The Nationals WA spearheaded motions to streamline the visa system for agricultural workers, improve regional mobile phone coverage, and provide greater transparency around car safety at The National Party’s 2021 Federal Conference on March 26-28. Deputy Leader Shane Love said ten delegates from The Nationals WA travelled to Canberra over the weekend to champion a…
Creating environmentally sustainable communities, delivering healthier waterways and coastal areas and protecting biodiversity hotspots will be prioritised under a new $100 million environmental initiative announced by The Nationals WA. Leader Mia Davies made the $100 million commitment – the largest ever for environmental initiatives in regional WA – in Albany today alongside local landcare and…
Northampton will be home to a multi-purpose rage cage at Guide Park should The Nationals WA form government in 2021 following a commitment announced by Member for Moore Shane Love today. The $150,000 rage cage would be funded by Royalties for Regions and co-located centrally near existing skate park facilities, creating a hub for local…
Moore MP Shane Love has urged local governments impacted by coastal erosion to apply for the government’s latest $4 million coastal grant round. Applications for Coastal Adaptation and Protection Grants of up to $300,000 are open now until 31 March 2021. Mr Love, also The Nationals WA environment spokesperson, cautioned that Labor’s $4 million coastal…
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…
Immediate action is needed to build the 150 meter spur groyne addition to the northern breakwater of the Jurien Bay Marina, according to Member for Moore, Shane Love MLA. Mr Love said six years of data collection and research by the Department of Transport noted that the boat harbour entrance needed to be reconfigured and…
WA’s 98,000 Environmentally Sensitive Area (ESA) declarations will be reassessed, thanks to an amendment moved by Nationals MLC Hon Martin Aldridge in State Parliament last week. “The amendments to the Environmental Protection Act 1986 will see all existing ESA declarations rescinded and replaced by new declarations made under regulation,” Mr Aldridge said. “Landholders with an…
Moore MP Shane Love MLA has urged the community to back local small businesses and help the Moore electorate build back better from the impacts of COVID-19. Saturday October 31 was WA Small Business Day and Mr Love said it was important to celebrate the contribution these operations have on the local economy. “Small business are the backbone of our regional cities and…
Thirty five groups across Moore will benefit from funds awarded under the inaugural Shane Love’s Moore Community Grant round. Applications came from all corners of the electorate and Mr Love said he’d been overwhelmed by the number of applications. “Unfortunately I could not fund them all, but the quality of the applications was a sure sign of…
Moore MP Shane Love MLA says an alarming rise in the percentage of drownings in regional WA emphasises the need for greater water education across the State. He said the disappointing figures in the National Drowning Report 2020 had galvanised The Nationals WA commitment to provide free VacSwim courses for children in regional WA if…