Author: Terry Waldron
Deputy Leader of The Nationals and local Member for Wagin Terry Waldron has called on the State Treasurer Eric Ripper to provide equity for inland country WA in this week’s State budget.
“I have called on the Treasurer to prioritise important projects for our region and provide increased funding fo... (02-May)
Author: Terry Waldron
Deputy Leader of The Nationals and Member for Wagin Terry Waldron says
community swimming pools in many country towns could be forced to close down
unless the State Government introduced a program to assist local councils meet the
needs of upgrading the facilities.
Mr Waldron said that t... (28-Apr)
Author: Terry Waldron
The Nationals deputy leader and Member for Wagin Terry Waldron called in Parliament last week for the Government to apply more rigour in supervision of those placed on community based orders by the courts.
“There is no doubt more case managers and community correction officers are required to ensur... (18-Apr)
Author: Terry Waldron
The Nationals WA deputy leader Terry Waldron has condemned the decision to axe the Rural Crime Squad, following hot on the heels of the closure of six regional police stations last year.
Mr Waldron said the axing of the four-man squad meant that there would be no specialist attention to agricultura... (14-Apr)
Author: Terry Waldron
Deputy Leader of The Nationals and Member for Wagin Terry Waldron has welcomed the decision by Planning and Infrastructure Minister Alannah MacTiernan to review the current rules applying to air conditioning WA school buses.
“I had the opportunity in State Parliament to again raise several is... (04-Apr)
Author: Terry Waldron
Nationals’ health spokesperson and Member for Wagin Terry Waldron strongly attacked Health Minister Jim McGinty in Parliament this week over the stark revelations by his former Manager of Country Health, citing serious safety concerns and possible dangers that have emerged with the running down of t... (04-Apr)
Author: Terry Waldron
Deputy Leader of The Nationals and Member for Wagin Terry Waldron has called for greater flexibility in child care programs and regulations for rural WA.
“There is a huge and ever growing demand for child care services in our country communities which, at present under the current regulations, we c... (31-Mar)
Author: Terry Waldron
Deputy Leader of The Nationals and Member for Wagin Terry Waldron has welcomed the Education Minister’s announcement of changes to the process of appointing school principals.
“After six years of lobbying strongly for a change in the flawed old system, I welcome enthusiastically the announced chang... (14-Mar)
Author: Terry Waldron
The Nationals deputy leader and Member for Wagin Terry Waldron has labelled the State Government’s treatment of regional towns pathetic, after a six-month overdue review concluded that the deep sewerage program for small country towns should be canned.
Mr Waldron said it was unacceptable that the G... (29-Feb)
Author: Terry Waldron
The Nationals WA have joined with DonateWest to help raise awareness of the importance of registering for organ donation.
Local Nationals Member for Wagin Terry Waldron and his Parliamentary colleagues signed onto the Australian Organ Donor Register and urged others to do the same and to speak to t... (22-Feb)
Author: Terry Waldron
Member for Wagin Terry Waldron is pleased to inform schools within his electorate that the Legislative Assembly will be holding the Regional sitting of parliament in Bunbury.
“Each year the Legislative Assembly holds a week of Parliament in the regional areas and 2008 will see Bunbury as the host,”... (15-Feb)
Author: Terry Waldron
Nationals health spokesman and local Member for Wagin Terry Waldron has called on the State Government and WA Country Health under the new directorship of health, to change its strategy on country hospitals and upgrade the services to and the roles of our country hospitals.
“With the ... (08-Feb)
Author: Terry Waldron
Local Member for Wagin and Deputy Leader of The Nationals WA Terry Waldron has arranged a meeting with senior Australia Post executives this month to air and pursue issues affecting licensed post offices in our country towns.
“I have had strong representation from several operators of licensed post... (01-Feb)
Author: Terry Waldron
Nationals Deputy Leader and local member for Wagin Terry Waldron has backed the recent call by the RAC to increase dramatically road funding for country road improvements, to make dangerous country roads safer.
“Funding for inland country roads has been slashed under the Labor Government and there ... (17-Jan)