The Nationals WA will ensure access to specialist medical care is more equitable for regional West Australians by boosting the Patient Assisted Travel Scheme (PATS) to bring it in line with patient, community and health sector expectations. The $58 million commitment announced by Leader Mia Davies with candidate for Kalgoorlie Rowena Olsen in the Goldfields…
The Nationals Member for Geraldton, Ian Blayney MLA has raised concern following a spike in overtime worked by nursing staff in recent months resulting in one nurse working 18 hours continuously at Geraldton Regional Hospital (GRH). “This issue was first raised with me by a constituent who was a patient at the hospital concerned for…
The Nationals spokesperson for Agriculture, Colin de Grussa has welcomed the announcement today that the Government’s had reversed its decision to effectively transfer all legal liability and risk for the control of wild dogs on government land to Recognised Biosecurity Groups (RBG). Under a proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) issued to RBGs by the Department…
Member for the South West Colin Holt says the government’s failure to include the planned Busselton Jetty Underwater Observatory in the recent WA Recovery Plan is a missed opportunity. “It appears the City of Busselton will see very little out of the recent $252.3m stimulus package for the South West but this project – the…
Member for Geraldton Ian Blayney is disappointed that the shortfall of authorised police officers in the Gascoyne-Midwest region is continuously ignored by the Labor State Government. When this concerning matter was raised during Question Time yesterday, the Minister tried to shift the blame onto the previous Liberal-National Government, claiming no Royalties for Regions funding had…
The Nationals WA say while the Labor Government is spending big in Perth on pedestrian and bike paths under a newly-minted City Deal, they are turning a blind eye to the risks taken every day by travellers on a horror stretch of South Western Highway. Leader Mia Davies joined Nationals’ candidates Wayne Sanford (Collie-Preston) and…
The Nationals WA spokesperson for Agriculture Colin de Grussa says the Labor Government is putting animal welfare and the State’s biosecurity at risk amid concerns about the current operations of the Kalgoorlie Inspection and Decontamination Facility. The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, under the control of the Minister for Agriculture Alannah MacTiernan, operates…
Member for Geraldton Ian Blayney says residents forced to endure extended power outages are continuing to be let down by the Labor Government’s failure to increase the Extended Payment Outage Scheme (EPOS). In Parliament yesterday Mr Blayney followed up on previous answers to parliamentary questions provided by the Minister for Energy that indicated a review…
The Nationals WA have outlined a series of amendments to the State Government’s controversial Animal Welfare and Trespass Legislation Amendment Bill 2020 aimed at improving the Bill in line with community and industry expectations. Leader Mia Davies said debate had commenced on the legislation in Parliament this week with The Nationals WA introducing amendments to…
Member for Moore Shane Love MLA says the Labor Government’s regional worker incentives won’t stretch far enough to help many businesses in Moore struggling under COVID-19 restrictions. Mr Love said while the Government had to be dragged kicking and screaming to provide assistance for the agriculture sector, there wasn’t any help for other industries facing…