Three projects in the Wagin electorate will share in $420,001 through the State Government’s Regional Grants Scheme (RGS). The Great Southern Development Commission (GSDC) announced the grant recipients of the electorate’s RGS on Friday, made possible by Royalties for Regions (RfR). Member for Wagin Terry Waldron MLA said the RGS provided one-off grants to community,…
Member for Agricultural Region Martin Aldridge MLC has used a submission to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) Domestic Mobile Roaming Declaration Inquiry to express caution about any move to force access to existing mobile networks. The ACCC inquiry was initiated to consider the introduction of regulated inter-carrier roaming, however Mr Aldridge said the…
Country age pensioners will continue to benefit from the Country Age Pension Fuel Card, thanks to an additional $106 million investment by Royalties for Regions. Member for the Mining and Pastoral Region Dave Grills MLC welcomed this week’s announcement that the scheme would be extended for a further three years from 2017-18 to 2019-20. “The…
Water Corporation customers in Frankland, Ongerup and Jerramungup will benefit from an $8.2 million investment to upgrade water treatment plants in the three towns. Member for Wagin Terry Waldron MLA has today welcomed the upgrades. “This is great news for residents in these Wagin electorate communities,” Mr Waldron said. “Work in Ongerup and Jerramungup had…
Child care services in the Mining and Pastoral Region will be bolstered by a $3 million investment into enhancing the sustainability and quality of child care services across regional Western Australia, thanks to Royalties for Regions. Member for the Mining and Pastoral Region Dave Grills MLC said today’s announcement would fund the second stage of…
Sixteen projects in the Wagin electorate will share in nearly $500,000 through the State Government’s Community Chest Fund (CCF). The Great Southern Development Commission, Wheatbelt Development Commission and the Peel Development Commission announced the 16 latest local grants on Friday, which were all made possible by Royalties for Regions. Member for Wagin Terry Waldron MLA…
Member for Kalgoorlie, Wendy Duncan MLA, is pleased that eligible country age pensioners will continue to benefit from the Country Age Pension Fuel Card, thanks to an additional $106 million investment by Royalties for Regions. “Under the Nationals WA policy, the Country Age Pensioner Fuel Card was introduced in 2009 to help regional pensioners who…
A host of local projects in the Goldfields-Esperance region will benefit from the latest rounds of the Community Chest Fund (CCF) and Regional Grants Scheme (RGS), both made possible by Royalties for Regions. Member for Mining and Pastoral Region Dave Grills MLC said the State Government’s CCF funding stream specifically provided one-off grants to community,…
Five community groups in the Kimberley are set to take up the fight against crime and anti-social behaviour,thanks to support from the Liberal National Government. The Kimberley groups are among 37 successful recipients to share in $798,442 from the State Government’s crime prevention grants program. Member for the Mining and Pastoral Region Dave Grills MLC…
Member for the Mining and Pastoral Region Dave Grills MLC has welcomed more than $2 million for 28 Kimberley community groups, thanks to the latest rounds of the Royalties for Regions Community Chest Fund (CCF) and Regional Grants Scheme (RGS). Mr Grills said the State Government’s CCF funding program offered one-off grants to community, public…