Author: Brendon Grylls
Regional aviation facilities across Western Australia will continue to benefit from the Regional Airport Development Scheme (RADS), with the announcement of almost $14million in grants for 2012-13 and 2013-14.
Transport Minister Troy Buswell said the grants would comprise $10million from th... (29-Nov)
Author: Tony Crook
Nationals WA Federal Member for O’Connor Mr Tony Crook MP and Member for the South West Region Hon Colin Holt MLC have welcomed a major funding commitment from the Federal Government towards the Centenary of Anzac Commemorations in Albany.
The Albany Anzac Interpretive Centre was officially announc... (28-Nov)
Author: Tony Crook
Nationals WA Federal Member for O’Connor Tony Crook has extended his gratitude to former Speaker of the House, Hon Harry Jenkins MP today.
As Parliament resumed this morning, Mr Jenkins handed in his resignation from the role of Speaker to take a more active role in the Labor Party.
Mr Crook tha... (28-Nov)
Author: Terry Waldron
Regional child care providers will benefit from a $9.3m additional State Government Royalties for Regions funding over the next four years.
Local member for Wagin Terry Waldron welcomed the announcement, saying that the funding provided a lifeline to community child care providers in the Wagin el... (28-Nov)
Author: Terry Waldron
Regional Western Australia has emerged as the clear winner of the 2011 Sport and Recreation Industry Awards, with close to half of all category winners connected to the regions.
Sport and Recreation Minister Terry Waldron congratulated all the award winners at the event in Perth last night, in part... (28-Nov)
Author: Brendon Grylls
Twenty-six regional events across Western Australia have received a funding boost, thanks to an extraordinary, one-off round of Eventscorp’s Regional Events Scheme (RES), funded by the State Government’s Royalties for Regions program.
Tourism Minister Kim Hames said the RES would provide $3million... (28-Nov)
Author: Brendon Grylls
Industrial land development in the Pilbara is gearing up with works to create new light industrial and transport lots at the Wedgefield Industrial Estate near Port Hedland.
Lands Minister Brendon Grylls said civil works commenced earlier this month to create 37 lots in a new part of the Wed... (28-Nov)
Author: Mia Davies
Member for the Agricultural Region, Mia Davies joined a selection of Year 10 students from Great Southern schools for a workshop on ethical decision-making on Monday this week.
As part of the Great Southern School Youth Forum, Ms Davies shared her experience as a Member of Parliament and th... (24-Nov)
Author: Mia Davies
Member for the Agricultural Region, Mia Davies has welcomed the launch of a $350,000 small business resilience support package.
Ms Davies said the State Government’s 2011 Small Business Grant Scheme would assist businesses in the Agricultural Region to recover from the dry season crisis of... (24-Nov)
Author: Tony Crook
NATIONALS WA Federal Member for O’Connor Tony Crook has condemned both major parties for refusing to support his Private Member’s Motion to establish a floor on GST relativities.
Mr Crook’s Private Member’s Motion was voted down by both Federal Labor and the Liberals in the House of Representatives... (24-Nov)
Author: Mia Davies
Member for the Agricultural Region, Mia Davies has congratulated the Shire of West Arthur on being selected as the state winner of the 2011 Tidy Towns – Sustainable Communities award.
Other Agricultural Region towns – Northampton and Quairading – were named regional winners.
Ms Dav... (24-Nov)
Author: Max Trenorden
“The Federal Minister for Immigration’s representatives at every community meeting held with the people of Northam had assured the community that there would be adequate security and there was nothing to fear; the stark reality is that there was no provision put in place to ensure that safety of the... (24-Nov)
Author: Wendy Duncan
To celebrate the start of Disability Awareness week, Member for Mining and Pastoral Wendy Duncan MLC will host a DisabiliTea Morning Tea on Monday 28 to raise awareness of the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
Ms Duncan said the morning tea would highlight the NDIS and the Every Australian... (23-Nov)
Author: Tony Crook
NATIONALS WA Federal Member for O’Connor Tony Crook MP has welcomed a new initiative from The Nationals WA to lend assistance to regional child care centres.
Regional child care centres are set to benefit from $9.3 million in Royalties for Regions funding over four years through the Regional Child ... (23-Nov)
Author: Tony Crook
IN THE aftermath of the Gillard Government’s Minerals Resource Rent Tax (Mining Tax) being passed through the House of Representative’s last night, Nationals WA Federal Member for O’Connor Tony Crook MP has issued a warning to regional Western Australia.
“This anti-Western Australian tax will cost ... (23-Nov)