Member for Warren-Blackwood, Terry Redman said it is encouraging the City of Busselton is getting closer to signing a contract with an airline to provide passenger services between Busselton and Melbourne. “This opens up the possibility for additional flights from Sydney and Singapore,” Mr Redman said. “Interstate, and possibly international, flights are a game changer…
DetailsThe McGowan Government’s latest wages offer to WA police officers has been deemed “a slap in the face” by The Nationals WA amid revelations it represents a $25 million pay cut in real terms. The Government recently tabled a pay offer which would have seen police receive a pay increase in line with the State…
DetailsMoore MP Shane Love MLA has urged Emergency Services Minister Fran Logan to step in and save Lancelin’s Volunteer Marine Rescue building. In Parliamentary Question Time today, Mr Love said the Lancelin Volunteer Marine Rescue (VMR) building was at imminent risk of catastrophic undermining as a result of coastal erosion. “The situation is now alarming…
DetailsMember for Central Wheatbelt Mia Davies MLA has attended the York Motor Museum for the formal handover of the venue by previous owner Peter Briggs to the Community and unveiling of “The Briggs Room” a tribute to the former owner. “Congratulations to the Avon Valley Motor Museum Association and volunteers involved in this extraordinary community…
DetailsLabor MPs who just three years ago raged against selling WA’s TAB not only supported the sale this week but torpedoed a better deal for industry. On Tuesday The Nationals WA moved an amendment in State Parliament which, if passed, would have seen the racing industry receive 100 per cent of the proceeds from the…
DetailsThe Nationals WA have slammed the Attorney General for leaving the agricultural community vulnerable to continued attacks by animal activists as a result of ineffective bail conditions. Agriculture spokesperson Colin de Grussa accused the Attorney General of being “detached from reality” regarding his recent comments around bail conditions. “The Attorney General claims that ‘bail conditions…
DetailsThe Nationals WA Leader Mia Davies has paid tribute to Party stalwart Hon Murray Criddle who was awarded a Medal in the General Division of the Order of Australia this week. Mr Criddle served four consecutive terms in Parliament from 1993 to 2008 as Member for the Agricultural Region in the Legislative Council. Ms Davies…
DetailsThe Nationals WA health spokesman Martin Aldridge has used Men’s Health Week 2019 to call on the McGowan Government to invest more in programs helping arrest mental and physical health problems encountered by regional blokes. His call comes as the Regional Men’s Health Initiative (RMHI) faces an uncertain future after the McGowan Government’s recent Budget…
DetailsCentral Wheatbelt MP Mia Davies has thrown her support behind a new police union campaign advocating for more recognition for West Australian officers. The campaign has been designed to show the community that police officers not only care for themselves and their colleagues but they care for the community and everyone in it. According to…
DetailsCentral Wheatbelt MP Mia Davies has called on the McGowan Government to fast-track approval for a Westonia mine expansion or risk losing more local jobs. Ms Davies said more than 100 jobs across Merredin, Westonia, Mukinbudin, Nungarin, Bodallin, Burracoppin and Kellerberrin had already been lost due to delays in the granting of a clearing application…
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