Member for Geraldton Ian Blayney says communities in the Mid West have rallied around The Nationals WA campaign to have an emergency rescue helicopter to be based in the region. Mr Blayney spoke in Parliament today of the need for the service and The Nationals WA tabled a petition with almost 3000 signatures in the…
The Nationals WA are set to enlist the community as part of a grassroots push to select their candidate for Albany to contest the March 2021 State election. In Albany today to make the announcement, Leader Mia Davies said the Party would be running a community preselection to identify its candidate. Ms Davies said Albany…
The Nationals WA have accused the State Government of introducing “carrot and stick” legislation to increase penalties for criminal trespass at the cost of farmers being subjected to severe scrutiny. Agriculture spokesperson Colin de Grussa said Animal Welfare and Trespass Legislation Amendment Bill 2020 had muddied the waters between two separate and distinct challenges for…
Member for Geraldton Ian Blayney has again called on the Labor Government to accelerate the Alignment Selection Study for the Dongara to Northampton Coastal Route Corridor to prevent further disappointment to Mid West residents who have already had to wait too long for results. “Landholders and other stakeholders need to know when a preferred alignment…
In a follow-up to last year’s concerning discovery of reduced doctor availability at regional hospitals, regional patients are still suffering a lack of access to emergency care and treatment. The Nationals WA Health spokesperson Martin Aldridge recently questioned the Labor Government to determine if there had been any improvement to the shocking finding in 2019…
Member for Geraldton Ian Blayney said The Nationals WA have committed $3m towards the construction of several jetties to accommodate high speed vessels if they win Government at the next election in a bid to secure the expansion of tourism in Geraldton and the Mid West. A Progress Mid West document outlines high speed vessel…
The Nationals WA have welcomed movement of the Aquatic Resources Management Amendment Bill 2020 in to the Legislative Assembly this week. Fisheries spokesperson Ian Blayney said the amendments would allow for greater flexibility and better management of WA’s fishing and pearling resources. “In 2016, the Liberal-National Government introduced the Aquatic Resources Management Act (ARMA) to…
After repeated requests from The Nationals WA, the Labor Government has finally announced it will invest $16 million over four years into the WA Screen Fund, previously known as the Western Australian Regional Film Fund. The Nationals’ culture and the arts spokesperson Colin Holt, a key figure in developing the Creative Regions program funded by…
Member for Geraldton Ian Blayney condemns the Labor Government’s decision regarding their refusal to roll over credit on fuel cards held by over 3,000 pensioners in Geraldton despite unspent values expected to soar at the end of this financial year. Mr Blayney said he questioned the Premier regarding a potential roll over in unspent credits…
With a WA housing stimulus package announced earlier this week, Member for Geraldton Ian Blayney is calling on the State Government to ensure housing redevelopment in Spalding is not overlooked whilst regional programs under the initiative are being finalised. “With roughly $100 million set to be spent in the regions, housing redevelopment in Spalding cannot…