While the McGowan Government pops champagne in the city today to celebrate the Mid-Year Review figures, regional West Australians are wondering if the McGowan Government knows they exist. The Nationals WA Leader Mia Davies said the Labor Government claims of good financial management were disingenuous, with record iron ore prices, GST top-ups and sale of…
Another year has passed so swiftly and what a busy 12 months it was in our electorate. In case you missed out on some of the news that happened through the Central Wheatbelt our team has put together a newsletter that will bring you up to date on events, functions and triumphs since January. On…
The Nationals WA have condemned the McGowan Government for breaking its promise to introduce legislation to protect farmers from criminal animal activists by the end of 2019. Leader Mia Davies said Labor’s broken promise was a slap in the face to farming families and agricultural communities, who had been fighting for greater protections since February.…
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…