Liberal National Government delivers on public sector decentralisation $28.9m Royalties for Regions funding for agency headquarters and visitor centre The Liberal National Government is forging ahead with its commitment to decentralise public sector agencies, with development starting soon on the new Department of Parks and Wildlife headquarters in Bunbury. Premier Colin Barnett, on site in…
Member for the Mining and Pastoral Region Dave Grills MLC has urged Western Australian mining communities to keep fighting for changes to the Fringe Benefits Tax in the wake of the July 2 Federal Election. The prevalence of fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) workforce practices on resource projects in regional WA has been attributed to the application…
The Dryandra Regional Equestrian Association has been awarded a $50,000 grant through the State Government’s Community Chest Fund (CCF). Local Member Terry Waldron said the funding, made possible by the Royalties for Regions program, has been provided for a horse yard cover for the local association. Mr Waldron’s Nationals WA colleague and Regional Development Minister…
Airports across regional Western Australia are invited to apply for the 2017-19 round of the Regional Airports Development Scheme (RADS), with available grants totalling $3.88 million. Member for Wagin Terry Waldron MLA said the RADS program provided much needed funds for regional airport projects to improve regional air services and air safety, as well as…
Exmouth Festival of Sport introduces new and loved sports to youth Festival brings communities together to be active Exmouth will be full of slam dunks and ollies this weekend when the regional town kicks off its Festival of Sport. Sport and Recreation Minister Mia Davies opened the festival today and congratulated the Gascoyne town for…
The Broome cruise ship management project, the 2016 Kununurra Agricultural Show, the Warmun Art Print project and Wyndham Stars on the Bastion 2016 are among a host of Kimberley community projects set to receive a funding boost. The Kimberley Development Commission today announced the grant recipients of the region’s Community Chest Fund, made possible by…
Kimberley region’s Community Chest Fund grant recipients announced Community projects funded by $10 million investment over four years Made possible by the Liberal National Government’s Royalties for Regions program Regional Development Minister Terry Redman today announced the successful recipients of the Kimberley region’s Community Chest Fund, made possible by the Liberal National Government’s Royalties for…
Land Tenure Pathway for Irrigated Agriculture will help develop irrigated agricultural projects Part of the Liberal National Government’s $40 million Water for Food program, made possible by Royalties for Regions The Liberal National Government today launched a detailed information package to help simplify the land approvals process for irrigated agriculture business development, as part of…
About 36 West Australians to represent Australia in Rio Premier Colin Barnett and Sport and Recreation Minister Mia Davies will officially farewell the Western Australian athletes going to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games next month. At a dinner at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre tonight, the Premier will congratulate the athletes on their sacrifice…
Gavin Robins appointed director of Gascoyne Development Commission Terry Hill appointed director of Pilbara Development Commission Vince Catania Member for North West Central welcomed the appointments of two directors at the Gascoyne and Pilbara development commissions. Gavin Robins has been appointed director at the Gascoyne Development Commission and Terry Hill has been appointed director at the Pilbara Development…