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Date	Minister	Portfolio	Title
20/05/2022	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Funding to support the celebration of Collie’s proud history and strong future
20/05/2022	Templeman	Culture and the Arts	WA feature film ‘How to Please a Woman’ hits cinemas nationally
20/05/2022	MacTiernan	Resources Development	Collie a step closer to manufacturing medicinal cannabis for global market
20/05/2022	Templeman; MacTiernan	Culture and the Arts; Regional Development	WA Documentary series Shipwreck Hunters Australia to premiere on Disney+
20/05/2022	Dawson	Volunteering	Volunteers’ long-term service recognised
20/05/2022	Kelly	Water	$15 million pipeline to secure long-term water supply to South-West communities
20/05/2022	Cook; Johnston	State Development, Jobs and Trade; Mines and Petroleum	Tianqi produces Australia’s first battery-grade lithium hydroxide
20/05/2022	Carey	Lands	New management for integral Australian Marine Complex facility
20/05/2022	McGowan; Buti	Premier; Citizenship and Multicultural Interests	State Government donates $500,000 to help people of Ukraine
20/05/2022	Whitby	Environment	Waste champions recognised at 2022 WasteSorted Awards
20/05/2022	Johnston; Whitby	Energy; Environment	Milestone for East Rockingham Waste to Energy project
20/05/2022	Sanderson	Health	Influenza immunisation program expanded to protect more Western Australians this winter
19/05/2022	McGurk; Sanderson	Community Services; Mental Health	New provider announced for former Esther Foundation facility
19/05/2022	McGowan	Premier	WA’s strong economy reduces unemployment rate to 13-year low
19/05/2022	McGurk	Community Services	Department of Communities staff deployed to flood-ravaged NSW
19/05/2022	Dawson	Volunteering	New generation of volunteers urged to step up
19/05/2022	Buti	Aboriginal Affairs	Funding boost for Curtin University’s Carrolup Centre for Truth-Telling
19/05/2022	Punch	Disability Services	Inaugural Director appointed for newly established Office of Disability
19/05/2022	Dawson	Medical Research	Researchers backed to develop initiatives to improve WA health care
19/05/2022	Cook	Tourism	UK travellers targeted in two new marketing partnerships
18/05/2022	Templeman; Buti	Heritage; Aboriginal Affairs	Little Wilgie Ochre Mine included on State Register of Heritage Places
18/05/2022	Templeman; Carey	Heritage; Local Government	Funding for 20 local governments to identify and protect local heritage places
18/05/2022	McGowan; Sanderson	Premier; Health	Multi-agency response to support WA’s ambulance service
18/05/2022	Dawson	Emergency Services	State Emergency Service units receive new utility vehicles on ‘Wear Orange Wednesday’
18/05/2022	Carey	Local Government	New CEO appointed to Metropolitan Cemeteries Board
18/05/2022	Templeman	Sport and Recreation	$1.65 million to keep WA’s sport and recreation clubs COVID-safe
18/05/2022	Johnston	Mines and Petroleum	Further $6 million to find technological solutions for WA mining
17/05/2022	Templeman	Sport and Recreation	Albany Sharks club president wins prestigious volunteer award
17/05/2022	Cook; MacTiernan	Tourism; Regional Development	Dates confirmed for popular Ord Valley Muster next May
17/05/2022	Quigley	Attorney General	State Solicitor of Western Australia appointed to the District Court
17/05/2022	Dawson	Emergency Services	Wear orange on Wednesday to thank the SES
17/05/2022	Ellery	Education and Training	Vision for new $33.8 million Armadale TAFE campus taking shape
17/05/2022	Dawson	Medical Research	Major boost to support research aimed at improving health outcomes
17/05/2022	McGowan; Sanderson	Premier; Health	Drive-through collection sites for free RATs for close contacts
17/05/2022	Dawson	Volunteering	Volunteers celebrated as the lifeblood of regional WA
17/05/2022	Carey	Housing	Six WA builders join State-wide panel to bolster Modular Build Program
17/05/2022	Carey	Housing	First homes delivered under the Modular Build Program on their way to the Pilbara
16/05/2022	Whitby	Environment	2022 Tidy Towns Sustainable Communities Awards now open
16/05/2022	Johnston	Energy	New Chief Executive Officer appointed at Synergy
16/05/2022	McGowan; Sanderson	Premier; Health	First patients to be treated at redeveloped Newman Health Service
16/05/2022	Cook	State Development, Jobs and Trade	Australia’s first ever hyperbaric test facility for subsea control modules to be based in WA
16/05/2022	Whitby; Punch	Environment; Fisheries	Significant progress for environmental protection of Exmouth Gulf
16/05/2022	Whitby	Environment	Reducing the reporting burden on industry
16/05/2022	Cook	State Development, Jobs and Trade; Tourism; Science	Deputy Premier to lead India trade mission with WA business leaders
16/05/2022	Dawson	Volunteering	National Volunteer Week underway for 2022
16/05/2022	Whitby; Ellery	Environment; Education and Training	Funding boost for waste management activities in WA schools
15/05/2022	Templeman	Culture and the Arts	State Budget delivering major $35 million revitalisation of the Perth Cultural Centre
15/05/2022	Papalia	Police; Road Safety	Western Australia shines bright for National Road Safety Week
14/05/2022	Whitby	Environment	Community litter grants launched in Dampier
13/05/2022	Sanderson	Health	Radiation oncology services in Albany to be provided by GenesisCare
13/05/2022	McGowan; Ellery	Premier; Education and Training	State Budget’s $14.3 million boost to build construction careers
13/05/2022	Saffioti	Ports	$332 million investment to optimise growth at Geraldton Port
13/05/2022	Saffioti	Transport	McGowan Government to deliver new direct flight between Geraldton and Karratha
13/05/2022	Kelly	Forestry	$30 million boost to support native forestry transition
13/05/2022	McGowan; Quigley	Premier; Attorney General	WA Parliament passes parole laws for persons linked to terrorism
13/05/2022	Templeman	Culture and the Arts	Disrupted Festival of Ideas at the State Library
13/05/2022	Templeman	Sport and Recreation	VenuesWest seeking staff to work at world-class sport and entertainment events
13/05/2022	Cook; Templeman	State Development, Jobs and Trade; Tourism; Sport and Recreation	Rugby World Cup coming to Australia in 2027 and 2029
13/05/2022	McGurk	Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence	New family and domestic violence counselling service for young people in Rockingham and Northam
12/05/2022	Sanderson	Health	McGowan Government State Budget delivers for Byford Health Hub
12/05/2022	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Treasurer; Regional Development	Strong State Budget securing Goldfields-Esperance’s future
12/05/2022	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Treasurer; Regional Development	Strong State Budget securing the Great Southern’s future
12/05/2022	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Treasurer; Regional Development	Strong State Budget securing the Peel’s future
12/05/2022	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Treasurer; Regional Development	Strong State Budget securing the South-West’s future
12/05/2022	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Treasurer; Regional Development	Strong State Budget securing the Wheatbelt’s future
12/05/2022	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Treasurer; Regional Development	Strong State Budget securing the Pilbara’s future
12/05/2022	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Treasurer; Regional Development	Strong State Budget securing the Gascoyne’s future
12/05/2022	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Treasurer; Regional Development	Strong State Budget securing the Mid-West’s future
12/05/2022	Cook	Tourism	$70 million injection to drive tourism and support local businesses
12/05/2022	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Treasurer; Regional Development	Strong State Budget securing the Kimberley’s future
12/05/2022	McGowan; Ellery	Premier; Treasurer; Education and Training	McGowan Government investing in skilled workforce for the future
12/05/2022	Templeman	International Education	Major package to drive growth of international education sector
12/05/2022	McGowan; Carey	Premier; Treasurer; Housing; Homelessness	$408 million in additional investments for housing and homelessness
12/05/2022	Saffioti	Ports	McGowan Government boosting trade and jobs with port projects
12/05/2022	Saffioti	Transport	Record investment in cycling and walking paths continue
12/05/2022	Buti	Aboriginal Affairs	$600 million for Aboriginal initiatives aimed at Closing the Gap
12/05/2022	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Treasurer; Transport	$9 billion road network transformation for WA
12/05/2022	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Treasurer; Transport	McGowan Government delivers $5.6 billion for regional roads
12/05/2022	Dawson	Emergency Services	Major boost to Western Australia's emergency services
12/05/2022	McGowan; Cook; Buti; Carey	Premier; Treasurer; Commerce; Finance; Housing	New measures to protect home owners and support building and construction industry
12/05/2022	Papalia	Police; Road Safety	Record funding and more police than ever before for WA
12/05/2022	Quigley; McGurk; Punch	Attorney General; Child Protection; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Community Services; Disability Services	$450 million to support safe and thriving WA communities
12/05/2022	Ellery	Education and Training	McGowan Government invests in better outcomes for WA students
12/05/2022	McGowan; Sanderson	Premier; Treasurer; Health; Mental Health	New record for health and mental health investment in 2022-23 State Budget
12/05/2022	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Treasurer; Transport	METRONET powering ahead with record $6 billion investment
12/05/2022	McGowan; Whitby	Premier; Treasurer; Climate Action	$1.25 billion Climate Action Fund for WA’s low-carbon future
12/05/2022	McGowan; Saffioti; Carey	Premier; Treasurer; Planning; Housing	Tax reform and incentives to deliver a housing supply boost
12/05/2022	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Treasurer; Regional Development	Record $12 billion infrastructure boost for regional WA
12/05/2022	McGowan	Premier; Treasurer	Strong surplus delivers all WA households a $400 electricity credit
12/05/2022	McGowan	Premier; Treasurer	$1.3 billion to diversify WA and set up our State for the long-term
12/05/2022	McGowan	Premier; Treasurer	Another strong surplus to benefit Western Australian households
12/05/2022	McGowan	Premier; Treasurer	WA’s domestic economy powers to strongest growth in a decade
11/05/2022	Templeman	Culture and the Arts	US feature film coming to WA for post-production
11/05/2022	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	Victoria Quay vision ramping up as Westport powers ahead
11/05/2022	Carey	Housing; Homelessness	Geraldton rough sleepers to be housed as part of new pilot program
10/05/2022	McGowan; Whitby; Saffioti; Johnston	Premier; Climate Action; Transport; Energy	WA’s climate action efforts accelerate with $60 million EV package
10/05/2022	McGowan; Dawson	Premier; Emergency Services	Bill introduced to provide certainty on COVID-19 response measures
10/05/2022	Saffioti	Planning	Bill before Parliament to reopen significant development pathway
10/05/2022	Carey	Lands	Music, markets and mini-museums to bring Yagan Square to life
10/05/2022	Cook	State Development, Jobs and Trade	Applications open to honour Western Australia’s excellence in exporting