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Date	Minister	Portfolio	Title
13/09/2019	McGowan	Premier; State Development, Jobs and Trade	A promising tourism boon for Broome
13/09/2019	Saffioti	Planning	Bullsbrook rezoning set to support local growth and create jobs
13/09/2019	Saffioti	Transport	Long-serving transit officers to be awarded national medals
13/09/2019	McGowan; Templeman	Premier; Culture and the Arts	Multimillion dollar support for Western Australia’s screen industry
13/09/2019	McGowan; Wyatt; MacTiernan	Premier; Treasurer; Regional Development	$11.95 million for Broome’s job-boosting Chinatown development
13/09/2019	Ellery	Education and Training	No WA student should be disadvantaged by NAPLAN technical issues
13/09/2019	Templeman; MacTiernan	Culture and the Arts; Regional Development	State Art Gallery works to go on new regional tour
13/09/2019	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Appointment to lead consultation on voluntary Port Hedland West End buy-back scheme
12/09/2019	MacTiernan	Regional Development	New investment in southern Wheatbelt aged accommodation
12/09/2019	Logan	Emergency Services	WA bushfire volunteers join the frontline at Queensland fires
12/09/2019	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	Pilbara road safety improvements welcomed
12/09/2019	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	Stage 3 of Karratha-Tom Price Road construction underway
12/09/2019	MacTiernan; Wyatt	Regional Development; Lands	Ground-breaking microgrid to power jobs in the Peel
12/09/2019	Cook	Health	WA setting world benchmark in cancer survival
11/09/2019	Saffioti	Transport	Armadale Line level crossing removals a step closer as tenders released
11/09/2019	Roberts	Police; Road Safety	What you blow is what you go - New laws take effect from midnight
11/09/2019	Tinley	Asian Engagement	Regional businesses and communities vital to WA’s focus on Asia
11/09/2019	Dawson	Environment	Have your say on improving the use of Perth’s Swan River
11/09/2019	Dawson; Wyatt	Environment; Aboriginal Affairs	Aboriginal Ranger Program round two recipients announced
11/09/2019	Papalia	Citizenship and Multicultural Interests	Funding open for 2020 Harmony Week activities
11/09/2019	Saffioti	Transport	Key safety upgrades planned for Indian Ocean Drive and Brand Highway
10/09/2019	McGowan; Cook	Premier; State Development, Jobs and Trade; Deputy Premier	Largest of its kind lithium hydroxide plant launched in Kwinana
10/09/2019	Wyatt	Treasurer; Lands	Landgate transaction delivers for Western Australia
10/09/2019	Ellery	Education and Training	Primary students to benefit from Caversham, Ballajura school upgrades
10/09/2019	Saffioti	Planning	McGowan Government invests $4.3 million in Rivervale foreshore
10/09/2019	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Facility accreditation to open opportunities for WA barley
10/09/2019	Kelly	Water	Science made community-friendly for Vasse-Wonnerup wetlands
10/09/2019	Papalia	Tourism	Japanese TV and music star hits the road to promote WA
10/09/2019	Saffioti	Transport	Expressions of interest called for Bunbury Outer Ring Road
10/09/2019	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	GP urgent care arrives to give patients more choice
9/09/2019	Murray	Seniors and Ageing	Nominations open for 2019 WA Seniors Awards
9/09/2019	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Regional Development	Woodlands Visitor Centre taking shape in Norseman
9/09/2019	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Migrants make the move to jobs in the Goldfields
9/09/2019	MacTiernan; Wyatt	Regional Development; Aboriginal Affairs	Agreement to boost Aboriginal employment opportunities in the Goldfields
9/09/2019	Kelly	Water	McGowan Government moves to secure Denmark’s water supplies
9/09/2019	McGowan; McGurk	Premier; Child Protection	Target 120 expansion to Kalgoorlie, Kununurra and Mirrabooka
8/09/2019	McGowan	Premier	$15,000 grant to support Coolgardie Day celebrations
8/09/2019	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Regional Development	New funding to upgrade Laverton Visitor Centre
8/09/2019	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Regional Development	Laverton Aquatic Centre opens with a splash
8/09/2019	Logan	Emergency Services	Sea rescue of father and young sons among honours at awards
8/09/2019	Papalia	Tourism	Help for Rottnest boaties
8/09/2019	Papalia	Tourism	Boaties love Rottnest
7/09/2019	Ellery	Education and Training	Remote beachside school celebrating 50 years
7/09/2019	Logan	Emergency Services	Emergency services volunteers sit down with Minister to talk issues
6/09/2019	MacTiernan	Regional Development	CEO appointed to Goldfields-Esperance Development Commission
6/09/2019	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Preston Beach Community Centre officially opened
6/09/2019	Saffioti	Planning	New policy balances freight corridors and community amenity needs
6/09/2019	Johnston	Mines and Petroleum	Hydraulic fracturing remains banned on 98 per cent of WA
6/09/2019	McGowan; Papalia	Premier; Tourism	New WA Gourmet Escape expands food festival to three locations
6/09/2019	McGowan	Premier	New Lotterywest and Healthway CEO appointed
5/09/2019	Saffioti	Transport	Byford rail extension takes next step forward
5/09/2019	Logan	Emergency Services	Lifesaving equipment fitted to nearly 1000 firefighting vehicles
5/09/2019	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	New pasture to assist WA farmers
5/09/2019	MacTiernan	Ports	Successful WAIPS project creates regional jobs
4/09/2019	Wyatt; Papalia	Treasurer; Racing and Gaming	WA backs a winner: Historic reforms pass WA Parliament
4/09/2019	Wyatt	Treasurer	WA leads the nation as McGowan Government continues to get the economy back on track
4/09/2019	Papalia	Citizenship and Multicultural Interests	Perth gets an African focus for Australia-Africa Week
4/09/2019	Templeman	Heritage	New appointments to Heritage Council
4/09/2019	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	More Digital Farm Grants available to bridge the digital divide
4/09/2019	Dawson	Environment	Climate change consultation to help shape WA response
4/09/2019	Kelly	Innovation and ICT	International Access Pass reboots for a second round of grants
4/09/2019	Saffioti	Transport	Construction beginning on new Pinjarra bus depot
4/09/2019	Tinley	Veterans Issues	State delivers WA's first Veterans and Families Strategy
4/09/2019	Roberts	Police	Safe cars for every budget
3/09/2019	McGowan	Premier	Regional cabinet roadshow comes to the Goldfields
3/09/2019	McGurk	Child Protection	Two major announcements for National Child Protection Week
3/09/2019	Saffioti	Planning	Collaboration the focus of National Planning Minister’s Forum
3/09/2019	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	Forrestfield Station reaches new heights at 50 per cent completion
3/09/2019	Johnston	Mines and Petroleum	Scholarships to attract world's brightest to WA
2/09/2019	Cook; McGurk	Health; Mental Health; Women's Interests	Policy to deliver healthy outcomes for WA women and girls
2/09/2019	Dawson	Environment	A feast for the senses in Kings Park this September
2/09/2019	Saffioti	Transport	Public transport patronage increase follows strong METRONET campaign
1/09/2019	Ellery	Education and Training	Campaign next step in action plan against school violence
1/09/2019	Kelly	Water	Rebate offered for Perth residents to install a weather smart irrigation controller
1/09/2019	McGowan; Papalia	Premier; State Development, Jobs and Trade; Tourism	First direct flight from Japan touches down in Perth tonight
31/08/2019	Kelly	Fisheries	Increased recreational fishing opportunities for the South-West
31/08/2019	McGowan; Papalia	Premier; Tourism	Promoting Western Australia to Japan ahead of new direct flights
30/08/2019	Murray	Sport and Recreation	McGowan Government strengthening hockey in the southern suburbs
30/08/2019	Saffioti	Transport	Black Spot funding to reduce risks on some of WA’s worst roads
30/08/2019	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Local firm wins Collie Roundhouse restoration contract
30/08/2019	Tinley	Asian Engagement	Access Asia business grants to expand WA trade opportunities
30/08/2019	Tinley	Asian Engagement	Asian Engagement Strategy will drive jobs, trade, investment and prosperity for generations of Western Australians
30/08/2019	McGurk	Child Protection	Through the eyes of young people in care
30/08/2019	Saffioti	Planning	Community input sought for Pickering Brook and surrounds plan
30/08/2019	Kelly	Fisheries	Helicopter patrols begin in spring for Perth and South-West beaches
30/08/2019	Cook	Health; Mental Health	New health strategy to break down barriers for LGBTI Western Australians
30/08/2019	Tinley	Asian Engagement	WA promotes diversification of State economy to global corporation
29/08/2019	Wyatt	Treasurer	WA Liberals admit that house price decline was a deliberate policy
29/08/2019	Dawson	Environment	New board members for Perth Zoo
29/08/2019	Ellery	Education and Training	New Gifted and Talented education program to be based in Perth’s south
29/08/2019	Templeman	Culture and the Arts	Homegrown music artists reaching new audiences
29/08/2019	Papalia	Tourism	Kimberley region’s delights to dazzle and draw in visitors
29/08/2019	Cook	Health	Community service program to help vulnerable to quit smoking
29/08/2019	Saffioti	Transport; Planning	New Hamilton Street Bridge now open to traffic
29/08/2019	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Planning	McGowan Government brings Subi East revitalisation a step closer
29/08/2019	Cook	Health	Funding boost for WA researchers on brink of identifying new diseases
29/08/2019	Templeman; MacTiernan	Culture and the Arts; Regional Development	CinefestOZ showcases WA-made films
28/08/2019	Dawson	Environment	Company fined for burying waste oil at its Esperance abattoir
28/08/2019	Johnston	Energy	State Government details emissions policy for major projects
28/08/2019	Murray	Sport and Recreation	McGowan Government opens upgraded Robinson Reserve