A tax on toilets is among a series of over-the-top water charges that are pushing regional operators to the wall, according to The Nationals WA small business spokesman Vince Catania. “We have the bewildering situation in Carnarvon whereby accommodation providers are billed thousands of dollars each month for toilets in rooms that are used for…
The latest electoral boundary redistribution will see the town of Kalbarri excised from the electorate of Moore. The electorate of North West Central is to gain the town of Kalbarri, while the remainder of the Northampton Shire will remain in the seat of Moore, currently held by Shane Love. Mr Love said he had thoroughly…
The McGowan Labor Government is failing pastoralists, farmers and regional communities battling drought across the State. Nationals WA Leader Mia Davies, who joined Member for North West Central Vince Catania and Federal Drought Minister David Littleproud for community meetings in Meekatharra and Kalgoorlie-Boulder, said the Minister’s visit was welcomed and appreciated as the pastoralists and…
Federal Minister for Drought David Littleproud has accepted an invitation from The Nationals WA to attend a crisis meeting of farmers and growers in Kalgoorlie later this month. Member for North West Central Vince Catania was in Canberra late last week and updated the Minister on the dry conditions impacting agriculture across the State. “Minister…
There’s a cloud looming over Western Australia’s regional tourism industry with the Tourism Minister refusing to guarantee national park fee hikes won’t result in decreased visitor numbers. On Sunday camping and entry fees to 32 State-run national parks increased, with Lucky Bay in Cape le Grand National Park among the highest hikes at 36 per…
The Nationals WA have launched a petition calling on the Fisheries Minister to reconsider his closure of department shopfronts at five fishing hotspots along WA’s regional coast line. Member for North West Central Vince Catania said the petition would be available in the five towns or online for anyone to sign. “Our petition lets the…
The Nationals WA say the recent announcement by Qantas to price cap one-way airfares from Karratha and Kalgoorlie to Perth only goes some way to acknowledge that people in regional WA are fed up with the high price they pay for air travel. Transport and tourism spokesperson Vince Catania said the announcement was a step…
The Nationals WA have called on the McGowan Government to urgently rethink the closure of fisheries shopfronts which will see their doors permanently shut at five locations covering more than 1000km of WA’s popular Coral Coast. Member for North West Central and tourism spokesperson Vince Catania said the State Government was pulling fisheries offices from…
Member of North West Central and The Nationals WA Spokesperson for Transport, Vince Catania MLA, today highlighted the detrimental impact the Governments supposed cost saving changes to the Student Travel Subsidies and Pensioner Annual Free Trip Scheme will have on regional residents and families. A new contract allowing the Department of Transport to access more…
The Nationals WA have renewed calls for an independent assessment of the Perth Freight Link project that was recklessly abandoned by the McGowan Government in 2017. Transport spokesperson Vince Catania said once established, independent advisory body Infrastructure WA should investigate how Labor’s scuttling of Roe 8 will impact freight and the future of Fremantle Port.…