The Nationals WA Agriculture spokesperson Colin de Grussa has slammed the Labor Government for its tardy and piecemeal response to the acute worker shortage in the State’s agriculture and hospitality sectors. In a motion moved by Mr de Grussa and passed in the Legislative Council, he called on Government to do more to help farmers…
Candidate for Albany Delma Baesjou says The Nationals WA commitment to provide free entry to the National Anzac Centre would be beneficial for the city and would encourage visitation to the Great Southern. The motion to endorse free entry and advocate for a $20 million joint State and Federal investment to further develop the fortress…
Thirty five groups across Moore will benefit from funds awarded under the inaugural Shane Love’s Moore Community Grant round. Applications came from all corners of the electorate and Mr Love said he’d been overwhelmed by the number of applications. “Unfortunately I could not fund them all, but the quality of the applications was a sure sign of…
Ensuring our regions are equipped to lead Western Australia’s recovery from COVID-19 will underpin The Nationals WA campaign for next year’s State Election. Leader Mia Davies told the 170-strong crowd at the party’s State Conference in Albany today The Nationals were determined to restore the integrity of Royalties for Regions if returned to Government next…
Member for Warren-Blackwood Terry Redman says the Labor Government has again put the reliable supply of energy across WA in the too-hard basket by favouring metropolitan power projects at the expense of regional investment. Mr Redman, The Nationals WA energy spokesperson, has confirmed through questions in Parliament that the Minister for Energy has simply paid…
The Nationals WA say the Agriculture Minister continues to fail the State’s farmers and growers with her latest half-baked attempt to solve the agriculture sector’s acute workforce shortages. Leader Mia Davies said the Labor Government’s plan to borrow overseas workers lured to the Northern Territory was too little, too late for WA’s agricultural and horticultural…
The Nationals WA say the Labor Government has missed an opportunity to use the Budget surplus to breathe life back into Royalties for Regions to support regional WA’s economic recovery in a post-COVID-19 world. Leader Mia Davies said the $1.2 billion surplus announced today by the Treasurer was built by killing off the transformational regional…
Local Member Mia Davies MLA has launched her annual Christmas card competition and this year for the first time is opening it up to all children aged between six and eleven years old who live in the Central Wheatbelt electorate. Previously Ms Davies has invited schools in her electorate to nominate classes to participate in…
The Nationals WA have welcomed the $80 million commitment to fund road improvements in Wheatbelt Secondary Freight Network (WSFN) announced in the 2020-21 Federal Budget. Local MP Mia Davies MLA said the project was critical to road safety and productivity in the region and was a worthy recipient of continued support from the Commonwealth. “The…
Moore MP Shane Love MLA says an alarming rise in the percentage of drownings in regional WA emphasises the need for greater water education across the State. He said the disappointing figures in the National Drowning Report 2020 had galvanised The Nationals WA commitment to provide free VacSwim courses for children in regional WA if…