Member for Warren-Blackwood Terry Redman has called on the State Government to prioritise the registration process for short-stay accommodation providers as the local tourism industry strives to recover from the impacts of COVID-19 restrictions. Mr Redman was a member of the Parliamentary committee that undertook an inquiry into the short-stay accommodation sector, focusing on online…
The State Government has turned its back on the tourism industry at a time of crisis, with no blueprint on how it can help the sector during the COVID-19 crisis, according to The Nationals WA MP Vince Catania. With tourism businesses across the State closed because of coronavirus restrictions, Mr Catania says there is no…
Students attending regional residential and agricultural colleges are still waiting for advice from the State Government on a return date as all other schools commence today, according to The Nationals WA. Leader Mia Davies said while thousands of children return to classrooms across the State this morning following the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions, many in…
28 April 2020 DE GRUSSA WELCOMES ACCC ACTION ON RIGHT TO REPAIR The Nationals WA agriculture spokesperson Colin de Grussa has welcomed the work currently being undertaken by the ACCC to investigate the issues around what is now commonly termed as ‘right to repair’ in the agricultural sector. The Nationals…
The Nationals WA have called on the State Government to roll over any unspent funds on the Country Age Pension Fuel Card (CAPFC) at the end of this financial year. Member for the South West, Colin Holt said The Nationals WA had written to the State Government requesting cardholders with unspent value at the end…
The Nationals WA energy spokesman Terry Redman says the State Government must fix a flaw in its COVID-19 small business relief package that is denying regional operators much-needed relief from power charges. Mr Redman said while a $2500 electricity tariff offset is available to small companies impacted by the coronavirus restrictions, many don’t qualify for…
Dealing with COVID-19 has required The Nationals WA to take a different approach in its dealings with Government. However, as party leader Mia Davies points out, the main game of The Nationals – to fight for regional WA – hasn’t changed. In an Opinion Editorial published in The West Australian today, Ms Davies talks about…
The 2020 Community Stewardship Grants are now open for community-based projects that help conserve, restore, rehabilitate or enhance a local natural area, conserve WA’s biodiversity and maintain or build the capability of NRM community groups across the State. Local Member Mia Davies MLA has encouraged local groups to get their applications ready, and invited them…
Regional WA’s tourism sector is on life support and requires urgent Federal and State Government intervention to survive, according to The Nationals WA. Leader Mia Davies said COVID-19 had devastated the State’s tourism sector, costing thousands of jobs and wiping billions of dollars from the WA economy. “Travel restrictions, while necessary to prevent the spread…
Member for Geraldton Ian Blayney has thanked the Federal Government for establishing a respiratory clinic in the city to help in the fight against the coronavirus. Mr Blayney said The Nationals WA wrote to Regional Health Minister Mark Coulton earlier this month requesting that Geraldton be one of the priority locations for the general practitioner-based…