The Nationals WA candidate for Pilbara Scott Bourne has welcomed the State Government’s planned land release but says further strategic planning is required for the region to continue growing. Mr Bourne said demand for residential housing stock and industrial land was sky high, reaching a critical point before the Government intervened. “The release of almost…
Leader of The Nationals WA Mia Davies says the time is right to supercharge the Exploration Incentive Scheme (EIS), which the Labor Government threatened to de-fund in 2018. Ms Davies said the mining and mineral exploration industry, which supports around 100,000 FTE in WA, was often one of the first casualties of the resources sector…
The Nationals WA Member for Mining and Pastoral Region, Jacqui Boydell has reiterated the need for a bipartisan approach in these uncertain times. Ms Boydell said the Nationals WA were working hard to understand the issues facing the regions in relation to COVID-19, and take those concerns to the Labor Government. “In times of emergency,…
The Nationals WA Member for Mining and Pastoral Region Jacqui Boydell has welcomed correspondence from the Minister for Lands, Hon Ben Wyatt indicating the possibility of rates and rent relief to pastoralists facing financial ruin after years of adverse conditions on the land. Last year the Labor Government raised pastoralists’ rents by as much as…
The Nationals WA Deputy Leader Jacqui Boydell has welcomed news the long-awaited Banned Drinkers Register trial could finally be rolled out in the first quarter of this year. “It is no secret alcohol-related harm is a massive issue in the Pilbara and there is clear government and industry agreement a banned drinkers register is the…
The Nationals WA Deputy Leader Jacqui Boydell says the McGowan Government has left Pilbara residents in the dark over the implementation of a Banned Drinkers Register. In response to questions in Parliament, Minister for Racing and Gaming Paul Papalia conceded no money had been spent on implementation of a Banned Drinkers Register, more than 12…
The Nationals WA have launched a petition calling on the Fisheries Minister to reconsider his closure of department shopfronts at five fishing hotspots along WA’s regional coast line. Member for North West Central Vince Catania said the petition would be available in the five towns or online for anyone to sign. “Our petition lets the…
The Nationals WA have called on the McGowan Government to urgently rethink the closure of fisheries shopfronts which will see their doors permanently shut at five locations covering more than 1000km of WA’s popular Coral Coast. Member for North West Central and tourism spokesperson Vince Catania said the State Government was pulling fisheries offices from…