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…
Member for the South West Colin Holt says the government’s failure to include the planned Busselton Jetty Underwater Observatory in the recent WA Recovery Plan is a missed opportunity. “It appears the City of Busselton will see very little out of the recent $252.3m stimulus package for the South West but this project – the…
Western Australia’s coastline stretches for more than 20,000km and is home to approximately 80% of our population, as well as being where roughly 80% of our tourism activity occurs. Our coastline is a diverse, dynamic and often fragile environment that is exposed to a number of threats and pressures. Erosion, rising sea levels, population growth,…
A new policy launched by The Nationals WA will put the management of coastal erosion back on the agenda if they form government in 2021. Leader Mia Davies said $50 million of Royalties for Region funding would be made available for regional local governments, coast care and other community groups to fund programs and initiatives…
The Nationals WA Leader Mia Davies says the opportunity to harness the enormous water resource of Wellington Dam for economic growth in the South West will evaporate if the Minister for Regional Development pulls funding for the Collie Water program. Ms Davies said solving Wellington Dam’s salinity was critical to boosting the region’s agricultural and…
Moore MP, Shane Love MLA says the Country Age Pension Fuel Card will be boosted if The Nationals WA form government next year. Mr Love said card values would be lifted from $575 to $600 from next July and then re-linked to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) each year thereafter. “There are nearly 4,000 cardholders…
The Nationals WA will boost the Country Age Pension Fuel Card if returned to Government in March 2021. Making the commitment in Albany today, Leader Mia Davies said $20 million of Royalties for Regions funding would be committed to boosting card values from $575 to $600 and re-linking it to the Consumer Price Index (CPI)…
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…
After repeated requests from The Nationals WA, the Labor Government has finally announced it will invest $16 million over four years into the WA Screen Fund, previously known as the Western Australian Regional Film Fund. The Nationals’ culture and the arts spokesperson Colin Holt, a key figure in developing the Creative Regions program funded by…
The Labor Government is refusing to roll over credit on fuel cards held by more than 54,000 pensioners across regional WA despite unspent values expected to soar at the end of this financial year. Local MP Shane Love MLA said requests to have unspent funds from this financial year rolled over to next year had…