Regional Subsidiaries one step closer
Local Governments in regional Western Australia will shortly be able to deliver services jointly following the passage of a Bill through the Legislative Council to allow the formation of regional…
Container Deposit Scheme to benefit regional WA’s recyclers
Western Australia’s environment and recyclers are set to benefit from a container deposit scheme, announced this morning by the Premier and Minister for Environment. Nationals WA Member for the Agricultural…
Emergency Service Volunteer Fuel Card applications open
Eligible volunteer emergency service Brigades, Groups and Units (BGUs) are able to apply for the Emergency Services Volunteer Fuel Card (ESVFC) after applications opened last week. The ESVFC is made…
Protections for volunteer firefighters introduced
Volunteer and retired career firefighters who are diagnosed with cancer will soon have greater access to compensation, following the introduction of a compensation bill last week. Member for the Agricultural…
Road Trauma Trust Account funding welcomed
Nationals MPs have welcomed an increase in expenditure through the Road Trauma Trust Account (RTTA) in this year’s State Budget. Member for the Agricultural Region Martin Aldridge MLC and Member…
Pingelly and Cunderdin to revolutionise aged care
Local MPs Mia Davies MLA and Martin Aldridge MLC have welcomed the announcement that Pingelly and Cunderdin have embraced a new model of care for older people. The innovative project,…
Private Members Bill to create new Legislative Assembly electorates
The Nationals WA will introduce legislation to Parliament today aimed at the creation of two additional electoral districts in Western Australia. Member for the Agricultural Region, Martin Aldridge MLC, will…
Road safety strategy failing regional motorists after horror weekend
A horror weekend on WA roads has prompted Nationals WA MP Martin Aldridge to call for an urgent review of the State Government’s road safety activities. Mr Aldridge accused the…
Huge uptake for Emergency Services Volunteer Fuel Card
More than 86 per cent of eligible emergency service volunteer groups across regional Western Australia have applied to receive the Royalties for Regions-funded Emergency Services Volunteer Fuel Card (ESVFC). Applications…
Nationals oppose forced local government reform
The Nationals WA have once again voiced their opposition in Parliament to forced local government reform, after the City of Perth Bill 2015 came before the Legislative Council this week.…