Media Statements

From the Office of the Hon Alannah MacTiernan MLC

Date	Minister	Portfolio	Title
3/08/2020	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Medicinal cannabis manufacturing boost for the South-West
31/07/2020	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Funding to fast-track Margaret River Main Street final stage
31/07/2020	McGowan; Papalia; MacTiernan	Premier; Defence Issues; Ports	$330 million investment to drive industry opportunities
31/07/2020	MacTiernan	Ports	Regional port investment drives economic recovery
30/07/2020	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Regional Development	$3 million for final stage of Town Beach redevelopment
30/07/2020	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Laverton visitor centre tender awarded to Goldfields builder
29/07/2020	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Regional Development	WA-made cheddar cheese back on the menu
24/07/2020	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Wheatbelt aged accommodation supporting regional communities
24/07/2020	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Digital connectivity boost to speed up the Wheatbelt
24/07/2020	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Merredin DPIRD RD&I upgrade heralds next generation of dryland agricultural research
23/07/2020	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	$8.1 million to support data-driven growth on WA farms
17/07/2020	Murray; MacTiernan	Sport and Recreation; Regional Development	Esperance’s $7.8 million indoor stadium up and running
17/07/2020	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Infrastructure upgrades at Quobba Coast Tourism Precinct
17/07/2020	MacTiernan; McGurk	Regional Development; Tourism	Gascoyne Food Festival back on for 2020
17/07/2020	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Bridging the digital divide for Carnarvon growers
16/07/2020	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Broadband boost for Mid-West and West Midlands
16/07/2020	MacTiernan	Ports	$11.6m investment in job-creating Geraldton port infrastructure
15/07/2020	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Setting sail to build the resilience of young people in regional WA
15/07/2020	Wyatt; MacTiernan	Lands; Regional Development	$116m affordable land package to drive growth in regional WA
15/07/2020	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Grants to support agricultural exports
4/07/2020	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Agriculture and Food	Perth Royal Show to go ahead
3/07/2020	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Grant to pursue Ord cotton processing opportunity
3/07/2020	Papalia; MacTiernan	Tourism; Regional Development	Broomes Shinju Matsuri festival celebrates 50th anniversary
3/07/2020	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Grants spur growth opportunity for regional agrifood businesses
3/07/2020	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; State Development, Jobs and Trade; Regional Development	Revamped Buy Local policy to prioritise jobs in regional WA
1/07/2020	Templeman; MacTiernan	Culture and the Arts; Regional Development	Relief fund to support galleries to bounce back
1/07/2020	Templeman; MacTiernan	Culture and the Arts; Regional Development	$1 million program to rekindle regional arts
1/07/2020	MacTiernan; Tinley	Ports; Fisheries	Port fishing platform open to Bunbury community
1/07/2020	MacTiernan; Kelly	Agriculture and Food; Water	Future Drought Fund a lost opportunity for WA
29/06/2020	Saffioti; MacTiernan	Transport; Agriculture and Food	Agricultural freight strategy sets course for future freight needs in WA
29/06/2020	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Regional Development	Premier inspects final stages of work on Collie’s groundbreaking technology training centre
28/06/2020	McGowan; MacTiernan; Logan	Premier; Regional Development; Emergency Services	Collie’s emergency services projects poised to create jobs, help community safety
28/06/2020	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Regional Development	$4.4 million to Collie tourism injection as world-renowned artist selected to paint Wellington Dam
24/06/2020	Quigley; MacTiernan	Attorney General; Agriculture and Food	Animal welfare and farm trespass Bill introduced into Parliament
22/06/2020	MacTiernan; Kelly	Regional Development; Innovation and ICT	Expressions of Interest for GroundSwell program now open
16/06/2020	Kelly; MacTiernan	Water; Agriculture and Food	Water deficiency declared in the Shire of Esperance - Cascade area
16/06/2020	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Driving growth in the northern beef industry
16/06/2020	Templeman; MacTiernan	Culture and the Arts; Regional Development	Continued investment into regional film production
12/06/2020	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Registrations open for Pilbara businesses to work on Spoilbank Marina
12/06/2020	MacTiernan	Regional Development	In-principle support for Port Hedland Voluntary Buy-back Scheme
10/06/2020	Kelly; MacTiernan	Water; Agriculture and Food	Water deficiency declared in the Shire of Jerramungup - Gairdner area
10/06/2020	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Regional Development	Design complete and construction schedule set for Spoilbank Marina
29/05/2020	MacTiernan; Kelly	Regional Development; Innovation and ICT	Launchpad ready to boost Pilbara businesses
28/05/2020	MacTiernan	Regional Development	RED Grants bearing fruit in the Peel
28/05/2020	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Milestone reached for Brunswick River Cottages
28/05/2020	Johnston; MacTiernan	Industrial Relations; Regional Development	Farm Safety Summit a success
28/05/2020	MacTiernan	Ports	$15 million investment for Turkey Point access bridge
28/05/2020	Papalia; MacTiernan	Tourism; Regional Development	Regional tourism recovery boosted with events support
26/05/2020	Kelly; MacTiernan	Water; Regional Development	Green light for world-leading renewable hydrogen from wastewater project
25/05/2020	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Funding continues wild dog control to protect WA sheep industry
22/05/2020	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Regional Development	Grant to support Collie-Preston tourism bounce-back
22/05/2020	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Regional Development	$111 million investment in critical regional programs
21/05/2020	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Agrifood businesses ripe for growth
21/05/2020	MacTiernan; Johnston	Regional Development; Energy	Western Power community battery unlocks Kalgoorlie’s solar future
19/05/2020	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Statement on China’s tariffs on Australian barley
15/05/2020	MacTiernan	Ports	Pilbara Ports paves way for supply chain traffic
14/05/2020	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Collie plans for hemp processing plant
13/05/2020	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Proposed Bill to modernise veterinary practice legislation
13/05/2020	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Solar investment for Upper Gascoyne
12/05/2020	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Round three of RED Grants now open
11/05/2020	Johnston; MacTiernan	Industrial Relations; Agriculture and Food	McGowan Government to hold urgent Farm Safety Summit
10/05/2020	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Statement on China’s proposed tariffs on Australian barley
9/05/2020	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Ports	Push to create international LNG fuelling hub in the Pilbara
4/05/2020	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Support for regional chambers of commerce
1/05/2020	MacTiernan	Regional Development	South-West businesses invited to help transform Bunbury Waterfront
30/04/2020	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Trail-blazing tourism in Collie
28/04/2020	MacTiernan	Ports	Southern Ports projects supporting local jobs
28/04/2020	MacTiernan; Dawson; Kelly	Agriculture and Food; Environment; Water	Funding round opens for NRM projects across WA
23/04/2020	MacTiernan	Regional Development	New frontier for Collie industry
22/04/2020	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Supporting air freight to Singapore
22/04/2020	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Communications investments benefit Mid-West and Gascoyne
20/04/2020	MacTiernan; Dawson; Kelly; Wyatt	Regional Development; Agriculture and Food; Environment; Water; Aboriginal Affairs	Consultation paused on Fitzroy River commitments
17/04/2020	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Call for residents to help rid Perth of destructive fruit pest
17/04/2020	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Planning underway on Great Southern agribusiness precinct
9/04/2020	Templeman; MacTiernan	Culture and the Arts; Regional Development	Funding to continue support for regional arts community
3/04/2020	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Indigenous entrepreneur wins 2020 WA Rural Women’s Award
27/03/2020	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Initiatives to supply agricultural labour
10/03/2020	Templeman; MacTiernan	Culture and the Arts; Regional Development	New tour of State Art Gallery works to visit 10 regional communities
9/03/2020	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Support for studies to drive Goldfields growth
7/03/2020	Kelly; MacTiernan	Water; Agriculture and Food	Water deficiency declared in the Shire of Esperance - Salmon Gums
5/03/2020	MacTiernan	Regional Development	RED grants driving Kimberley jobs
4/03/2020	Tinley; MacTiernan	Fisheries; Regional Development	Mobile communications at Twilight Beach supports public safety
29/02/2020	Quigley; MacTiernan	Attorney General; Agriculture and Food	Farm trespass and animal welfare Bill out for public comment
27/02/2020	Dawson; MacTiernan	Environment; Regional Development	Collie company breaks ground at Lake Kepwari as project expanded to $5.7 million development
26/02/2020	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Hemp as sheep feed target of new research
24/02/2020	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Innovative shearing camp heads to Great Southern
24/02/2020	Templeman; MacTiernan	Culture and the Arts; Regional Development	Arts, culture and heritage strategy for the Great Southern
21/02/2020	Kelly; MacTiernan	Water; Agriculture and Food	Water deficiency declared in the shires of Dumbleyung and Kent
18/02/2020	MacTiernan; Papalia	Agriculture and Food; Tourism	Leading agtech event heads west
14/02/2020	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Boost for manufacturing, agriculture in Wheatbelt
13/02/2020	Kelly; MacTiernan	Water; Agriculture and Food	Unprecedented seventh water deficiency declared in WA
6/02/2020	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Voucher program to grow food and beverage business expertise
5/02/2020	MacTiernan	Regional Development	CEOs appointed to Wheatbelt, Gascoyne Development Commissions
5/02/2020	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	New barley variety set to conquer WA grainbelt
4/02/2020	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Regional Development	Collie’s Wellington Dam mega-mural set to draw global attention
31/01/2020	MacTiernan	Ports	Fremantle Ports chairperson to oversee future growth
31/01/2020	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Value adding grants to stimulate agrifood jobs
30/01/2020	MacTiernan	Regional Development	RED grants shape future growth in Goldfields-Esperance
28/01/2020	Dawson; MacTiernan; Papalia	Environment; Regional Development; Tourism	Ecotourism accommodation in popular national park
24/01/2020	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Regional grants back South-West tourism