Author: Mia Davies
Member for the Agricultural Region, Mia Davies has welcomed Transport Minister Troy Buswell’s decision to provide free transport to the Kellerberrin Season Break, a community event to boost morale in the Central Wheatbelt after the recent dry season.
Ms Davies said the Transport Minister’s decision... (03-Mar)
Author: Tony Crook
Federal Member for O’Connor Tony Crook has announced that the storm and flood affected Shires of Laverton, Leonora and Menzies will be able to access natural diaster support. Mr Crook said this news would be warmly received by the families living in these areas after they were hit with heavy rain an... (02-Mar)
Author: Brendon Grylls
Regional Development Minister Brendon Grylls and Education Minister Liz Constable have announced plans to extend and upgrade the residential colleges at Esperance and Merredin.
The State Government’s Royalties for Regions program will provide $22.4million to fund the projects over the next three... (02-Mar)
Author: Terry Waldron
Cruise ships transiting through Western Australian waters are now able to operate their on-board casinos, following agreement reached between the State Government and Burswood Casino.
Racing and Gaming Minister Terry Waldron today announced the signing of a formal agreement with the operators of th... (02-Mar)
Author: Terry Waldron
This week, schools will receive new teaching resources to encourage children to use active transport including walking, bike riding and using public transport to and from school in a bid to increase children’s physical activity levels.
Choose Active Transporthas been co-ordinated by the Physical ... (02-Mar)
Author: Tony Crook
Federal Member for O’Connor Tony Crook MP has today called on the Government to support an amendment that will see students living in inner-regional areas have access to Independent Youth Allowance sooner before 2012.
Mr Crook said while the Government had acknowledged that inner-regional studen... (28-Feb)
Author: Vincent Catania
Carnarvon growers impacted by recent rainfall will have until March 18 to apply for flood recovery assistance after the deadline was extended.
Agriculture and Food Minister Terry Redman and Vince Catania MLA, Member for North West, last week inspected the latest flood damage and spoke with growers.... (28-Feb)
Author: Brendon Grylls
Hundreds of students in regional and remote areas will soon be offered a free breakfast before the start of the school day in a major expansion of the Foodbank School Breakfast Program.
Premier Colin Barnett said the highly successful program, which each week served healthy and nutritious breakfast... (28-Feb)
Author: Brendon Grylls
A Royalties for Regions-funded training facility in Pinjarra will provide formal training for apprentices in a unique partnership between the State Government and local business.
Regional Development Minister Brendon Grylls officially opened the new Pinjarra Training Facility, which is loca... (28-Feb)
Author: Brendon Grylls
Mandurah’s Rushton Park Sporting Complex will provide state-of-the-art football and community facilities after its expected completion in June this year.
Regional Development Minister Brendon Grylls today announced $125,000 further State Government Royalties for Regions funding to complete the ... (28-Feb)
Author: Wendy Duncan
Students in regional and remote areas will soon be offered a free breakfast before the start of the school day in a major expansion of the Foodbank School Breakfast Program.
The announcement made today will see $780 000 worth of Royalties for Regions funding added to the program over a four-year pe... (28-Feb)
Author: Tony Crook
Federal Member for O’Connor Tony Crook MP has refuted accusations that his vote in favour of the flood levy is a vote to “slug Western Australians”.
Mr Crook was responding to claims by Liberal Senator Dr Chris Back that the vote was “improvident” and that he had shown his “true colours” by... (25-Feb)
Author: Brendon Grylls
The goal to develop Karratha into a vibrant regional city of 50,000 took a momentous step forward with the short listing of three major development companies to partner with LandCorp to deliver one of the most ambitious projects to date in the State Government’s ‘Pilbara Cities’ vision.
... (24-Feb)
Author: Terry Redman
West Australian grain growers will soon have access to an online climate forecasting package to assist decision making ahead of the 2011 cropping season.
Opening the 2011 Agribusiness Crop Updates in Perth today, Agriculture and Food Minister Terry Redman said the new statistical seasonal... (23-Feb)
Author: Tony Crook
Federal Member for O’Connor, Tony Crook MP, is encouraging his constituents to apply for funding under The Regional and Rural Research and Development Grants (RRRDG)program.
Infrastructure, small local government and community support and nationally-recognised conferences are among the priorities f... (23-Feb)