The Nationals WA have questioned the State Government’s decision making and consultation process in regards to the latest version of the Restricted Access Vehicle Code (RAVC) for agricultural machinery. Member for Roe Peter Rundle said the latest version of the RAVC, released just last month, would impose public holiday curfews for agricultural machinery movements. “These…
The Nationals WA have expressed outrage that patients presenting to Wheatbelt emergency departments in need of urgent medical care have no doctors available for emergency treatment. Data received by health spokesman Martin Aldridge in Parliament this week show no doctors were available on 174 occasions across hospital sites at Merredin, Narrogin and Katanning in the…
The State Government has broken its promise to deliver legislation aimed at deterring animal activists as a priority, with Premier Mark McGowan admitting no legislation had been drafted and refusing to commit to a timeframe for its introduction. In Parliament this week, Leader of The Nationals WA Mia Davies accused the McGowan Government of dragging…
Nationals Geraldton MP Ian Blayney will take on a newly created Regional Cities portfolio, providing a strong focus on the economic and social development of regional centres across the State. Announcing the portfolio changes, Leader Mia Davies said the State’s regional cities were home to 250,000 people – half the population of regional WA –…
Vale Tim Fischer – Former Nationals Leader and Deputy Prime Minister Today The Nationals WA mourn the passing of former Nationals Leader and Deputy Prime Minister Hon Tim Fischer AC. Known as ‘The Boy from Boree Creek’, Tim was Leader of The National Party from 1990-1999, Deputy Prime Minister in the Howard Government from 1996…
West Australians will be able to get vaccinated against illnesses such as whooping cough, measles and meningococcal disease at their local pharmacy from 1 August 2019 following changes made by the State Government. Nationals spokesperson for health Martin Aldridge welcomed the move and recognised the important healthcare contribution community pharmacies make to regional communities. “The…
The Nationals WA have questioned the McGowan Government’s commitment to dealing with rising violence and dangerous incidents in regional hospitals. In answer to questions asked by Leader Mia Davies in Parliament this week, neither the Health Minister nor the WA Country Health Service knew how much of $5 million announced by the Minister on Sunday…
The Nationals WA have used the Parliament to call on the McGowan Labor Government to immediately take action in response to overwhelming job losses and rife mental health concerns plaguing the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD). Agriculture spokesperson Colin de Grussa yesterday moved a motion regarding the significant adverse impact machinery of…
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…
Moore MP Shane Love MLA has called on the McGowan government to use Royalties for Regions funding to address coastal erosion in regional areas. The move follows the recent release of the report, Assessment of Coastal Erosion Hotspots in WA which detailed 55 hotspots across the state – 40 of them in regional WA. Speaking…