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…
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…
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…
The Nationals WA have unanimously supported landowner’s rights to veto onshore oil and gas exploration and production on private land at the Party’s 2016 State Conference at the weekend. The Moore branch of The Nationals WA introduced the motion supporting amendments to the Western Australian Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources Act 1967. State Member…
The Nationals WA have announced a commitment to deliver sweeping changes to the State’s payroll tax framework if elected to Government at the March 2017 State election. The policy, launched at the Party’s Annual State Conference in Geraldton, will deliver significant payroll tax relief for businesses to encourage expansion, investment into new equipment and stimulate…
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 new brand promoting Western Australian produce to overseas export markets will soon help put the State’s agrifood businesses on the world map. Western Australia Worth Sharing is an $8.1 million, three-year funding program, made possible by Royalties for Regions through the $350 million Seizing the Opportunity Agriculture initiative. Member for Wagin Terry Waldron MLA…
The Nationals WA have announced their commitment to deliver sweeping changes to the State’s payroll tax framework if elected to Government at the March 2017 State election. In an address to The Nationals WA Annual State Conference at the weekend, Leader Brendon Grylls unveiled the party’s plan to deliver significant payroll tax relief for businesses…
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…
The Goldfields will benefit from 4 new residential rehabilitation treatment beds under the $14.9 million WA Meth Strategy announced by the State Government in May. Member for Kalgoorlie, Wendy Duncan MLA said that the contract for the 4 beds at the Goldfields Rehabilitation Service in Kalgoorlie is one of a number that would provide a total of…