Labor continues to trash Royalties for Regions with its move today to vote against a motion of support for the ground-breaking rural investment program Since 2017, the Labor Government has ravaged RfR, denying small businesses, workers and families much-needed support to grow their communities. Member for South West Colin Holt today moved a motion in…
The Nationals WA Member for South West Colin Holt says the Premier needs to arrive in Albany later this week with a $25,000 cheque to fix a funding shortfall in the city’s 2020 Anzac Day commemorations. Mr Holt is calling on the Labor Government to cover expenses associated with extending the city’s renowned April 25…
The Nationals WA are supporting calls from the WA dairy industry for the major supermarkets and processors to immediately return an extra 5c per litre of milk to the farm gate. Member for the South West Colin Holt, whose electorate is home to the majority of WA’s dairy industry, said the dairy sector was in…
Racing and gaming spokesperson Colin Holt says State Government plans for the protection of retired racehorses has been carbon copied from a Nationals WA policy announced a year ago. During debate over the proposed introduction of a new tax on wagering last December, Mr Holt distributed a discussion paper to key members of the industry…
The Labor Government has delivered a harsh “take it or leave it” message to WA’s racing industry shortchanging them by millions of dollars. Under the legislation pushed through Parliament yesterday, just 35 per cent from the sale of the TAB will go to the racing industry, with the rest being used to patch up budget…
1 August 2019 Failure to rollout Urgent Care Clinic in Albany The McGowan Government’s election promise to rollout an Urgent Care Clinic (UCC) in Albany has failed to launch and could be in doubt. The revelation comes after questions from The Nationals WA in State Parliament uncovered Labor had done nothing in more than two…
The Nationals WA have challenged the McGowan Government to come clean and admit its broken a key election promise to deliver a new Australind train for the South West. Colin Holt, The Nationals local MP for the South West, said recent comments by the Premier that the new Australind would be delivered in “coming years”…
The Nationals WA are helping concerned locals to shine a light on the impact of rural crime on primary producers and regional communities. Stock and equipment theft, rural trespass and illegal hunting are crimes of major concern to rural and isolated communities. As many rural families live and work on the same property, such crimes…
A State Government discussion paper reveals Mark McGowan would permit the roll out of virtual gaming machines to WA pubs and clubs despite blasting an identical proposal just two years ago. Labor’s “Future of the Western Australian TAB” discussion paper, released late last month, states the McGowan Government has agreed to consider the inclusion of…
Member for the South West Region Colin Holt MLC says he supports calls by the Albany Sea Rescue Squad for lifejackets to be made compulsory for anglers fishing from rocks. Mr Holt said that rock fishing accidents have a devastating effect, not just on the families who lose a loved one, but on the volunteer…