The Nationals WA have welcomed Federal Government funding of $4.7 million towards a swimming pool and other sport and recreation facilities in Toodyay. Upper house member Martin Aldridge and Member for Moore Shane Love said the funding boost was a fantastic outcome for the Toodyay community. “Toodyay Shire had identified construction of a public swimming pool…
Volunteer Firefighting services in Tom Price and Carnarvon have dominated in the annual Firefighting Awards, with young and senior volunteers also being recognised as finalists. Nationals WA Member for North West Central Vince Catania has congratulated all of the local finalists in the various award categories: Team AchievementTom Price VBFB and VFRS Youth Achievement AwardCallum…
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…
The Nationals WA have sown the seeds for a new policy to utilise the near-dormant Mining Rehabilitation Fund (MRF) to create ongoing, on-country Aboriginal ranger jobs. Aboriginal Affairs spokesperson Terry Redman launched a policy discussion paper at today’s 5th annual On-Country Bush Meeting event at Yule River in the Pilbara. Mr Redman said The Nationals…
A State Government discussion paper reveals Mark McGowan would permit the roll out of virtual gaming machines to WA pubs and clubs despite blasting an identical proposal just two years ago. Labor’s “Future of the Western Australian TAB” discussion paper, released late last month, states the McGowan Government has agreed to consider the inclusion of…
Member for Moore Shane Love has called on the Labor Government to immediately reverse its decision to close Moora Residential College in the wake of the State’s GST windfall. WA is set to receive additional GST funds worth $4.7 billion over eight years following a Federal Government proposal. Mr Love said it was now time…
The McGowan Government’s bizarre decision to spend almost a quarter of a million dollars on an advertising campaign to tarnish the State’s relationship with the Commonwealth will be to the detriment of people living in remote communities across Western Australia. The Nationals WA Aboriginal Affairs spokesperson Terry Redman said the Government’s new $245,000 Don’t Walk…
Member for Moore Shane Love MLA has welcomed aged accommodation funding worth $2.5million for six new independent living units in Dongara. Mr Love said the latest $13.1 million state wide aged accommodation program was a vastly scaled back version of a comprehensive project approved by the last Government that was to see funding of $117…
Mark McGowan must rule out closing remote indigenous communities if his Government’s faux protest over a Commonwealth funding shortfall fails. This week the Premier labelled funding for remote housing “the number one issue in regional Western Australia”. He then blamed his Housing Minister’s inability to secure a new funding deal for remote housing on the…
The Nationals WA have launched a new campaign calling on the McGowan Government to broaden its tourism strategy and incentivise flights to all regional areas instead of just focusing on Broome. Tourism spokesperson Vince Catania said the Government had simply picked the low-hanging fruit by offering discounted fares on flights between Perth and Broome. He…