Yes, there is a lot to like about the idea of the "all care, no responsibility" attitude that opposition MPs can often adopt - and it's true that being in a position to make decisions on issues such as the future of greyhound racing or council amalgamations can win you more enemies than friends - but when it comes time to deliver for your electorate nothing can compare with direct access to the decision makers and bean counters.

And the Member for Murray Austin Evans has been making the most of sitting with the government on the treasury benches.

There was the announcement of more funding for Murrumbidgee Regional High and there was money to seal Boorga Road on Tuesday.

He was at it again on Thursday with state's Assistant Minister for Skills Adam Marshall announcing a NSW TAFE shared services hub for Griffith.

And while a looming election might have played its part in the timing of the announcement, truck drivers and farmers driving along Boorga Road will be glad it's finally sealed.

But Mr Evans could not have made any of this week's announcements if there was a Labor Government in power.

No opposition MP is currently calling press conferences to make grand announcements because the money is simply not being handed to them.

It's the reality of political pragmatism and was always the unspoken way of the world - until recently.

Premier Gladys Berejiklian changed the conversation in Orange in February when she made a pledge for a new $25 million sports directly dependent on a Coalition MP being elected to replace Phil Donato from the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party.

There was no fudging of terms, no confusion of language - it was a straight out threat to the voters of Orange.

Of course, the Premier has since backed down on the threat. There's every chance had there been a Nationals MP in Orange, the pledge would have been in the budget before pre-poll started.

But we can't be too harsh on the government - all sides of politics are as bad as the other when it comes to wringing out every last advantage while in power.

It can be a dirty game, politics, and it's a game that's being played with our money.