The Nationals WA have secured an additional payment for regional taxi operators – worth $500 per vehicle – to assist them with meeting the costs imposed by the State Government’s new taxi reforms. The Transport (Road Passenger Services) Bill 2018 passed through State Parliament’s Legislative Assembly this week. The Bill will bring all on-demand passenger transport operators,…
The Nationals WA spokesperson for Regional Communications Hon Martin Aldridge MLC is calling on the community to identify and nominate mobile black spots for the next round of the $220 million Mobile Black Spot Program. Round 4 of the program was announced in June this year with the Federal Government investing $25 million to eliminate…
The Nationals WA have thrown the party’s support behind West Australian strawberry farmers in their time of need, urging consumers to ‘cut strawberries up, not out’. Spokesperson for agriculture Colin de Grussa said WA’s strawberry industry had been thrown into disarray following reports of contaminated produce in recent days. “Local growers have been forced to…
Taxis and private charter operators in regional Western Australia will be spared from Labor’s new passenger transport tax after The Nationals WA successfully negotiated an exemption. Spokesperson for transport Vince Catania said the exemption was a win for regional WA. “This exemption was critical to ensure regional operators are not forced to hike prices in…
The Nationals WA require just four more votes in order to pass an amendment in State Parliament which could see all of the McGowan Government’s remaining education cuts reversed. Speaking today at the latest education cuts rally at Parliament, Member for the Agricultural Region Martin Aldridge revealed the Liberal Party had committed support for The…
The Nationals WA Senate candidate Nick Fardell has called on the major parties to immediately legislate a GST floor to secure WA’s financial future. Mr Fardell said with the major parties reportedly now in agreement on a GST solution for WA, there was no need to wait until after the election to act. “The major…
A WA motion calling for a 75c GST floor to be enshrined in legislation has today won the support of the Federal National Party at its annual conference in Canberra. The motion, put forward by The Nationals WA Senate candidate Nick Fardell, comes almost seven years since Tony Crook – the then Nationals WA Member…
The Nationals WA are demanding Labor use a portion of proceeds from the McGowan Government’s latest cash grab to reverse its “mean” education funding cuts. Finance spokesperson Terry Redman today moved an amendment to the Government’s proposed Foreign Buyers Surcharge legislation which, if passed, would see a 7 per cent tax imposed on foreign persons…
After months of calling for the McGowan Government to remove its head from the sand, The Nationals WA have welcomed Labor’s latest backflip to trial SMART drum lines off the South West coast. Fisheries spokesperson Colin de Grussa said a series of meetings with NSW Primary Industries Minister Niall Blair had convinced him of the…
Member for Moore Shane Love MLA has welcomed Building Better Regions funding worth $500,000 announced recently for the Three Springs Early Childhood Learning Centre. The $1.63 million Three Springs child care facility was granted $300,000 Royalties for Regions funding in the last term of government and Lotterywest funding of $250,000. Mr Love said a Shire…