A push by The Nationals WA to remove the resource industry’s long-standing exemption from a training fund has been adopted by the McGowan Government. Member for the Agricultural Region Hon Martin Aldridge MLC welcomed the announcement, which will finally see the resource sector contribute to the Building and Construction Industry Training Fund (BCITF) to support…
Locals in Boddington now have seven fresh reasons luring them towards retirement in the rolling hills of the gold producing town, according to local Nationals WA MP Mia Davies. Ms Davies attended the opening of seven new independent living units and shared common area at Hotham Rise Retirement Village this week, the second stage of…
The Nationals WA have launched a plan to extend the Munda Biddi Trail and Bibbulmun Track to Esperance, transforming WA’s south coast into one of the world’s premier nature-based tourism destinations. In Albany to launch the plan at today’s Albany Trail Town Workshop, Member for Warren-Blackwood Terry Redman said the south coast offered a unique…
West Australians will foot the multi-billion dollar bill for the Labor Government’s yet-to-be-funded Metronet projects as costs associated with planning and construction spiral out of control. Under questioning in Parliament last week the Transport Minister confessed the State Government could not put an accurate price tag on the entire project, which is already heavily reliant…
The McGowan Government is still refusing to fund an upgrade of Laverton Hospital despite the Health Minister labelling the facility “substandard” this week. The hospital had previously been allocated $20 million of Royalties for Regions funding but that was cut by Labor in last year’s Budget and has not been reinstated. The Nationals WA Leader…
The Nationals WA spokesperson for Police and Road Safety Hon Martin Aldridge MLC has taken issue with the State Government’s direction of an independent road safety body to buy a new helicopter for the WA Police Force. Mr Aldridge questioned the Minister’s decision to demand the Road Trauma Trust Account (RTTA) shell out for the…
Western Australia’s racing industry remains firmly in the dark over whether it will be any better off after the McGowan Government introduces a point of consumption wagering tax. The Nationals WA racing spokesperson Colin Holt said Racing Minister Paul Papalia had “passed the buck” on the new tax, due to be introduced on 1 January…
The Labor Government’s preference to subsidise flights to Broome will come at a cost to other regional Western Australia tourism destinations, according to The Nationals WA. Under questioning in a Budget Estimates hearing, the Tourism Minister admitted his Government had struck a deal to reduce one-way Qantas airfares to Broome over the next 12 months…
The Nationals WA spokesperson for regional communications Martin Aldridge MLC has slammed the McGowan Government for its lack of funding for mobile blackspots in regional Western Australia. Mr Aldridge said this month’s State Budget confirmed the McGowan Government would not address a single blackspot after next year. “This is a real kick in the teeth…
The Nationals WA have lashed out at Education Minister Sue Ellery for refusing to meet with concerned families over Labor’s plan to rip hundreds of thousands of dollars from a vital education trust account. Education spokesperson Peter Rundle said the College of Agriculture Narrogin Parents and Citizens Association had written to Minister Ellery inviting her…