The McGowan Government’s last minute decision to continue the Enhanced Prescribed Burning Program has been welcomed by The Nationals WA. Member for Warren Blackwood Terry Redman said funding for the program appeared to have gone up in smoke until The Nationals put considerable pressure on the Labor Government. “Funding was set to run out on…
Nationals Senate candidate Nick Fardell and Member for the Agricultural Region Hon Martin Aldridge MLC have welcomed improved mobile phone coverage and more reliable communications in Western Australia by the Federal Government. “Under round four of the Mobile Black Spot Program (MBSP) 26 new mobile base stations will be delivered in regional and remote Western…
Moore MP Shane Love MLA has lodged a Parliamentary petition calling on the Energy Minister to take whatever action is necessary to ensure the delivery of reliable power to businesses and residents in the Mid West. Tabling two petitions on April 10 with 448 signatures relating to power in the Mid West and more specifically…
The Nationals WA have criticised the McGowan Labor Government for retreating from a previous commitment to review drone legislation in Western Australia. Agricultural spokesperson Colin de Grussa raised the issue of drone laws during Question Time this week in response to concerns around the use of drones to support criminal activities in regional areas, and…
The Nationals WA are demanding an explanation from the Racing and Gaming Minister after all five members of the Thoroughbred Racing Committee (TRC) resigned en masse. Racing and gaming spokesperson Colin Holt said the concerning development came at a precarious time for the industry as the Government ambled toward introducing enabling legislation into Parliament for…
As Parliament prepares to debate legislation regarding end of life choices, Moore MP Shane Love MLA has demanded the McGowan Labor Government make adequate palliative care available to all Western Australians, no matter where they live. Mr Love said it was necessary to urgently address the absence of palliative care options in regional WA while…
South West communities will be at a higher risk of bushfire next summer amid revelations this year’s prescribed burning program has suffered due to McGowan Government budget cuts. Questions by The Nationals WA in State Parliament last week revealed the Royalties for Regions-funded Enhanced Prescribed Burning Program has been cut by $2.1 million in 2018-19.…
Member for Warren-Blackwood, Terry Redman said feedback from impacted landowners in his electorate regarding the recent pest levy imposed on them, has highlighted the need and importance of the Biosecurity and Agricultural Management Act (2007) review that is now overdue. The Act allows the Minister for Agriculture to sign off on a levy, imposed on…
Two years after the election of the McGowan Government, local Member of Parliament Terry Redman has reviewed the positives and negatives for the Warren-Blackwood region. “I am pleased the Southern Forest Food Council has continued to be funded as this group has achieved brand recognition and new markets for produce from the Manjimup-Pemberton region,” Mr…
The McGowan Government’s lack of care and understanding for regional students and their families has again been laid bare after Labor MPs were caught wagging a key conference. The Nationals WA Deputy Leader Jacqui Boydell, along with Member for Moore Shane Love, attended today’s Isolated Children’s Parents Association (ICPA) of WA annual State Conference. Ms…