Nationals WA Emergency Services spokesman Colin de Grussa MLC has called the McGowan Government’s latest capitulation to union influence a “disgrace”. The Labor Government recently announced that the Department of Fire and Emergency Services and the Office of Emergency Management will integrate, removing the OEM’s capacity to provide independent oversight. “This is yet another example…
The Labor Government’s regional MPs have failed to convince their Perth colleagues to reverse a suite of nasty cuts to education services in Moore. Moore MP Shane Love MLA said some regional Labor MPs had attempted to persuade the Education Minister to change her mind – on the closure of the Moora Residential College, closing…
The Nationals WA Member for the Agricultural Region and former Head Boy at Central Midlands Senior High School and Moora Residential College Hon Martin Aldridge MLC says regional WA will continue to fight for its only residential college between Perth and Geraldton. Only three months ago, Labor Member for the Agricultural Region Darren West told parliament he…
The McGowan Government lavished almost $15 million worth of election promises on Labor-held Perth seats last year while the rural seat of Moore received absolutely nothing in Local Project Local Jobs funding. The new figures, revealed by media over the weekend, confirm what many regional Western Australians already suspected about the McGowan Government – if…
Member for Moore Shane Love MLA has slammed claims by Labor MLC Darren West that there was no funding allocation to upgrade the Moora Residential College when Labor came to power in March 2017. Speaking at the Save the Moora Residential College rally held in Moora on January 30, Mr Love said there was $8.7…
With Australia Day fast approaching, The Nationals WA Member for the Agricultural Region Martin Aldridge MLC has urged any not-for-profit or community groups with an upcoming Australia Day celebration to contact his office to arrange a free State flag for the occasion. Mr Aldridge said the State flag was a perfect accompaniment to the Australia…
December 2017 was undoubtedly was one of my lowest points in five years representing the Agricultural Region. On December 11, the Labor Government announced plans for a new inner-city school in Subiaco at a cost of $68 million. By December 13th the Minister for Education, with the Premier nowhere to be seen, was left to…
Member for Warren-Blackwood, Terry Redman extends his congratulations to Manjimup Senior High School on the outstanding exam results achieved after it was recently revealed they ranked eighth of all WA schools. “It is very encouraging to see a regional public school achieve such a high average exam result in the Year 12 end of year…
Member for Moore Shane Love MLA says a McGowan Government decision to reduce the value of KidSport vouchers and remove some club-based organisations from the program altogether will reduce participation rates of at-risk children and youth. The cuts have reduced the value of KidSport vouchers from $200 to $150 per child and from 1 July…
14 December 2017 Nationals WA education and training spokesperson Peter Rundle MLA has slammed the McGowan Government for their utter disregard for regional families after yesterday’s announcement of $64 million of cruel cuts to the education system over four years. These cuts include closing Schools of the Air, six camp schools and the Moora and…