Tax breaks and concessions essential for Pilbara
Nationals WA Deputy Leader Jacqui Boydell has raised concerns with a draft report released by the Productivity Commission into remote area tax concessions and payments. Ms Boydell, who is also…
Community needs dampened by lack of dialysis chairs
Member for Geraldton Ian Blayney is calling on State Minister for Heath Roger Cook to increase dialysis chairs at Geraldton Regional Hospital arguing that the McGowan Government need to start…
Park fee hike another punch in regional tourism guts
There’s a cloud looming over Western Australia’s regional tourism industry with the Tourism Minister refusing to guarantee national park fee hikes won’t result in decreased visitor numbers. On Sunday camping…
Labor sells out racing industry
The Labor Government has delivered a harsh “take it or leave it” message to WA’s racing industry shortchanging them by millions of dollars. Under the legislation pushed through Parliament yesterday,…
Labor’s agricultural movement ban hits key seeding and harvest dates
The Nationals WA have questioned the State Government’s decision making and consultation process in regards to the latest version of the Restricted Access Vehicle Code (RAVC) for agricultural machinery. Member…
STATE GOVERNMENT BINS LOCAL LITTER HERO
Member for Warren Blackwood, Terry Redman has called on the State Government to continue to make funding available for volunteer litter hero, Michael Filby, of Walpole. The State Government, through…
Regional fisheries services under threat
The Nationals WA have launched a petition calling on the Fisheries Minister to reconsider his closure of department shopfronts at five fishing hotspots along WA’s regional coast line. Member for…
Health Minister fails regions struggling with GP shortages
The Nationals WA have expressed outrage that patients presenting to Wheatbelt emergency departments in need of urgent medical care have no doctors available for emergency treatment. Data received by health…
Nationals WA continue fight for #FairFaresWA
The Nationals WA say the recent announcement by Qantas to price cap one-way airfares from Karratha and Kalgoorlie to Perth only goes some way to acknowledge that people in regional…
Major supermarkets need to meet consumer egg-spectations
The Nationals WA have written to all major supermarket chains in WA seeking an explanation for the current egg shortage and requesting further information on supermarket pricing decisions and auditing…