The Nationals WA Emergency Services Spokesperson Colin de Grussa says it is disappointing that the Minister for Emergency Services has again failed to consult and support volunteer firefighters. The Minister has rejected an offer from WA’s peak body for volunteer firefighters to co-locate at the Bushfire Centre of Excellence to be built in Nambeelup. Mr…
Member for the Agricultural Region Colin de Grussa has welcomed the decision by Coles and Aldi to axe $1 per litre milk, saying it was “about time”. Both supermarkets will raise the price of milk to $1.10 a litre, matching a commitment made by Woolworths in February. Mr de Grussa said this move by Coles…
Member for Roe Peter Rundle says the Water Minister’s blatant ignorance of water issues affecting producers and towns in his electorate was verging on dangerous. In Parliament this week Mr Rundle asked the Minister if he could explain why Water Corporation cut off supply to critical standpipes in the Lake Grace and Kulin areas during…
The Nationals WA have again called for a Parliamentary inquiry into Labor’s failed Albany wave energy project to ensure the gross waste of taxpayer funds isn’t repeated. Energy spokesperson Terry Redman said an inquiry – which The Nationals first called for in November – was needed to get to the bottom of the McGowan Government’s…
The Nationals WA Leader and Member for Central Wheatbelt Mia Davies was in Merredin today to open the third International Women’s Day event at Cummins Theatre. Ms Davies, who joined guest speakers Tanya Dupagne (Camp Kulin), Stacey Dadd (Champagne and Gumboots) and Anita Radcliffe (Westpac), said the event was growing in stature every year. “We’ve…
Moore MP Shane Love MLA has questioned the veracity of Mark McGowan’s jobs plan, saying there was no detail on how more employment would be created in Moore. Responding to the Premier’s announcement of a promise to create 30,000 new jobs in regional WA over the next five years Mr Love said a sure-fire way…
The Nationals WA have called on the State Government to commit to a range of measures to address a rising wave of illegal behaviour by animal activists, including reinstating the Stock Squad. During debate in Parliament yesterday, The Nationals agriculture spokesperson Colin de Grussa called on the McGowan Government to provide greater protections for farmers,…
The Nationals WA have again called on the McGowan Government to lift the payroll tax eligibility threshold in light of WA’s worst unemployment figures in almost two decades. In November 2017, the Government pushed legislation through State Parliament which resulted in a payroll tax hike for 1300 WA businesses. It was one of the Premier’s…
Member for Roe Peter Rundle has called the recent decision by Water Corp to close standpipes in Roe with no notice “completely avoidable”. In January Water Corporation closed up to 80 per cent of standpipes in the Shires of Lake Grace and Kulin, with no notice to the community’s affected, leaving farmers unable to secure…
The Nationals WA have renewed calls for an independent assessment of the Perth Freight Link project that was recklessly abandoned by the McGowan Government in 2017. Transport spokesperson Vince Catania said once established, independent advisory body Infrastructure WA should investigate how Labor’s scuttling of Roe 8 will impact freight and the future of Fremantle Port.…