The Nationals WA have rejected the Liberal Party’s position Royalties for Regions and say neither major party can be trusted to deliver the regional development program. “Regional voters deserve better than the two major Perth-based political parties pretending they care about Royalties for Regions just before an election,” Leader of The Nationals WA Mia Davies…
The Nationals WA have added five regional champions to contest the important Upper House Agricultural and Mining and Pastoral Regions at the upcoming 2021 State election. Northampton account manager, father and self-professed ‘farmer’s husband’ Rob Horstman joins the Agricultural Region ticket, supporting MPs Colin de Grussa and Martin Aldridge, City of Greater Geraldton Councillor Natasha…
The Nationals WA will prioritise an independent review of Water Corporation pricing for regional customers if elected to Government at the March 2021 State election. Leader Mia Davies and Nationals candidate for Kalgoorlie Rowena Olsen made the announcement in the Goldfields today, saying the time was right to recalibrate the system for commercial and residential…
The Nationals WA have pre-selected their candidate for the Kimberley, adding to an ever-growing team of regional champions committed to greater regional representation in the WA Parliament in March 2021. Bunuba-Kija woman Millie Hills, from Halls Creek in the east Kimberley, was endorsed by The Nationals WA State Council today. She is the first Aboriginal…
Leader of The Nationals WA Mia Davies MLA has called on the Labor Government to confirm the State’s health services are prepared for a potential COVID-19 outbreak ahead of changes to the WA’s border policy on November 14. Ms Davies said the Government needed to assure all West Australians, but particularly those living in regional…
Candidate for Albany Delma Baesjou says The Nationals WA commitment to provide free entry to the National Anzac Centre would be beneficial for the city and would encourage visitation to the Great Southern. The motion to endorse free entry and advocate for a $20 million joint State and Federal investment to further develop the fortress…
Ensuring our regions are equipped to lead Western Australia’s recovery from COVID-19 will underpin The Nationals WA campaign for next year’s State Election. Leader Mia Davies told the 170-strong crowd at the party’s State Conference in Albany today The Nationals were determined to restore the integrity of Royalties for Regions if returned to Government next…
The Nationals WA say the Agriculture Minister continues to fail the State’s farmers and growers with her latest half-baked attempt to solve the agriculture sector’s acute workforce shortages. Leader Mia Davies said the Labor Government’s plan to borrow overseas workers lured to the Northern Territory was too little, too late for WA’s agricultural and horticultural…
The Nationals WA say the Labor Government has missed an opportunity to use the Budget surplus to breathe life back into Royalties for Regions to support regional WA’s economic recovery in a post-COVID-19 world. Leader Mia Davies said the $1.2 billion surplus announced today by the Treasurer was built by killing off the transformational regional…
The Nationals WA have welcomed the $80 million commitment to fund road improvements in Wheatbelt Secondary Freight Network (WSFN) announced in the 2020-21 Federal Budget. Local MP Mia Davies MLA said the project was critical to road safety and productivity in the region and was a worthy recipient of continued support from the Commonwealth. “The…