The Nationals WA have unanimously supported landowners’ rights to veto onshore oil and gas exploration and production on private land at the Party’s 2016 State Conference at the weekend. A motion supporting amendments to the Western Australian Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources Act 1967 to include a right to veto to protect landholders’ interests from…
The Nationals WA will deliver sweeping changes to the State’s payroll tax framework if elected to Government at the 2017 State election. Announced at The Nationals WA State Conference last weekend, Member for the Mining and Pastoral Region Dave Grills MLC said the party’s plan to deliver significant payroll tax relief for small to…
The time is right for the State and Federal government to commit to the funding of wild dog exclusion fences in the Southern Rangelands according to The Nationals WA Candidate for Kalgoorlie Tony Crook. Mr Crook said a recent visit to Western Australia by Queensland Cell Fence Commissioner Mark O’Brien presented the opportunity to spread…
Aged care facilities in Northampton, Mingenew and Jurien Bay will receive a significant boost with one-off grants that will assist older people to remain in their communities. Pioneer Lodge Northampton, RSL Care Jurien Bay and the Shire of Mingenew will collectively receive more than $3.7 million as part of a $13.67 million investment in…
Residential rehabilitation treatment services in the Goldfields, Pilbara and Mid-West will be expanded as part of the $14.9 million Western Australian Meth Strategy 2016. Member for the Mining and Pastoral Region Dave Grills MLC said an additional 32 beds would open in January 2017 to support methamphetamine treatment in regional Western Australia. “People in regional…
The Nationals WA Candidate for Kalgoorlie Tony Crook has put his support behind a proposal which would see the evidence-based Respectful Relationship Education Toolkit (RRE Toolkit), established by Our Watch, rolled out into every school throughout the Goldfields. Mr Crook said the program would provide a framework and support for the students and teachers in…
Member for Central Wheatbelt Mia Davies MLA has welcomed the announcement that a new Animal Studies course will be available at Muresk in 2017. Ms Davies said the six-month, full-time course would be delivered by Central Regional TAFE, on-site at Northam’s Muresk Institute campus. “This course would suit anyone with a passion for…
Member for Central Wheatbelt Mia Davies MLA has congratulated the organisers of the Kondinin Art Prize on the 10th anniversary of the local event. While opening the art exhibition earlier this month, Ms Davies thanked the committee for their hard work and dedication towards promoting arts to the regions. “Well done to the Kondinin Arts…
Farmers in the shires of Westonia, Mukinbudin and Nungarin in the Central Wheatbelt electorate are now eligible to receive assistance for locust control. Member for Central Wheatbelt Mia Davies MLA said the State Government had recently announced an assistance scheme to support farmers and rural shires to control Australian plague locusts in high-risk areas, this…
A Mount Barker project will benefit from a $1.5 million investment which has been allocated in grants to seven WA agrifood businesses, as part of the Asian Market Export grant program. Member for Wagin Terry Waldron MLA said the State Government program was helping facilitate access to the growing premium export market of Asia. “This…