Author: Grant Woodhams
Member for Moore, Grant Woodhams MLA has welcomed the announcement by the Minister for Energy, Hon Peter Collier, that the Distribution Headworks Scheme will be fully subsidised from July 1st.
The headworks charge is a one-off payment for customers to connect to the electricity network, or upgrad... (03-Jun)
Author: Mia Davies
Member for the Agricultural Region Mia Davies has welcomed yesterday’s announcement that regional businesses wanting to establish or expand in edge of electricity grid and remote locations will be assisted with funding from Royalties for Regions.
Ms Davies said this is huge win for regional busines... (02-Jun)
Author: Wendy Duncan
Regional small businesses will benefit from two key changes to the way electricity charges are administered in regional Western Australia, according to Member for the Mining and Pastoral Region Hon Wendy Duncan MLC.
Ms Duncan welcomed the announcement on Tuesday by Minister for Energy, Peter Collie... (02-Jun)
Author: Grant Woodhams
Member for Moore, Hon Grant Woodhams MLA has expressed his concern over the cancellation of the Greyhound shuttle service from the Great Northern Highway Binnu to Kalbarri.
The service was provided three times a week through a contracted service and provided a shuttle service for passengers trav... (01-Jun)
Author: Terry Redman
The Member for Blackwood-Stirling Terry Redman has welcomed the scrapping of the Labor government’s unfair Distribution Headworks Charge.
Mr Redman joined Energy Minister Peter Collier in Denmark today to announce the headworks charge will be totally subsidised for eligible customers requiring a ... (01-Jun)
Author: Mia Davies
Member for the Agricultural Region, Mia Davies MLC, has welcomed the Government’s reinvestment in the infill sewage program, saying those areas that need it the most should be done as soon as possible.
A total of $100 million over four years was committed to the program in the recent State Budget, ... (01-Jun)
Author: Terry Waldron
Sport and Recreation Minister Terry Waldron has announced $798,000 for 37 projects under the February 2010 round of the Community Sporting and Recreation Facilities Fund (CSRFF) Small Grants program.
The small grants, for projects under $150,000, open in February and July each year wit... (31-May)
Author: Lynne Craigie
Nationals’ MPs, supporters and locals gathered for a social evening in Broome at the Pinctada Cable Beach Resort on Tuesday 19 January 2010.Leader of the Nationals WA and Minister for Regional Development and Lands, Brendon Grylls; Member for the Mining and Pastoral Region, Wendy Duncan; and Member ... (31-May)
Author: Lynne Craigie
The Nationals will today commence a new television advertising campaign calling on Western Australian’s to demand their fair share at the upcoming Federal Election.State President of The Nationals WA Colin Holt said regional areas in WA have been underrepresented in Federal Parliament for too long. ... (31-May)
Author: Lynne Craigie
The Nationals Federal candidate for Durack, Lynne Craigie, has urged the Federal Government to honour its commitment to introduce a Flow-Through Shares Scheme (FTS) to promote investment and exploration in Australia’s resources industry. Ms Craigie, and State Member for Mining & Pastoral Region, Hon... (31-May)
Author: Lynne Craigie
Barry Haase’s recent letter only goes to show why WA continues to lose out to the Eastern States when it comes to services and infrastructure. Of course politics is about numbers, but gaining a majority is not the only way to influence political outcomes. As The Nationals have clearly demonstrated b... (31-May)
Author: Lynne Craigie
The Nationals will today commence a new television advertising campaign calling on Western Australian’s to demand their fair share at the upcoming Federal Election.State President of The Nationals WA Colin Holt said regional areas in WA have been underrepresented in Federal Parliament for too long. ... (31-May)
Author: Mia Davies
Member for Central Wheatbelt, Brendon Grylls and Member for the Agricultural Region, Mia Davies have called on the Federal Government to review current child care legislation to better cater for small, regional day care facilities.
“Red tape and a Canberra-centric attitude are creating major ... (27-May)
Author: Philip Gardiner
Hon Philip Gardiner MLC, Member for the Agricultural Region, today labelled the call by two City of Fremantle councillors to end the live export trade out of the port as ill-informed and ignorant of the facts.
The West Australian today revealed that Fremantle mayor, Brad Pettit and fellow council... (27-May)
Author: Colin Holt
Nationals’ member for the South West Region, Colin Holt MLC, has welcomed the government’s reinvestment in the infill sewage program, saying that those areas that need it the most should be done as soon as possible.
“There are many areas that desperately need it, none more so than the area known as... (27-May)