Member for the Mining and Pastoral Region Dave Grills MLC has welcomed the announced drop in assaults against police officers, following the State Government’s introduction of mandatory sentencing laws. Mr Grills said there was a 34 per cent reduction in police assaults in 2015 compared with 2009, when the laws were passed. “This is a…
Member for Central Wheatbelt Mia Davies MLA has welcomed the announced introduction of a container deposit scheme for beverage containers in Western Australia. The scheme is expected to start in mid-2018 and will help improve recycling and reduce littering in the State. Under the scheme, consumers will be able to get a 10 cent refund…
Kojonup’s Kevin O’Halloran Memorial Pool was one of eleven centres across the State recognised as waterwise by Water Corporation and the Leisure Institute of WA Aquatics (LIWA) at the LIWA State conference on Monday night. Member for Wagin Terry Waldron MLA congratulated the Shire of Kojonup, which manages the pool, for its water saving efforts.…
Kalgoorlie MLA, Wendy Duncan, has welcomed the announcement that a $25million upgrade to East Perth train station will begin this month. Ms Duncan had been actively advocating for an elevator to be installed at the East Perth train station to assist elderly passengers and those with mobility issues who struggle with luggage on the station’s…
Member for the Mining and Pastoral Region Dave Grills MLC has welcomed the announced introduction of a container deposit scheme for beverage containers in Western Australia. The scheme is expected to start in mid-2018 and will help improve recycling and reduce littering in the State. Under the scheme, consumers will be able to get a…
Community groups in the Central Wheatbelt electorate will soon have access to $4 million in funding for important environmental projects. Member for Central Wheatbelt Mia Davies MLA said the 2016-17 funding, available through the Natural Resource Management (NRM) Community Action Grant program, was on offer to groups including schools, not-for-profit organisations, local government and environmental…
Black flanked wallabies from Mt Caroline and Nangeen Hill in the Central Wheatbelt electorate are providing the species with a brighter future elsewhere in the State. Having been transferred from the Wheatbelt region to Kalbarri National Park in May, monitoring shows the relocated wallabies are thriving in their new Mid West home. Following the discovery…
The State Government has allocated $64,817 to community road safety initiatives across Western Australia in an effort to make its roads safer. Five community groups in the Central Wheatbelt electorate have been awarded grants as part of the latest funding round, to promote the road safety message at local events. Member for Central Wheatbelt Hon…
The Shire of Esperance and the South Coast Natural Resource Management group will share with other WA communities in $551,000 in funding for strategic coastal planning and management projects. The 23 successful projects have been awarded grants under the latest round of the State Government’s 2016-17 Coastwest and Coastal Management Plan Assistance program. “WA has…
A short-stay accommodation facility for Aboriginal visitors to Broome has reached a key milestone, with the recent call for tenders for construction. Member for the Mining and Pastoral Region Hon Dave Grills MLC said the facility would provide up to 100 beds for Aboriginal people visiting Broome, and was made possible by a $21.1 million…