Premier Mark McGowan must step in and put an end to his Fisheries Minister’s reckless plot to nationalise the local rock lobster industry, according to The Nationals WA. Fisheries spokesperson Colin de Grussa said Minister Dave Kelly had caused distress and uncertainty for the industry since announcing he would take ownership of 1385 tonnes of…
20 December 2018 The Nationals WA have blasted Mean Mark McGowan for failing to support the Geraldton and Mid-West tourism industry, as the community face a decrease in air services in 2019. Virgin Australia announced yesterday they would be reducing their flight schedule into Geraldton from 12 return services per week to just seven. Member…
31 October 2018 The Nationals WA have secured a major win for the agricultural sector, after the Minister for Agriculture agreed to significant industry and committee supported changes to the Animal Welfare Amendment Bill 2017. Member for Roe Peter Rundle said The Nationals led the charge for the Bill to be referred to a Legislative…
13 December 2018 Member for Roe Peter Rundle has called on the new Minister responsible for ports to fix the mess created by the inaction of her predecessor. Premier Mark McGowan announced today that Minister for Regional Development Alannah MacTiernan would take over responsibility of ports from Transport Minister Rita Saffioti. Mr Rundle said it…
A funding agreement between Federal and State governments for the Moora Residential College redevelopment is expected to be finalized within the next month, according to Moore MP, Shane Love MLA. The Federal Liberal-National Government announced $8.7 million funding to redevelop the Moora College on 4 September 2018, ending a 9 month community campaign to save…
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…
The Nationals WA have labelled the loss of Australia’s first space agency to South Australia as a major missed opportunity by both the State Government and WA’s Federal MPs. Science, innovation and ICT spokesperson Colin de Grussa questioned why the WA Government didn’t do more to convince the Commonwealth to bring the space agency west.…
The Nationals WA have slammed the Premier’s decision to retain Fran Logan as Corrective Services Minister in today’s Cabinet reshuffle. Corrective services spokesperson Terry Redman said Minister Logan had lost control of his portfolio, evidenced by yet another awful week for the WA prison system. “Today was the Premier’s chance to make a stand and…
Moore MP Shane Love MLA has slammed the McGowan Government’s move to seize a 17 percent commercial stake in WA’s western rock lobster fishery. Mr Love said the government’s actions to increase the total annual catch from 6,300 tonnes to 8,000 tonnes, but retain ownership of 1,385 tonnes of WA’s annual lobster catch, was a…
The Nationals WA have slammed the McGowan Government’s Putinesque move to seize a commercial stake in WA’s western rock lobster fishery. Fisheries spokesperson Colin de Grussa attended an industry meeting in Geraldton today where commercial fishers expressed shock at the Labor Government’s move to take ownership of 1385 tonnes of WA’s annual lobster catch. “Many…