The New South Wales Opposition leader Luke Foley says it appears the Hunter and Central Coast regions are already facing 'payback' from the Premier for voting out local Liberal MPs.

Mr Foley said Mike Baird's decision to drop the Ministers for the Hunter, Central Coast, Illawarra, Western New South Wales and North Coast means the regions will no longer have a seat at the table.

They will instead be represented by parliamentary secretaries, except for Western Sydney which retains its Ministerial position.

Mr Foley said Mr Baird has a responsibility to govern for the whole state and described the decision as nothing other than vindictive and spiteful.

He hopes regions that recorded a swing to Labor, such as the Hunter and Central Coast, are not neglected.

"Mr Baird's no fool, and you'd be a fool to take it out on the second city in the state just because they didn't vote for you," he said.

"For all the years that Labor was in government, we felt an obligation to govern for all communities in New South Wales, including those regions that never voted Labor.

"I would hope and trust that Mr Baird would take the same view."

Wallsend Labor MP Sonia Hornery said she is worried it is retribution for the ALP's success, with Hunter voters abandoning the Coalition.

"I'm worried that it could be some payback by Baird and the Liberal Government for the people of our area and our community, and saying that, 'well, if we're not all going to vote Liberal, we don't deserve the same kind of representation'."

Scot MacDonald MLC has been given the job of Parliamentary Secretary for the Hunter.

He regularly campaigned in Newcastle in the lead-up to the election.

Mr MacDonald said the old Ministerial model did not work particularly well, and there is no suggestion of payback.

"Mike Baird all through the campaign said very clearly he was very committed to the Hunter and the Central Coast, there's no backing away from that," he said.

"I report to cabinet on a quarterly basis, and I can assure you I'll be working as hard as I possibly can for the Hunter and Central Coast."

Mr MacDonald said the regions will not suffer as a result of not having Ministerial representation.

He believes the new model will work well.

"It's up to all of us to make it work well, it is a new approach, so let's make it work," he said.

"I think the Hunter and the Central Coast are really exciting places, they're changing, and I saw that when I was there.

"Newcastle, and all the Hunter and Central Coast, are not the areas they were 20 years ago - they're changing and I'm about looking forward."