NATIONALS Member for the South West Region Colin Holt MLC has welcomed the recent announcement by Brownes that they will be restarting cheese production at their Brunswick Cheese Factory. Brownes, owned by Chinese dairy giant Shanghai Ground Food Tech, is investing $10 million to recommission the previously mothballed Brunswick cheese factory. At peak production it…
An extension of the 60km/hr speed zone on Great Northern Highway south of Bindoon has been roundly welcomed by local Bindoon Vista Estate residents. Member for Moore Shane Love MLA said he had been approached by a number of residents who felt particularly unsafe as they turned at the Hibbertia Way junction which was formerly…
Nationals WA spokesman for road safety and Member for the Agricultural Region Hon Martin Aldridge MLC is urging motorists to slow down and enjoy the journey this Easter holiday weekend. As more road users get behind the wheel for their Easter holiday in regional Western Australia, Mr Aldridge said road safety should be a priority…
The Nationals WA have called for a special inquiry into a McGowan Government program which splurged $39 million of taxpayer money on pet Labor projects, including a Perth-based Chihuahua rescue service. Deputy Leader Jacqui Boydell today moved a motion in the Legislative Council urging the State Government to appoint a Special Inquirer under section 24…
20 December 2017 Millions of dollars of Royalties for Regions funding has been ripped out of Roe by the McGowan Government, letting down regional communities says Member for Roe Peter Rundle. New figures tabled in State Parliament by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development confirm the extent of the hatchet taken to local…
Minister for Transport Rita Saffioti is failing to acknowledge the seriousness of bullying and harassment claims at Southern Ports Authority Port of Esperance after refusing to commit to visiting the town, according to Peter Rundle MLA and Hon Colin de Grussa MLA. Member for Roe Mr Rundle questioned the Minister in Parliament last week, asking…
The Upper House of the Western Australian Parliament is demanding the McGowan Government reverse its cruel cuts to regional education. A motion moved by The Nationals WA Deputy Leader Jacqui Boydell on Wednesday called for the Labor Government to honour its own election commitment to provide “a quality education to WA children and young people…
Member for Roe Peter Rundle MLA has welcomed today’s announcement by the Minister for Mines and Petroleum that the Government is in talks with parties interested in filling the gap left by the closure of Cliffs Koolyanobbing mine. Minister Bill Johnston told Parliament that his office, together with representatives from the Premier’s Office, the Minister…
WA’s Agriculture Minister today referred her own contentious animal welfare legislation to a Parliamentary Committee following pressure from The Nationals WA, who say it didn’t meet industry or community expectations. Agriculture spokesman Colin de Grussa, who led the charge for the Animal Welfare Amendment Bill 2017 to be put under the microscope, said the legislation…
20 March 2018 Member for Roe Peter Rundle MLA has expressed his concern regarding the future of workers in Esperance after Cliffs announced they would cease shipping iron ore through Esperance by the end of June. Cliffs formally notified contractors on Monday that it would wind down its business by 30 June, which supports hundreds…