Member for Barwon Roy Butler MP hosted Minister for Local Government, Ron Hoening MP on a tour around the electorate.

In Broken Hill the pair visited the NSW operational base of the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS).

"Health Minister Ryan Park MP made the announcement of $15 million in funding for the Royal Flying Doctor Service NSW / ACT so that they continue their important work, providing aeromedical and other vital health services to regional and remote NSW," Mr Butler said.

"It was nice to be able to meet with Broken Hill RFDS staff again to celebrate the services they provide and the grant that will sustain their services.

"Thanks again to Ryan Park MP and his team for their work on this."

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At the invitation of Broken Hill City Council Mayor Tom Kennedy, the two MPs took a look at the council’s newNSW funded $3.8m netball courts.

"The people of Broken Hill really love their sport," Mr Butler said.

"It’s an AFL city, but they are also strong on other footy codes and sports including netball.

"This is a very impressive facility, built to international standards.

"It’s fantastic to see these sort of projects come to fruition. This is a facility of which the council and the city can be justly proud."

Mr Butler and Hoening took a tour of Broken Hill's Line of Lode Precinct, guided by Chris Dougherty from Foundation Broken Hill.

"The Line of Lode Precinct is one of those must-see places in Broken Hill," Mr Butler said.

"Under the direction of Foundation Broken Hill it includes the Miner’s Memorial, a moving tribute to all the miners who have lost their lives on the job.

"There is also the Broken Earth complex a restaurant, which has recently had a major refit of its kitchen.

"This precinct already draws a multitude of tourists every year - I met a few while I was there with minister - but hopefully the restaurant will open soon and realise even more of the potential of this amazing part of the city."

The pair also visited Silverton to ride camels.

"Camels have had a long association with arid areas of Australia, including Silverton," Mr Butler said.

"Petah from Silverton Outback Camels is a font of knowledge about the history of camels in this part of the world and also knows a lot about camels generally.

"She took myself and Ron Hoenig for a bit of ride around the bush at Silverton, along with a group of tourists.

"Petah gets hundreds of tourists a year through her business. It is unique experiences like this that draw people from all around the world to this corner of Barwon.

"Full disclosure - Petah is a good mate I used to work with."

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