screen in regional areas in a bid to reduce the number of people injured or killed in quad bike accidents, the State Government said.

NSW Better Regulation minister, Matt Kean, said the campaign aims to remind people about how to ride safely.

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A confronting new advertising campaign aimed at reducing the number of people killed or injured in quad bike accidents will begin airing across regional NSW this week. 

It follows Minister for Better Regulation Matt Kean’s recent announcement of free training and a free helmet for those who complete the course. 

The campaign includes two real-life stories, including one about Tamworth teen Amber Thomas who sustained shocking facial injuries in an accident when she was just 14.

Minister for Innovation and Better Regulation Matt Kean believes he can slash the number of unresolved complaints from the current 5000 a year. A further 50,000 dubbed consumers aren't even bringing their problems to Fair Trading, he says, so he wants to make it worth their while to do so.

In his first expansive interview since being appointed three months ago, the state MP for Hornsby says he wants to be a champion of the little guy.

A push back against underquoting of property prices is in train, with tougher penalties for the practice recently coming into force in Victoria and a strengthening of the laws under consideration in NSW.

NSW Minister for Innovation and Better Regulation Matt Kean said the evidence suggested the new laws may be effective, but said it was timely to review them.

NSW Fair Trading’s My Place roadshow will help educate local consumers, traders, licensees, landlords, and residents when the program visits Hornsby next week. 

Launched in 2003 as the Regional Access Program, My Place helps consumers understand their rights while simultaneously ensuring businesses are aware of their responsibilities as traders. 

Minister for Innovation and Better Regulation and Member for Hornsby, Matt Kean, said the program would include an information session for Woniora Retirement Village residents to help raise awareness of costly scams.

Hornsby MP Matt Kean MP has announced the 19th and last roadheader to enter the $3 billion NorthConnex project will be named Dahlia after the tunnel manager's daughter.

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Holbrook residents will receive an extra $370,000 of funding to help remediate homes affected by loose-fill asbestos.

The NSW Government and Greater Hume Shire Council will contribute $222,000 to homeowners participating in the voluntary purchase and demolition program.

In addition, the NSW Government has announced an extra $4,000 per household – for all NSW residents currently taking part in the $278 million state-wide program – to buy new furniture for their homes. Previously, residents could access $1,000 to replace soft furnishings.

Former Property Manager Mark Kolodynski has been jailed for 18-months for stealing $370,000 from trust accounts of two real estate agents. An investigation by NSW Department of Fair Trading found the trail of money led to his personal TAB account. "If you choose to do the wrong thing, Fair Trading will come after you, and you will be prosecuted," said the NSW Better Regulation Minister Matt Kean. "This results reflects the hard work of Fair Trading's investigators."

Former property manager Mark Anthony Kolodynski has been sentenced to 18-months in jail with a 12-month non-parole period for stealing more than $370,000 from real estate trust accounts.

Mr Kolodynski, of Panania, pleaded guilty in Parramatta Court to taking the funds during his employment as a strata manager and rental property manager.

Minister for Innovation and Better Regulation Matt Kean said this is a timely warning to anyone thinking about stealing other people’s hard-earned money.