The Nationals WA fear news services in regional communities will be further eroded unless the ABC reverses its decision to cut housing allowances for 37 staff working outside the metropolitan area. Leader Mia Davies has written to ABC management calling on the broadcaster to recognise higher costs of living for journalists working in regional locations…
Leader of The Nationals WA Mia Davies says funding announced for TAFE to deliver modern facilities for training and education in regional WA is positive, but said the biggest challenge for the system has yet to be addressed. Ms Davies said new training centre builds would create construction jobs, however, the Education Minister had still…
Local governments in regional WA are spending more than 10 per cent of their budgets to lure and retain general practitioners while others have gone more than a year with no GP at all. Information obtained through a survey of councils conducted by The Nationals WA revealed at least two regional local governments were forking…
Three nominees have put their hands up to contest the Albany Community Preselection for The Nationals WA. Local champions Delma Baesjou (pictured left), Darren Bennett (right) and Rod Pfeiffer (centre) were endorsed to run in the preselection, which is the first of its kind to be tried by any political party in Western Australia. Leader…
The Nationals WA will this week open a campaign office in Albany’s city centre as momentum builds for the Party’s community preselection. Leader Mia Davies will be in town with Member for South West Colin Holt to officially launch the office at lunchtime this Thursday 16 July 2020. Mr Holt said the campaign headquarters would…
Forty Four community groups across the Central Wheatbelt electorate are set to benefit from grants awarded under Mia’s Local Hero Grants. Local Member for Central Wheatbelt Mia Davies MLA recently launched the ‘Local Hero Grants’ to help support local community groups based across her electorate. Ms Davies said that in her role as the local…
The Nationals WA are set to enlist the community as part of a grassroots push to select their candidate for Albany to contest the March 2021 State election. In Albany today to make the announcement, Leader Mia Davies said the Party would be running a community preselection to identify its candidate. Ms Davies said Albany…
The Nationals WA are calling on the State Government to convene a special inquiry examining the State’s preparedness and response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Leader Mia Davies said special inquiries were common after major emergencies or events impacting Western Australia and called for one to review the COVID-19 response once the State of Emergency declaration…
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 say the Premier’s regional development credentials are on the line as he seeks to lure interstate FIFO families to Western Australia. Leader Mia Davies said any incentives to entice FIFO workers based in the eastern States must be weighted towards resettling employees and families in towns and cities near major mining operations.…