The State Government has announced two grant schemes to drive agricultural innovation and export growth in WA. Under the $350 million Seizing the Opportunity in Agriculture initiative funded by Royalties for Regions these new grants are available to eligible WA-based grower groups to stimulate research, innovation and collaboration along the supply chain. Kalgoorlie MLA, Wendy…
DetailsThe Coolgardie Skate Park redevelopment project is one step closer to reality, thanks to a $46,000 boost via the latest small grants round of the Community Sporting and Recreation Facilities Fund (CSRFF). Member for the Mining and Pastoral Region Dave Grills MLC welcomed today’s funding announcement and showed his strong support for the local project.…
DetailsThe City of Karratha has been awarded $20,000 to create a local learning site as part of the ABCD Community Builder Learning Sites national initiative, through the Community Development Program (CDP) and made possible by Royalties for Regions. Member for the Mining and Pastoral Region Dave Grills MLC said CDP was part of the Country…
DetailsThe Chamber of Minerals and Energy (CME) has been forced to pull an anti-Nationals television advertisement after misrepresenting the Mayor of Busselton, Grant Henley. Nationals WA Member for the South West Region, Colin Holt MLC, said the misleading advert was part of a multi-million dollar scare campaign by Rio and BHP to avoid modernising out-of-date…
DetailsWA police will continue to benefit from the Regional WA Attraction and Retention Allowance through the Regional Police Incentives Program if The Nationals WA are re-elected at the March 2017 State election. Member for the Mining and Pastoral Region Dave Grills MLC said The Nationals WA understood the important work undertaken by regional police. “I…
DetailsNATIONALS Member for the South West Region Colin Holt MLC is calling on Mark McGowan and WA Labor to back the people of WA instead of the Rio Tinto’s London-based head office, after the company recently announced it would sack 500 workers. Mr Holt said the WA Labor party continued to oppose The Nationals WA…
DetailsMember for the Mining and Pastoral Region Dave Grills MLC has called on Mark McGowan and WA Labor to back the people of WA instead of the Rio Tinto’s London-based head office, after the company recently announced it would sack 500 workers. Mr Grills said WA Labor continued to oppose The Nationals WA plan to…
DetailsMember for Central Wheatbelt Mia Davies MLA attended the official launch of the State Government’s Great Eastern Highway Road Safety Alliance (GEHRSA) in Northam today, along with key regional stakeholders, to discuss solutions to improve road safety on the Great Eastern Highway. Ms Davies said GEHRSA was initiated in response to a Wheatbelt Highway Safety…
DetailsMobile phone coverage in the Wagin electorate will be improved, thanks to a further $20 million investment over two years made possible by Royalties for Regions. Member for Wagin Terry Waldron MLA said the funding would support the site lists released on Thursday by the Commonwealth Government, which outlined 78 new mobile base stations and…
DetailsThe remote airstrip of Tjuntjuntjara east of Kalgoorlie-Boulder near the South Australian border, has been awarded funding under the State Government’s Regional Airports Development Scheme (RADS). Wendy Duncan MLA, Member for Kalgoorlie said that the funding would be utilised to install airstrip fencing to stop animals from crossing the airstrip and to provide a surface…
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