The Premier was the special guest at a dinner, attended by 75 people and catered for by the bowling club.

Dinner guests were given an opportunity to put a one line written question into a box from which 10 questions were drawn for Mr Barnett to answer.

A wide range of subjects were covered including voluntary euthanasia, development the North West of WA, the health system and the local beef industry

When speaking on the proposed changes to the health system, Mr Barnett said he had put his concerns to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Treasurer Wayne Sawn.

A question was put to the Premier about the loan made to enable a woman needing a liver transplant to travel to Singapore for the necessary operation. Mr Barnett said the Government was faced with a moral and ethical dilemma because without the operation the woman would die.

Therefore the Government did what it felt was best for all concerned, including the woman, her family and the citizens of WA.

Dinner chairman Chris Dagg said the night was enjoyed by all who attended.

“I have had a large number of comments back saying how approachable Mr Barnett was,” Mr Dagg said. “He moved around the venue sitting at tables talking to people, he went into the kitchen to talk to the ladies preparing the meal, and he had a wide knowledge of things going on in the state, enabling him to answer most of the questions straight off the cuff.

“What he couldn’t answer he said so straight away and said he would refer the matter to the relevant minister to contact the person who had provided the question.” Local MP and resident Robyn McSweeney introduced the Premier.After the dinner she said people attending had appreciated how approachable and easy to talk to the Premier was.

“I was also very happy to find that Mr Barnett was very fond of Bridgetown. He has visited the town on a number of occasions.”

Bridgetown-Greenbus hes Shire president Brian Moore said he and shire chief executive officer Tim Clynch had held a meeting earlier in the day with Mr Barnett.

During the meeting they had discussions on a number of issues affecting residents of Bridgetown and Greenbushes.

Topics included the management of Crown Land regarding weeds and wild pigs, the proposed amalgamations of shire councils, the problems of infill sewerage and the need for urgent building action at the Bridgetown Police Station.