More than 50 locals are looking for a job after the closure of Parkside’s historic Greenbushes Mill, announced yesterday. Shadow Minister for Forestry, Steve Martin, said the closure is a shock to...
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Hardwood Harvesting is a Sustainable and Vital Industry
The McGowan Labor Government ambushed foresters, the housing and furniture manufacturing industries with their surprise decision to ban the harvesting of native hardwood from 2024. Their decision...
Communities Deserve Answers After Narrogin-Wickepin Fire
After a fire tore through the Shires of Narrogin and Wickepin on the 6th of February, questions have been raised about what caused the blaze. The Department of Fire and Emergency Services released...
More Funds Needed for Timber Communities
After extensive and ongoing criticism, the WA Government have today attempted to improve the Business Transition Program offered to hardwood timber sawmills and harvesters. The previous business...
Lack of Housing in the Pilbara Forces Families into the Bush
A South Hedland family have been forced out of their private rental and into a tent in the bush because of a lack of affordable rentals in the Pilbara region. Zakeisha, her husband and their three...
WA Labor Government needs to act on building industry collapse
With another builder gone under today, the question needs to be asked what the State Labor Government is doing to counteract this crisis in the building sector. Shadow Housing Minister, the Hon...
Housing Crisis Help Will Come Too Late
Shadow Minister for Housing, the Hon Steve Martin MLC, has welcomed the State Government’s decision to establish the Housing Diversity Pipeline in response to Western Australia’s ongoing housing...
Forestry businesses continue to suffer
With the release of the State Government’s draft forestry workforce transition package, Labor have yetagain shown that they do not care about small business. “Although I welcome the Government’s...
Vulnerable pregnant woman left in overcrowded housing
An email released today shows that a heavily pregnant woman awaiting placement in publichousing was left to live in overcrowded conditions with frequent visits from a sexual predator. A child...