South West Greens MLC Diane Evers has welcomed a renewed focus on rural and regional communities by new Australian Greens leader Adam Bandt after he indicated his desire for the party to connect more with regional Australia. Ms Evers, The Greens (WA) spokesperson for agriculture and regional development, has been a supporter of Western Australian […]
South West Greens MLC Diane Evers has denounced the Forestry Minister’s response to criticism of the Forest Products Commission (FPC), describing it as an unacceptable example of the McGowan Government’s native forest negligence. Ms Evers, The Greens (WA) spokesperson for forestry, who is seeking a repeal of the Forest Products Act during this term of […]
Diane returns to parliament for 2020 on the back of extensive regional visits.
South West Greens MLC Diane Evers has continued to call for environmental purposes to be reflected in royalties for regions spending as part of an ongoing campaign to enhance Western Australian environmental legislation. Ms Evers, who introduced the Royalties for Regions Amendment Bill 2019 during the last sitting of WA Parliament, will this week table […]
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South West MLC Diane Evers has accused the McGowan Government of leaving a Great Southern community high and dry on consultation, after Water Minister Dave Kelly delayed plans to visit the region and discuss the September announcement of a major climate change relief project. Minister Kelly had announced Water Corporation plans to build a pipeline […]
South West MLC Diane Evers has slammed the McGowan Government’s claim the WA native logging industry has “sustainability credentials” after it was announced an interstate company had purchased two disgraced South West mills. The sale of Auswest Timbers’ Greenbushes mill and Nannup Timber Processing to Queensland-based company Parkside Timber has come after scandals at both […]
A Bill calling for the creation of a new Environment Court in Western Australia was introduced to State Parliament last Thursday. South West MLC Diane Evers tabled the Environment Court Bill 2019 in an effort to reform what she called systematic failings in the state’s environmental legislation.