Author: Terry Redman
Agriculture and Food Minister Terry Redman today announced an agreement between the Department of Agriculture and Food and the Royal Agricultural Society (RAS) to boost the profile of agriculture in Western Australia.
“The agriculture and food industries are worth around $8billion annually to the W... (15-Sep)
Author: Terry Redman
The future of the Department of Agriculture and Food’s internationally renowned lupin breeding program has been assured by new five-year, $14million funding.
Agriculture and Food Minister Terry Redman said the State Government would contribute $9million and the Grains Research and Development Corpo... (10-Sep)
Author: Terry Redman
Agriculture and Food Minister Terry Redman today opened a new state-of-the-art strawberry packing house and launched a new variety of strawberry in Wanneroo.
Mr Redman said it was a little known fact that strawberries are Western Australia’s most valuable fruit export.
“More than 80 per cent of Au... (04-Sep)
Author: Terry Redman
Agriculture and Food Minister Terry Redman today presented $44,000 to the Ravensthorpe Declared Species Group (DSG) to help tackle the threat of wild dogs in the area.
Speaking at the Newdegate field day, Mr Redman said the funds were part of an ongoing commitment by the State Government to biosecu... (03-Sep)
Author: Terry Redman
Agriculture and Food Minister Terry Redman today called for women who wanted to make a difference to their community to nominate for the Rural Remote and Regional (RRR) Women’s Network of Western Australia reference group.
Mr Redman said the influential group represented the interests of more than ... (01-Sep)
Author: Terry Redman
Agriculture and Food Minister Terry Redman has urged Western Australia‟s agriculture and food industries to have input into the State Government‟s plans to support the future development of their multi-billion dollar sector.
Mr Redman today released four draft industry plans and invited feedback on... (01-Sep)
Author: Terry Redman
Agriculture and Food Minister Terry Redman today launched a landmark new strategy to help farmers in the North Eastern Agricultural Region (NEAR) respond to drought and changes in climate.
Speaking at the Mullewa Field Day, Mr Redman said the State Government has committed an initial $1.75million f... (25-Aug)
Author: Terry Redman
WA grains will be headed for even more export markets with Agriculture and Food Minister Terry Redman today announcing a new Centre for Grain Food Innovation.
Speaking at the Grains West Expo today, Mr Redman said a collaboration agreement between the Department of Agriculture and Food, CSIRO and C... (18-Aug)
Author: Terry Redman
Farmers in the Geraldton area today saw first-hand the progress of the genetically modified (GM) canola trial being grown in the region. The trial, located on the Department of Agriculture and Food’s Northern Sandplain Research Annexe, was one of 20 GM canola trials sown across the State in 2009.
T... (14-Aug)
Author: Terry Redman
Member for Stirling Terry Redman has expressed concern over the regional implications of
an Economic Regulation Authority (ERA) report into developer contributions to the Water
Corporation for water infrastructure costs.
“The report recommends land developers should pay a water headworks charge... (29-Jul)
Author: Terry Redman
Health Minister Jim McGinty has agreed to consider an increase in Patient Assisted Travel Scheme (PATS) subsidies after questioning from the Member for Stirling, Terry Redman.
In Parliament last week, Mr Redman introduced a motion calling on the State Government to increase PATS subsidies as a matt... (23-Jul)
Author: Terry Redman
Member for Stirling Terry Redman and Nationals candidate for Albany Sam Harma have
highlighted the lack of certainty surrounding Albany’s future water supplies, and say the State
Government is glossing over the growing problems.
“When the Premier opened the new water tank in March this year, he... (18-Jul)
Author: Terry Redman
Member for Stirling and Candidate for Blackwood-Stirling Terry Redman has
described the State Government’s decision to spend almost $60,000 of taxpayer’s
money on pre-election research into shopping hours as a pointless waste, and says
the money would have been better spent on a regional project.... (18-Jul)
Author: Terry Redman
Stirling MLA Terry Redman says the public is entitled to know what has become of the State Government’s ‘dental workforce strategy’ which was to have been finalised in August 2007.
Mr Redman was referring to a ‘workforce plan’ document which the Government claimed was being developed to ensure the ... (14-Jul)
Author: Terry Redman
Stirling MLA Terry Redman took the Health Minister to task in State Parliament
yesterday, over what Mr Redman says is the State Government’s abandonment of
the mobile dental service to Western Australian country schools.
“The mobile dental service to schools at Bridgetown, Greenbushes, Bo... (11-Jun)