Telstra will strive to improve the connectivity of its network in the north of WA after concerns raised by The Nationals WA spokesperson for Regional Cities Ian Blayney. The telecommunication link between the Pilbara and Kimberley was recently disrupted when a fibre optic cable was inadvertently severed. This affected predominantly 3G and 4G services from…
Moore MP Shane Love MLA has called on Health Minister, Roger Cook to reinstate a Nurse Practitioner at the Leeman Health Centre. The move follows a community meeting in Leeman on October 28 where residents overwhelmingly called for the Nurse Practitioner position to be retained. Silver Chain recently opted to replace the Nurse Practitioner with…
The Nationals WA have thrown their support behind a petition calling on State Parliament to investigate the viability of the egg industry. Spokesperson for agriculture, Colin de Grussa, outlined his support for the petition, which was launched by Commercial Egg Producers WA president Ian Wilson last week. “Having met with egg producers in WA and…
The latest electoral boundary redistribution will see the town of Kalbarri excised from the electorate of Moore. The electorate of North West Central is to gain the town of Kalbarri, while the remainder of the Northampton Shire will remain in the seat of Moore, currently held by Shane Love. Mr Love said he had thoroughly…
The Nationals WA Deputy Leader and Member for Mining and Pastoral Jacqui Boydell says the State Government needs to provide more funding for the Goldfields Migration Employment Program (GMEP) to succeed. While Ms Boydell welcomed the news eight people, some with families, had moved to the Goldfields, there was still a lot more work to…
The Nationals WA Leader Mia Davies has welcomed new Federal Government funding for co-operatives that will foster regional business development and boost the economies of rural communities. Ms Davies joined Minister for Agriculture Senator Bridget McKenzie as she announced $2.5 million for the Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals (BCCM) Southern Cross University $500,000 to…
The McGowan Labor Government is failing pastoralists, farmers and regional communities battling drought across the State. Nationals WA Leader Mia Davies, who joined Member for North West Central Vince Catania and Federal Drought Minister David Littleproud for community meetings in Meekatharra and Kalgoorlie-Boulder, said the Minister’s visit was welcomed and appreciated as the pastoralists and…
On National Agriculture Day, The Nationals WA have accused the State Government of walking away from a promise to protect farmers from criminal activists. Agriculture spokesperson Colin de Grussa said the McGowan Government’s confirmation that their long-promised reforms would not be introduced this year was a slap in the face for farming families. “Back in…
Questioning in Parliament has revealed the Minister for Water has blocked access to vital water supplies in Grass Patch, despite there still being over four million litres of water in the dam. Member for the Agricultural Region Colin de Grussa said he was staggered to discover there was still that much water in the dam,…
The McGowan Government has refused to reserve a percentage of a Future Health Research and Innovation Fund (FHRI) for investment into research and innovation specific to the health and wellbeing of regional Western Australians. The Future Fund was established with seed capital from Royalties for Regions in 2012, and has been topped up with one…