Nationals Member for the South West Region Colin Holt MLC has joined with the Great Southern Development Commission to congratulate recipients of the region’s Royalties for Regions funded Community Chest Grants. Mr Holt said the Community Chest Fund provided one-off grants to community, public and not for profit organisations to improve and develop infrastructure and…
After visiting the Wheatbelt and Great Southern, Federal Minister for Infrastructure and Transport the Hon Darren Chester is now aware of the challenging transport needs WA is facing and the funding needed to upgrade local roads and key transport corridors in the region. Member for the Central Wheatbelt Hon Mia Davies and Member for Agricultural…
Member for Moore Shane Love MLA has demanded an immediate State Government response to Mullewa’s power supply. Mr Love said recent lengthy outages in Mullewa during some extremely hot days were not only inconvenient and uncomfortable. “The Mullewa Hospital is backed by a generator that has only the capacity to keep the computers cool,”…
Country age pensioners will continue to benefit from the Country Age Pension Fuel Card, thanks to an additional $106 million investment by Royalties for Regions. Member for the Mining and Pastoral Region Dave Grills MLC welcomed this week’s announcement that the scheme would be extended for a further three years from 2017-18 to 2019-20. “The…
Water Corporation customers in Frankland, Ongerup and Jerramungup will benefit from an $8.2 million investment to upgrade water treatment plants in the three towns. Member for Wagin Terry Waldron MLA has today welcomed the upgrades. “This is great news for residents in these Wagin electorate communities,” Mr Waldron said. “Work in Ongerup and Jerramungup had…
Three projects in the Wagin electorate will share in $420,001 through the State Government’s Regional Grants Scheme (RGS). The Great Southern Development Commission (GSDC) announced the grant recipients of the electorate’s RGS on Friday, made possible by Royalties for Regions (RfR). Member for Wagin Terry Waldron MLA said the RGS provided one-off grants to community,…
Child care services in the Mining and Pastoral Region will be bolstered by a $3 million investment into enhancing the sustainability and quality of child care services across regional Western Australia, thanks to Royalties for Regions. Member for the Mining and Pastoral Region Dave Grills MLC said today’s announcement would fund the second stage of…
Member for the Mining and Pastoral Region Dave Grills MLC has welcomed more than $2 million for 28 Kimberley community groups, thanks to the latest rounds of the Royalties for Regions Community Chest Fund (CCF) and Regional Grants Scheme (RGS). Mr Grills said the State Government’s CCF funding program offered one-off grants to community, public…
Five community groups in the Kimberley are set to take up the fight against crime and anti-social behaviour,thanks to support from the Liberal National Government. The Kimberley groups are among 37 successful recipients to share in $798,442 from the State Government’s crime prevention grants program. Member for the Mining and Pastoral Region Dave Grills MLC…
A host of local projects in the Goldfields-Esperance region will benefit from the latest rounds of the Community Chest Fund (CCF) and Regional Grants Scheme (RGS), both made possible by Royalties for Regions. Member for Mining and Pastoral Region Dave Grills MLC said the State Government’s CCF funding stream specifically provided one-off grants to community,…