Nationals WA survey reveals impact of GP shortage on regional ratepayers
Local governments in regional WA are spending more than 10 per cent of their budgets to lure and retain general practitioners while others have gone more than a year with…
Davies encourages local entries into ABC’s Heywire
Local Member Mia Davies MLA is encouraging young people aged between 16 and 22 years living in the Wheatbelt to enter the latest round of the ABC’s Heywire competition. She…
Pingelly giving ageism the boot!
Local Member Mia Davies MLA has congratulated the community of Pingelly for the launch for an innovative project to support and celebrate our seniors living in regional communities. Mia joined…
Volunteer gag order on Central Wheatbelt volunteers unacceptable
Leader of The Nationals WA and Member for Central Wheatbelt Mia Davies says a new Department of Fire and Emergency Service’s (DFES) code of conduct gagging volunteers from communicating with…
MIA’S LOCAL HERO GRANTS HELPING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Forty Four community groups across the Central Wheatbelt electorate are set to benefit from grants awarded under Mia’s Local Hero Grants. Local Member for Central Wheatbelt Mia Davies MLA recently…
Your Choice, Your Voice: Community to pick Nats’ Albany candidate
The Nationals WA are set to enlist the community as part of a grassroots push to select their candidate for Albany to contest the March 2021 State election. In Albany…
COVID-19 preparedness and response needs special inquiry
The Nationals WA are calling on the State Government to convene a special inquiry examining the State’s preparedness and response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Leader Mia Davies said special inquiries…
Put regional WA at top of list for relocating FIFO workers
The Nationals WA say the Premier’s regional development credentials are on the line as he seeks to lure interstate FIFO families to Western Australia. Leader Mia Davies said any incentives…
Regional boarding students can now rest easy over COVID-19 restrictions
The Education Minister’s decision to scrap the COVID-19 restriction preventing regional boarding students leaving school during term two has been welcomed by The Nationals WA. Leader Mia Davies said the…
Tourism package welcome relief for some but not all
The Nationals WA have called on the State Government to amend the scope of its tourism assistance package amid fears many struggling businesses would not qualify for much-needed support dollars.…