Author: Wendy Duncan
A series of affordable grant-writing workshops are being held in the Goldfields- Esperance Region during October and November 2009.
The workshops are designed to provide regional community groups the skills to develop high quality submissions when applying for grants funding and how to manage those... (05-Oct)
Author: Wendy Duncan
Member for Mining and Pastoral Region Wendy Duncan has welcomed the announcement today of $1.5 million to the Esperance Residential College however she warned that this would be insufficient to bring the accommodation up to an acceptable standard.
The allocation would be used to provide an addition... (23-Sep)
Author: Wendy Duncan
Esperance residents’ right to access basic health services under the Patient Assisted Travel Scheme (PATS) has been reinstated following the decision to keep the local office open.
Member for Mining and Pastoral Region Wendy Duncan said the office would be retained following a review undertaken by ... (04-Sep)
Author: Wendy Duncan
The long awaited Regional Grants Scheme allocations have delivered substantial and exciting projects for the Mid West region according to Member for Mining and Pastoral, Hon Wendy Duncan MLC.
“The Regional Grants Scheme is the part of the Royalties for Region promise that gives communities and comm... (30-Jun)
Author: Wendy Duncan
The long awaited Regional Grants Scheme allocations have delivered substantial and exciting projects for the Kimberley Region according to Member for Mining and Pastoral, Hon Wendy Duncan MLC.
“The Regional Grants Scheme is the part of the Royalties for Region promise that gives communities and com... (30-Jun)
Author: Wendy Duncan
The long awaited Regional Grants Scheme allocations have delivered substantial and exciting projects for the Goldfields Esperance Region according to Member for Mining and Pastoral, Hon Wendy Duncan MLC.
“The Regional Grants Scheme is the part of the Royalties for Region promise that gives communit... (30-Jun)
Author: Wendy Duncan
The long awaited Regional Grants Scheme allocations have delivered substantial and exciting projects for the Gascoyne.Region according to Member for Mining and Pastoral, Hon Wendy Duncan MLC.
“The Regional Grants Scheme is the part of the Royalties for Region promise that gives communities and comm... (30-Jun)
Author: Wendy Duncan
According to representatives of the trucking industry a heavy vehicle permit system introduced to streamline their workload has in fact meant more red tape, more time and more cost to customers.
Esperance Freight Lines Fleet Manager Trevor Furniss said the Restricted Access Vehicles (RAV) permit sy... (24-Jun)
Author: Wendy Duncan
Ms Duncan is well-equipped to handle the region having been born and raised on a Goldfields pastoral station. She was also one of the first students to be educated through th School of the Air in Kalgoorlie. Ms Duncan is currently chair of the Southern Rangelands Pastoral Advisory Group and the Gasc... (28-May)
Author: Wendy Duncan
Member for Mining and Pastoral, Hon Wendy Duncan MLC said that the Federal Government’s decision in the May budget to require students to achieve 30 hours a week work for at least 18 months in a two-year period will spell the end of any hope of country kids to reach their full potential.
“The Feder... (28-May)
Author: Wendy Duncan
Member for the Agricultural Region Wendy Duncan MLC today recognised the valuable contribution volunteers make to the Esperance and wider communities as we celebrate National Volunteer Week.
Volunteering impacts on all facets of our lives either directly or indirectly with each one of us either vol... (11-May)
Author: Wendy Duncan
Death of young children from curtain and blind cord accidents is at the centre of an investigation by the Department of Consumer Protection which is being supported by Member for the Agricultural Region, Wendy Duncan MLC.
Ms Duncan has submitted recommendations to the Consumer Products Safety Commi... (09-Apr)
Author: Wendy Duncan
The push to upgrade and extend the overcrowded Esperance Residential College has taken a major step forward with the circulation of a petition calling for support for the college.
Member for the Agricultural Region Wendy Duncan MLC has coordinated the petition which is being supported by the Isolat... (04-Mar)
Author: Wendy Duncan
The much-anticipated first round of Royalties for Regions Regional Grants Scheme money is
now available offering a total of $40 million worth of funding to communities with $4.5m
available to the Goldfields-Esperance Region.
“The Regional Grants Scheme is one of a series of funding initiatives ... (13-Feb)
Author: Wendy Duncan
Royalties for Regions has again delivered to the people of regional WA with the announcement today of a major overhaul of the Patient Assisted Travel Scheme (PATS) according to Member for the Agricultural Region, Hon Wendy Duncan MLC.
“Over the last fifteen years that I have been involved in politi... (15-Jan)