LibMail South West Region Report Keeping you up to date with news from your State Liberal Parliamentary Team May 2011

McSweeney offers long term security to foster children What’s been happening in the Hon Robyn McSweeney MLC visited a local foster South West lately... carer to discuss recent legislative changes affecting children in long-term care. McSweeney offers long term “Special Guardianship will effectively secure a child’s security to foster children. long-term placement and offer everyday responsibility” Robyn said. By having the ability to make day-to-day Benefits for Bunbury and decisions, long-term carers are able to provide a more beyond. stable living environment, protecting the emotional well-being and development of the child in their care. Troy helps keep Robyn explains legislative changes to the “As the Minister responsible, I am pleased that Special Activ ‘active’. Children and Community Services Bill with Charlie Gordon and children in Albany Guardianship will offer our children the sense of security and belonging they deserve” Robyn said. Positive outcomes sought for country school buses. Benefits for Bunbury and beyond Troy helps keep Busselton Activ ‘active’ Protecting Margaret River A range of recent announcements made from coal mining. by the Liberal-led Government will offer enormous benefits for residents of Bunbury Pinjarra has new training and surrounding areas. facility. Bunbury MLA John Castrilli said several State Cabinet visits the Peel projects and initiatives announced during April showed the State Government’s Region. commitment to the city. “We will soon see far-reaching benefits from a range of projects including $7.5m towards the Bunbury Regional Troy with Busselton Activ employees (clockwise) Judy Lamond, Julian Mort, Gavin Callow and Peta Crozier Happening soon in our Entertainment Centre upgrade and $16m for Stage 1 of the Eelup project which will Member for Vasse, MLA, was local community... include traffic signals for this dangerous outraged when employees of the Busselton intersection” John said. Activ offices were unexpectedly told that their MAY Pemberton “Also, the future of environmentally- branch was likely to close and that they had Autumn Festival sensitive tracts of land will be protected to travel to Bunbury for future employment. held on the main street of with the creation of a new Preston River to For anyone this is hard news to take but it 07 Pemberton Ocean Regional Park.” was particularly hard for employees with a MAY Lake Clifton Bunbury Senior High School has also variety of disabilities. Lake Clifton benefitted from the building of a new Troy campaigned hard to enlist support Bushfire Volunteer library and the introduction of a program from local businesses and together with the Recognition event for Gifted and Talented students. Busselton Shire they were able to provide 13 John toured the upgraded facilities valuable and regular work for the Busselton MAY Bunbury with Education Minister Liz Constable Activ employees. Groovin the Moo completed with $2m of State funding. After a prolonged and unnecessary period national music festival of uncertainty for the employees and their at Hay Park families the Activ CEO announced that the 14 Busselton Activ offices would remain open. MAY Margaret River It was a tortuous journey for all involved and Vintage Stomp one that was completely unfounded. celebrating end of harvest As expected, the news was met with at Voyager Estate overwhelming joy by the employees and with 25 great appreciation for their local Member’s relentless work to keep Busselton Activ Get the very latest WA news at: John with Premier at the announcement of $7.5million in State funding for a $10m entertainment ‘active’. www.wa.liberal.org.au centre upgrade

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Positive outcomes sought for country Protecting Margaret River from coal Pinjarra has new training facility school buses mining School buses provide an essential A new training facility to provide formal service for students and families in training for apprentices recently opened regional areas and more than 25,000 in Pinjarra at Murray Engineering. Western Australian students are With rapid expansion in the region, local transported to school on orange buses Member for Murray-Wellington, Murray every day. Cowper MLA welcomed the opening. Following the recent publication of a “This is a great opportunity for Pinjarra review paper by the Public Transport to emerge as a practical training area for Authority - School Bus Services (Orange the mining industry in ” Barry met with Environment Minister Bus) Contracts: Issues for Resolution - to discuss the hydrogeology of the Margaret River Murray said. Member for the South West Region, Region, in light of recent applications to mine coal in Previously, training was provided in Nigel Hallett MLC met with many school the area and Bunbury, which raised issues bus operators in the South West to Having his electorate office in Margaret in relation to travel and accommodation discuss their concerns. River means the Member for the South for locals. Issues raised included tenure security, West Region, Hon MLC, simplification of the contract process has been at the forefront of the recent and the appointment of an independent debate about coal mining in the area. arbitrator. The issue involves a range of matters Nigel has since submitted a paper to the including the value of the “Margaret Review Panel highlighting these issues River brand”; property rights; water and areas of concern that will lead to and food security; heavy transport and improvements and positive outcomes protective legislation. for country bus operators. While Vasse Coal had every legal right to submit an application to mine coal on Murray at the opening with Premier Colin Barnett and their lease, Barry very quickly supported Minister for Regional Development Brendon Grylls the local community by recommending along with staff of Polytechnic West and Murray Engineering a level of assessment to the EPA which was ultimately adopted and the Apprentices can now remain in the local application was rejected. area, supported by their family and “I support the view that the area’s prime community, while receiving world class economic and social reputation is too training in areas such as mechanical valuable to risk for the relatively short and electrical engineering as well as term gains of coal mining” Barry said. heavy duty automotive training. Protective legislation, like the “Swan “This facility can only attract more local Valley Act”, may be the way forward young people to the trade workforce and Barry is investigating this possibility and secure them a better future” Murray Nigel with Waroona school bus contractor further for his constituents. said. Vince Anzellino

State Cabinet visits the Peel Region

State Cabinet recently met in Mandurah and Ministers had the opportunity to visit different parts of the Peel region. A big announcement made during the visit was the addition of State Government funding to complete the new multimillion dollar facilities at Rushton Park, home of local WAFL football club, Peel Thunder.

The new multimillion development, which was funded by all levels of government and Premier Colin Barnett addresses locals at the the football community, will be officially opened on 18 June 2011, with the highlight community lunch hosted by Dr MLA being the Western Australia versus Queensland state football match. Dawesville MLA, Dr Kim Hames said he received positive feedback from locals about the development. He also said the community lunch he hosted after Cabinet was very well receieved. “More than 180 people from a wide range of community groups attended the lunch and enjoyed the opportunity to meet and talk with Ministers” Kim said. The new multimillion dollar facilities at Rushton Park, home of local WAFL football club, Peel Thunder.

The Barnett Liberal-led Government proudly supporting local communities Your strong voice in WA Parliament! The Liberal Party of Western Australia is proud to represent the people of the South West Region. No other party has more parliamentarians representing WA than the Liberal Party.

Hon Troy Buswell MLA Hon John Castrilli MLA Member for Vasse Member for Bunbury ph 9752 1949 ph 9791 3636 em [email protected] em [email protected] 16 Prince Street 4B Spencer Street Busselton 6280 Bunbury 6230

Murray Cowper MLA Hon Dr Kim Hames MLA Member for Murray-Wellington Member for Dawesville ph 9531 3155 ph 9534 3200 em [email protected] em [email protected] Shop 1, Pinjarra Junction Shopping Suite 2, 633 Old Coast Road Cntr, Pinjarra 6208 Falcon 6210

Hon Nigel Hallett MLC Hon Barry House MLC Member for South West Region Member for South West Region ph 9791 4711 ph 9757 9555 em [email protected] em [email protected] Unit 2, 10 Victoria Street Shop 6, Wooditchup Centre, Bunbury 6230 157 Bussell Hwy, Margaret River 6285

Hon Robyn McSweeney MLC Member for South West ph 9841 2250 em [email protected] Unit 12c, The Link Shopping Cntr, Cnr Emilie Way & Aberdeen St, Albany 6330

For Federal Government enquiries, Liberal Member for Forrest, Nola Marino MP on 9725 2300 or [email protected] you can also contact: Senator Judith Adams on 9481 0349 or [email protected] Senator Chris Back on 9328 3900 or [email protected]

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