The Nationals WA have unanimously supported landowner’s rights to veto onshore oil and gas exploration and production on private land at the Party’s 2016 State Conference at the weekend. The Moore branch of The Nationals WA introduced the motion supporting amendments to the Western Australian Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources Act 1967. State Member…
Farmers in the shires of Westonia, Mukinbudin and Nungarin in the Central Wheatbelt electorate are now eligible to receive assistance for locust control. Member for Central Wheatbelt Mia Davies MLA said the State Government had recently announced an assistance scheme to support farmers and rural shires to control Australian plague locusts in high-risk areas, this…
The Nationals WA have announced a commitment to deliver sweeping changes to the State’s payroll tax framework if elected to Government at the March 2017 State election. The policy, launched at the Party’s Annual State Conference in Geraldton, will deliver significant payroll tax relief for businesses to encourage expansion, investment into new equipment and stimulate…
Member for Central Wheatbelt Mia Davies MLA has welcomed the announcement that a new Animal Studies course will be available at Muresk in 2017. Ms Davies said the six-month, full-time course would be delivered by Central Regional TAFE, on-site at Northam’s Muresk Institute campus. “This course would suit anyone with a passion for…
A new brand promoting Western Australian produce to overseas export markets will soon help put the State’s agrifood businesses on the world map. Western Australia Worth Sharing is an $8.1 million, three-year funding program, made possible by Royalties for Regions through the $350 million Seizing the Opportunity Agriculture initiative. Member for Wagin Terry Waldron MLA…
The Nationals WA have today unanimously endorsed the recognition of Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islander people in the Australian Constitution at the party’s 2016 Annual State Conference. Leader Brendon Grylls said the lay party’s decision to support a motion recommending constitutional recognition of Australia’s first inhabitants was a historic and proud occasion for The…
The Nationals WA have today announced their commitment to deliver sweeping changes to the State’s payroll tax framework if elected to Government at the March 2017 State election. In an address to The Nationals WA Annual State Conference, Leader Brendon Grylls unveiled the party’s plan to deliver significant payroll tax relief for businesses to encourage…
Member for Moore Shane Love has welcomed the release of a feasibility study that recommends a microgrid to address power reliability issues in Kalbarri. The $300,000 Western Power study has confirmed the technical feasibility of a large renewable-energy connected battery to improve the reliability of the 140 kilometre network between Geraldton and Kalbarri. The…
The Nationals WA will commit $115 million of Royalties for Regions funding to the expansion and re-development of the Geraldton Regional Hospital if elected at the March 2017 State election. The Nationals WA Candidate for Geraldton Paul Brown MP said the funding would facilitate the immediate expansion of ward space for additional beds, reconfiguration of…
Four visitor centres in the electorate of Central Wheatbelt have been successful in the latest round of funding through the Regional Visitor Centre Sustainability Grant Program (RVCSGP). Beverley, Quairading, Dowerin Community Resource Centre and the Shire of Merredin were four of the thirty-six regional communities set to benefit from the $4.2m over three years, made…