Action needed now to ensure equal access to education
Opinion piece by Shadow Minister for Education & Training and Member for Roe Peter Rundle MLA. Equity in education in WA is not a privilege. It is a right every…
Opposition: Concerning rise in teenagers’ mental wellbeing must be immediately addressed
The Opposition has raised concerns over the high number of adolescents experiencing emotional distress and called on the Labor Government to immediately increase funding to help struggling secondary students. Shadow…
Improving Regional Communications
A $100 million election commitment launched by The Nationals WA will improve telecommunication in regional WA and bring greater reliability to mobile connectivity. The Nationals WA plan is to work…
Bremer Bay Airfield
$1.8 million commitment for Bremer Bay Airport Upgrade Peter Rundle, your Nationals member for Roe, today committed $1.8 million to improving the condition of the Bremer Bay Airfield if elected.…
The Nationals WA to give regional school parent bodies access to grants
Almost 400 regional school parent associations will receive a dollar-for-dollar assistance up to $5000 under a new grants program announced by The Nationals WA today. The $10 million election commitment,…
Split flawed animal welfare/trespass Bill or we’ll introduce our own: Nationals
The Nationals WA have outlined a series of amendments to the State Government’s controversial Animal Welfare and Trespass Legislation Amendment Bill 2020 aimed at improving the Bill in line with…
TAFE funding welcome but not the answer to skills challenge in regional WA
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…
Reduction in bank hours a blow for regional WA communities
The Nationals WA say regional communities and businesses will lose access to crucial banking services following the NAB’s decision to cut back on branch opening hours. Commerce spokesman and Member…
Agriculture and drought missing from WA Recovery Plan
The Nationals WA have lashed out at the State Labor Government’s WA Recovery Plan for treating agriculture as an afterthought. Member for Roe, Peter Rundle, said after suffering the lowest…
Labor’s carrot and stick activist legislation fails farming sector
The Nationals WA have accused the State Government of introducing “carrot and stick” legislation to increase penalties for criminal trespass at the cost of farmers being subjected to severe scrutiny.…