Media Statements

From the Office of the Hon Alannah MacTiernan MLC

Date	Minister	Portfolio	Title
18/10/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	R&D funds for new wild dog control methods
17/10/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Call to get behind 2018 Biosecurity Blitz
15/10/2018	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; State Development, Jobs and Trade; Regional Development	McGowan Government securing the future of Port Hedland
12/10/2018	MacTiernan	Regional Development	WEB weaves better start for businesses in Port Hedland
12/10/2018	MacTiernan; Kelly	Agriculture and Food; Water	Joint media statement - Myalup-Wellington water project boost for South West
10/10/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Grants bridge digital divide in South-West
5/10/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Expert initiative to help grow food and beverage businesses
5/10/2018	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Update on Albany wave energy technology development project
4/10/2018	Templeman; MacTiernan	Culture and the Arts; Regional Development	Filming starts in Great Southern for new international movie
2/10/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	State celebrates Buy West Eat Best month
2/10/2018	Papalia; MacTiernan	Tourism; Regional Development	Funding round to boost regional events now open
27/09/2018	MacTiernan; Papalia	Regional Development; Tourism	Extra incentives for Busselton pilot academy
26/09/2018	Saffioti; MacTiernan	Transport; Regional Development	Bunbury Waterfront contract awarded for Jetty Road causeway upgrade
26/09/2018	Papalia; MacTiernan; Tinley; Templeman	Tourism; Regional Development; Veterans Issues; Culture and the Arts	Illuminating Albany to honour Anzac sacrifice
14/09/2018	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Regional Economic Development Grants to stimulate local jobs
11/09/2018	MacTiernan; Ellery	Regional Development; Education and Training	Student accommodation boost for Albany economy
7/09/2018	MacTiernan	Regional Development	New grants recipients to support Collie's potential
7/09/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Celebrating the produce of the Swan Valley
7/09/2018	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Chinatown streetscape upgrades to begin this month
5/09/2018	MacTiernan; Kelly	Agriculture and Food; Innovation and ICT	Digital Infrastructure Atlas maps the way to telecommunications investment
5/09/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Boosting broadband capacity in the grainbelt
5/09/2018	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Awards call to recognise outstanding contribution by rural women
4/09/2018	Cook; MacTiernan	Health; Regional Development	Karratha Health Campus set to open
4/09/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Grants for agrifood businesses to pursue Asian markets
4/09/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Feds must come to the table on Esperance extension
1/09/2018	Papalia; MacTiernan	Tourism; Regional Development	New culinary event has ingredients to make WA global food hotspot
31/08/2018	Templeman; MacTiernan	Culture and the Arts; Regional Development	Program delivers to creative regions
31/08/2018	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; State Development, Jobs and Trade; Regional Development	Bold ideas to map future for renewable hydrogen in WA
29/08/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Grower groups help advance ag-tech revolution
27/08/2018	Papalia; MacTiernan	Tourism; Regional Development	Funding on track for Asia-Pacific’s biggest mountain bike event
26/08/2018	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Young Aboriginal women empowered with skills development program
24/08/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Incentivising value-adding agribusiness in WA
23/08/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Hemp changes pass Parliament
23/08/2018	McGowan; Papalia; MacTiernan	Premier; Tourism; Regional Development	Three-year sponsorship deal for Broome’s Festival of the Pearl
22/08/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Federal support needed for WA farmers
13/08/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Call for interest in providing new South-West saleyards
10/08/2018	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Gascoyne Development Commission chair appointed
10/08/2018	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Community Resource Centre funding to continue
9/08/2018	MacTiernan	Regional Development	New agricultural education and research facility for Dalwallinu
8/08/2018	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Agriculture and Food	McGowan Government drives broadband boost for the bush
7/08/2018	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Lotterywest boost to Dolphin Discovery Centre works
7/08/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Grants to capture overseas food markets
6/08/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Boost to sheep research capabilities at Katanning
6/08/2018	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Appointment to focus regional growth in Goldfields-Esperance
30/07/2018	Kelly; MacTiernan	Innovation and ICT; Agriculture and Food	AgHack generates digital solutions to agricultural issues
30/07/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Local biosecurity efforts in regional WA boosted
27/07/2018	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Regional WA driving tech metals opportunities
27/07/2018	McGowan; MacTiernan; Wyatt	Premier; Regional Development; Aboriginal Affairs	Local Capability Fund to assist regional Aboriginal business participation
26/07/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Funding boost to Western Dairy to ‘moove’ industry forward
25/07/2018	MacTiernan; Kelly	Regional Development; Innovation and ICT	First Regional New Industries Fund grant for Mid-West hub
24/07/2018	Kelly; MacTiernan	Science; Fisheries; Regional Development	Six new aquaculture and agriculture entrepreneurs win scholarships
20/07/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Loan to help sheep processor grow exports
20/07/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Boost for WA premium food and beverage producers
17/07/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Local food champions to feature in Gold Plate Awards
13/07/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	BIG boost for northern beef businesses
12/07/2018	Cook; MacTiernan	Health; Regional Development	Construction complete on new Karratha Health Campus
12/07/2018	MacTiernan; Johnston	Regional Development; Tourism	Nigella Lawson back for Margaret River Gourmet Escape
12/07/2018	McGowan; Saffioti; MacTiernan	Premier; Transport; Regional Development	Major upgrades to Bidyadanga Access Road underway
3/07/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Steps to support WA sheep producers
3/07/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Grains research scholarships help build State's scientific capacity
2/07/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Mobile research labs to drive grains research capacity
2/07/2018	Kelly; MacTiernan	Fisheries	Community spirit helps build reef modules for new fishing mecca
1/07/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Gascoyne seasonal produce on show at Taste of WA event
29/06/2018	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Funding to boost regional aged accommodation
28/06/2018	Papalia; MacTiernan	Tourism; Regional Development	Taste Great Southern secured for three more years
25/06/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Processors step up to take stranded sheep
23/06/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Suspension of Emanuel Exports live export licence welcomed
22/06/2018	MacTiernan; Papalia; Saffioti	Regional Development; Tourism; Transport	State Government welcomes regional WA shortlist for new Qantas pilot academy
22/06/2018	Templeman; MacTiernan	Culture and the Arts; Regional Development	Puppet show pulls on heartstrings across Western Australia
22/06/2018	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Funding to support Southern Forests reach its potential
21/06/2018	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Grants to support natural resource stewardship now available
21/06/2018	Saffioti; MacTiernan; Wyatt	Lands; Agriculture and Food; Aboriginal Affairs	Agreement supports Pilbara station to diversify
19/06/2018	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Restoration of historic Mill Manager's House in Jarrahdale gets the green light
18/06/2018	Wyatt; MacTiernan	Treasurer; Agriculture and Food	New initiative to reduce red tape for horticulture businesses
15/06/2018	MacTiernan; Saffioti; Dawson	Regional Development; Lands; Environment	WA pastoralists in the box seat for carbon farming
14/06/2018	Wyatt; MacTiernan	Finance; Regional Development; Agriculture and Food	Land tax win for farmers under McGowan Government reforms
13/06/2018	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; State Development, Jobs and Trade; Regional Development	WA Industry Link rolled out to the regions
8/06/2018	MacTiernan; Saffioti	Regional Development; Agriculture and Food; Lands	Pastoral lands reform - Encouraging investment and ecological sustainability
6/06/2018	Saffioti; MacTiernan	Lands; Regional Development	Goldfields land to be activated for lithium facility
31/05/2018	Saffioti; MacTiernan	Transport; Regional Development	Tender released for key element of Bunbury Waterfront project
31/05/2018	MacTiernan; Wyatt	Regional Development; Energy	Pursuing innovative solar opportunities for the Goldfields
30/05/2018	Papalia; MacTiernan	Tourism; Regional Development	WA to host Australian masters hockey championships
29/05/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Collie greenhouse crop potential examined
25/05/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Highlighting WA produce on a plate
18/05/2018	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Collie Futures Small Grants to unlock economic potential
17/05/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Response to the McCarthy Review into live sheep trade
16/05/2018	MacTiernan; Dawson; Kelly	Agriculture and Food; Environment; Water	Steps taken to fix salinity issues
16/05/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Federal Government indecision causing industry uncertainty
11/05/2018	Papalia; Saffioti; MacTiernan	Tourism; Transport; Regional Development	Taskforce to investigate Western Australian pilot training school
10/05/2018	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Grants program driving regional economic development
10/05/2018	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Regional Development	Growing regional WA: Boost for jobs and services in the Gascoyne region
10/05/2018	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Regional Development	Growing regional WA: Boost for jobs and services in the Goldfields-Esperance region
10/05/2018	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Regional Development	Growing regional WA: Boost for jobs and services in the Kimberley
10/05/2018	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Regional Development	Growing regional WA: Boost for jobs and services in the Peel region
10/05/2018	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Regional Development	Growing regional WA: Boost for jobs and services in the Mid-West
10/05/2018	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Regional Development	Growing regional WA: Boost for jobs and services in the Pilbara
10/05/2018	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Regional Development	Growing regional WA: Boost for jobs and services in the Great Southern region
10/05/2018	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Regional Development	Growing regional WA: Boost for jobs and services in the Wheatbelt
10/05/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Agriculture investment growing jobs across Western Australia
10/05/2018	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Regional Development	Growing regional WA: Boost for jobs and services in the South-West