Member for Hornsby

The NSW Government has announced the Wollemi Pines, in the Blue Mountains World Heritage Area, will be the first site in the State to be declared an Asset of Intergenerational Significance.

The declaration is a legally recognised mechanism to bolster existing measures that protect the species for future generations.

Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the historic declaration recognises the extraordinary global significance of the Wollemi Pines, with some of the adult trees estimated to be up to a thousand years old. 

The NSW Government has released the final report of a Spring 2020  survey showing just over 14,000 wild horses call the Kosciuszko National Park home.

Environment Minister Matt Kean has welcomed the new data saying the results reinforced the need to manage the horse population through approaches including passive trapping and re-homing.

“I remain 100% committed to managing the very sensitive areas of the iconic Kosciuszko National Park on the basis of the best available science,” Mr Kean said.

Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital has become the first public hospital in NSW with a robotic pharmacy, with the $265 million Stage 2 redevelopment on track for completion next year.

Health Minister Brad Hazzard, along with Member for Hornsby Matt Kean, saw the robotic dispensing and stocktaking system in motion today and toured the newly opened 12-bed Intensive Care Unit.

NSW is set to become an energy and economic superpower, with the Electricity Infrastructure Investment Bill 2020 passing through the NSW Parliament today.

Minister for Energy Matt Kean says it’s a great day for our State and a great day for our country.

“This Bill will enable us to get on with delivering the energy infrastructure we need to keep the lights on and get electricity prices down for homes and businesses across our great State,” Mr Kean said.

For more than a decade, Australian politics has been ravaged by the climate wars, dividing the country between those focused on the economy and those focused on addressing climate change.

But two things have changed since the climate wars began.  

The NSW Budget has been handed down with a focus on kick-starting the economy and keeping our community safe. 

Member for Hornsby Matt Kean MP said this budget is about helping families, job creation and ensuring our health system continues to be world-class.

“The NSW State Government is committed to ensuring our community is kept safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. That is why we are investing in our health system,” Mr Kean said.

“This will include $60 million this year for the continued redevelopment of Hornsby Hospital.”

The brand new paediatrics unit at Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital is open for business with staff thrilled to be in their new home.

Paediatrics is the second department to open in the brand new 6 storey clinical services building. The centrepiece of the $265 million Stage two redevelopment of the hospital.

Member for Hornsby Matt Kean and Member for Ku-ring-gai Alister Henskens SC took a tour of the new department which includes additional beds for patients and a better play area for younger children and a recreation room with study area for older children.

SOLAR POWER | Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital has gone solar now boasting one of the largest solar photovoltaic (PV) system on a healthcare facility in NSW.

The green initiative is part of a statewide solar program which was launched by Minister for Environment and local Member of Parliament (Hornsby), Matt Kean, and Minister for Health, Brad Hazzard in January.

As the has a large roof space and relatively new buildings, the campus was selected to be one of the first hospitals in the state to have solar energy, with an estimated combined size of 865 kilowatts (kW).