Member for Central Wheatbelt Mia Davies MLA says the number of complaints received to her office about mobile phone coverage and connections has surged in recent months. She said concerns had been coming in from York, Wyalkatchem, Konnongorring, Wongan Hills, Dowerin, Yelbini, Meckering and Trayning and had escalated considerably since September. “If an individual has…
The Nationals WA Leader Mia Davies has welcomed new Federal Government funding for co-operatives that will foster regional business development and boost the economies of rural communities. Ms Davies joined Minister for Agriculture Senator Bridget McKenzie as she announced $2.5 million for the Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals (BCCM) Southern Cross University $500,000 to…
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…
The McGowan Government has refused to reserve a percentage of a Future Health Research and Innovation Fund (FHRI) for investment into research and innovation specific to the health and wellbeing of regional Western Australians. The Future Fund was established with seed capital from Royalties for Regions in 2012, and has been topped up with one…
The Nationals WA are calling on the McGowan Government to put more resources on the ground in Newman to help deal with antisocial behaviour impacting the powerhouse Pilbara town. Leader Mia Davies called for the Premier to beef up a multi-agency strategy to address social issues that have erupted as a result of uncoordinated government…
The Nationals WA are backing the City of Albany’s plans to negotiate free visitor access to the city’s award-winning National Anzac Centre with the Australian War Memorial. Leader Mia Davies said the party raised the plan with Nationals’ Federal Minister for Veterans Affairs Darren Chester during his visit to Albany and meeting with the local…
Leader of The Nationals WA Mia Davies has welcomed the finalisation of the arbitration between CBH and Arc Infrastructure for long-term access to the WA grain freight rail network and called on the State Government to immediately develop a business case to secure the use of tier 3 lines into the future. “An arbitrated outcome…
The Nationals WA have welcomed the announcement of payroll tax relief for small and medium businesses and urged the McGowan Government to go further by raising the threshold to $1 million on January 1, 2020. Leader Mia Davies MLA said her party started pushing for the payroll tax exemption threshold to be raised more than…
The Nationals WA Leader Mia Davies has praised the latest heroes to be recognised for bravery, saying their efforts showed the importance of learning life-saving skills. More than 40 Royal Life Saving Bravery Awards were presented at the State Reception Centre last Friday and Ms Davies said recipients were outstanding individuals who took extraordinary actions…
Leader Mia Davies has promised The Nationals WA in government will end the great Labor Royalties for Regions rip-off and return the State’s iconic regional development program to its full potential. In an address to the Party’s State Conference in Exmouth today, Ms Davies outlined a series of policies The Nationals WA will take to…