The operating theatre at Merredin Hospital will re-open, allaying fears that residents in the eastern Wheatbelt would be forced to travel to Perth or other regional centres for minor surgery. Concern over the permanent closure of the operating theatre had been expressed to The Nationals WA Leader Mia Davies and Health spokesperson Martin Aldridge during…
Labor MPs who just three years ago raged against selling WA’s TAB not only supported the sale this week but torpedoed a better deal for industry. On Tuesday The Nationals WA moved an amendment in State Parliament which, if passed, would have seen the racing industry receive 100 per cent of the proceeds from the…
The Nationals WA Leader Mia Davies has paid tribute to Party stalwart Hon Murray Criddle who was awarded a Medal in the General Division of the Order of Australia this week. Mr Criddle served four consecutive terms in Parliament from 1993 to 2008 as Member for the Agricultural Region in the Legislative Council. Ms Davies…
The Nationals WA will move to amend legislation that will enable the privatisation of the WA TAB to ensure all sale proceeds are returned to WA’s racing industry. The McGowan Government currently proposes to bank 65 per cent of the TAB sale revenue, while industry will receive just 35 per cent. The Nationals’ amendment will…
More than 100 jobs in the Wheatbelt are at risk after the McGowan Labor Government put the brakes on expansion of the Edna May mine in Westonia. Local MP and Leader of The Nationals WA Mia Davies said a clearing application appeal for Ramelius Resources’ Westonia Greenfinch pit project was dismissed by the Government this…
The Nationals WA have lamented a Budget surplus built on the grave of Royalties for Regions as spending on Metronet outstrips the once transformational regional development program. Leader Mia Davies said Labor would throw $4.1 billion of WA taxpayer’s money at Metronet over the next four years, while Royalties for Regions had been scaled…
The Nationals WA Leader Mia Davies is encouraging regional people to join a webinar on Voluntary Assisted Dying being rolled out through Community Resource Centres on 21 May. The webinar is being made available after The Nationals WA successfully lobbied the Health Minister to expand public consultation being conducted by a Ministerial Expert Panel, which…
On Tuesday, 30 April I will arrive in Albany for my fourth visit in the past 12 months. I will be joined by my WA colleagues Colin Holt – The Nationals Upper House member for the South West region which takes in Albany – Peter Rundle and Vince Catania. It is no coincidence my Nationals…
More regional people will be able to participate in face-to-face consultation on Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) reforms after The Nationals WA fought to extend the number of public meetings across the State. Last month the State Government’s Taskforce announced meetings in Kalgoorlie, Geraldton, Broome, Bunbury and Mandurah, leaving people in the Pilbara, Great Southern, Gascoyne and Wheatbelt with no opportunity to engage with…
The Nationals WA have called on the McGowan Government to respond to the Newman community’s call for help as the Pilbara town grapples with rising social issues and hundreds of abandoned houses. Leader Mia Davies and Deputy Leader Jacqui Boydell visited Newman earlier this month to see firsthand how pockets of the town had deteriorated.…