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St John Ambulance volunteers in Bruce Rock will soon have their own comfortable space to use during downtime between and after callouts thanks to a $30,000 Royalties for Regions Community Chest Fund grant.

The project to extend the substation, which is shared with Bruce Rock Fire Brigade, has been in planning for two decades and will finally allow volunteers to rest and reflect after jobs, as well as provide a new office and meeting space.

Member for Central Wheatbelt Mia Davies MLA, who was in town yesterday to visit volunteers, said Royalties for Regions was enabling community-driven projects for important local organisations to get off the ground.

“Volunteers started seriously planning the extension at their Dunstal Street depot three years ago after more than 20 years of fundraising effort,” she said.

“Construction is hoped to start in July and once complete, the extension will provide a quiet, reflective space for Bruce Rock’s six on-road volunteer paramedics as well as a comfortable office and meeting space.”

Shire of Bruce Rock Caravan Park was also successful in the latest Wheatbelt CCF grant round, receiving $22,000 to install a children’s playground for shared use by park guests and aquatic centre users.

Shire chief executive Darren Mollenoyux said feedback from caravan park guests and families using the pool had triggered the Shire to pursue a shared playground facility.

It will be accessible year-round for caravan park guests and during summer pool opening hours for aquatic centre users.

Member for the Agricultural Region Hon Martin Aldridge MLC said projects underway in Bruce Rock were helping improve community, sporting and organisational assets.

“Construction of a new synthetic hockey turf, installation of a STED sewerage system and these latest Royalties for Regions-funded projects will have great outcomes for residents and visitors to Bruce Rock,” Mr Aldridge said.

For media enquiries please contact Mia Davies on 9622 2871 (Northam office) or 9041 1702 (Merredin office) or email mia.davies@mp.wa.gov.au.

Mia Davies MLA and Nationals WA candidate for the Agricultural Region Leigh Ballard with St John Ambulance Bruce Rock volunteers outside their Dunstal Street sub-station, which will soon be renovated thanks to a Royalties for Regions grant.

Hon Martin Aldridge MLC, Mia Davies MLA, Bruce Rock Hockey Club President John Chapman and Nationals WA candidate for the Agricultural Region Leigh Ballard at the town's synthetic hockey turf construction site.

The Patient Assisted Travel Scheme (PATS) will receive a $52 million boost if The Nationals WA are returned to Government at the State election.

PATS provides assistance to regional West Australians by subsidising travel and accommodation for patients travelling long distances to receive specialist medical services.

Member for Central Wheatbelt Mia Davies MLA said The Nationals would increase existing subsidies, revise eligibility requirements and enhance the scheme if re-elected on March 11.

Early voting is now open across the Agricultural Region.

If you're heading to the polls before March 11, here is The Nationals How To Vote card for the Upper House and list of pre-poll centres. 

The Nationals WA will invest $61 million to improve regional road safety across regional WA if returned to Government at the State election.

Member for Agricultural Region Martin Aldridge said the announcement reaffirmed The Nationals strong commitment to improve regional road safety and reduce fatalities on country roads.

“It’s a stark reality that regional WA has a significantly higher rate of road deaths when compared to the metropolitan area, especially across the Wheatbelt,” Mr Aldridge said. 

More than half a million dollars of Royalties for Regions funding will bring an extra 16 million litres of non-potable water online to irrigate open space in Wongan Hills.

The $522,972 project funded through Watering WA Towns was announced by Member for Central Wheatbelt Mia Davies MLA.

Aged care in the Shire of Pingelly has received a boost with an investment of $30,000 through the Royalties for Regions program to ensure an outdoor sensory space is incorporated at the new Pingelly Age Appropriate Accommodation.

The space will include a sensory garden, raised vegetable beds, smooth walking paths and ample seating and be based on design principles suggested by the Alzheimer’s Australia SA – sustainability, orientation, accessibility, socialisation, meaningful activity, reminiscence, sensory stimulation and safety.

Local Member Mia Davies has announced $100,000 in Royalties for Regions funding from the Watering WA Towns program allowing the Shire of Cunderdin to complete stage two of its Stormwater Harvesting Project.

Ms Davies said the Shire had been actively planning to secure a range of low cost non-potable water supplies to keep public amenity areas green and healthy.

The Nationals WA will deliver a $610 million strategy to transform the State’s tourism sector if returned to Government at next month’s State election.

Member for Central Wheatbelt Mia Davies MLA said the Seizing the Opportunity in Tourism initiative was focused on developing tourism infrastructure, cheaper domestic air travel, destination marketing and more regional events to drive tourism expansion in WA.

After visiting the Wheatbelt and Great Southern, Federal Minister for Infrastructure and Transport the Hon Darren Chester is now aware of the challenging transport needs WA is facing and the funding needed to upgrade local roads and key transport corridors in the region.

Member for the Central Wheatbelt Hon Mia Davies and Member for Agricultural Region Hon Martin Aldridge were pleased to see a Federal Minister interested in developing and investing in regional WA.  

Member for Agricultural Region Martin Aldridge MLC has used a submission to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) Domestic Mobile Roaming Declaration Inquiry to express caution about any move to force access to existing mobile networks.

The ACCC inquiry was initiated to consider the introduction of regulated inter-carrier roaming, however Mr Aldridge said the changes would discourage telecommunications service providers to invest in regional WA.