Media Statements

From the Office of the Hon Dave Kelly MLA

Date	Minister	Portfolio	Title
15/01/2021	MacTiernan; Kelly	Regional Development; Innovation and ICT	Great Southern innovation project moves ahead
13/01/2021	Kelly	Youth	2021 Youth Awards to highlight WA’s most outstanding youth
11/01/2021	McGowan; Kelly	Premier; Youth	Young people winning thanks to Ellenbrook Youth Centre
24/12/2020	Kelly	Water	Water Corporation Board appointments
22/12/2020	Kelly	Science	Boost for State’s top scientists to help solve crime and deliver justice
18/12/2020	Kelly	Water	$12 million pipeline to further secure future water supply to South-West communities
17/12/2020	Kelly	Water	Free waterwise showerhead offer now available to metropolitan households
16/12/2020	McGowan; Kelly	Premier; Water	McGowan Government delivers on election commitment to protect the Peel-Harvey Estuary
11/12/2020	Kelly	Science	Roundtable event highlights the McGowan Government’s investment in job creating research
10/12/2020	Kelly; Logan	Water; Emergency Services	West Aussies warned not to rely on scheme water supply during a bushfire
10/12/2020	Kelly	Water	McGowan Government funds new projects under the Community Water Supply Programs grant
9/12/2020	Kelly; McGurk	Water; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence	Better protection and support for water service customers affected by family violence
3/12/2020	Kelly; Dawson	Water; Disability Services	Water Corporation initiatives to boost employment of people with disability
3/12/2020	Kelly	Water	New water infrastructure to support housing growth in Perth’s south
2/12/2020	Kelly	Innovation and ICT	McGowan Government invests $160,000 to spark WA start-ups
1/12/2020	McGowan; MacTiernan; Dawson; Kelly	Premier; Agriculture and Food; Environment; Water	Grants boost community effort to care for State’s natural assets
30/11/2020	McGowan; Kelly; Dawson	Premier; Innovation and ICT; Environment	New strategy to power electric vehicles in Western Australia
26/11/2020	Kelly	Youth	Nominations now open for Ministerial Youth Advisory Council
26/11/2020	Kelly	Water	$24 million Murchison water quality program reaches first milestone
24/11/2020	Kelly; Ellery	Science; Education and Training	First school inducted into Hall of Fame at Governor’s School STEM Awards
19/11/2020	Kelly	Water	Draft Derby Groundwater Allocation Plan released for comment
13/11/2020	Kelly	Water	Aboriginal artists make a splash in Guildford for NAIDOC Week
13/11/2020	Kelly	Water	$25.6 million drain upgrade to improve flood mitigation in Busselton
9/11/2020	Kelly	Innovation and ICT	Report finds 3,000 data science jobs to be created in WA in next decade
6/11/2020	Kelly; MacTiernan	Water; Regional Development; Agriculture and Food	Fitzroy River water discussion paper released for comment
2/11/2020	Kelly; Dawson; MacTiernan	Forestry; Environment; Regional Development	WA Sandalwood Taskforce Report released for public comment
28/10/2020	Kelly; Ellery	Water; Education and Training	$1.5 million investment in water efficiency flows into WA public schools
27/10/2020	Kelly; Dawson	Water; Environment	Native revegetation to protect groundwater and create new home for endangered Carnaby’s cockatoo
24/10/2020	Kelly	Water	Water Awards recognise the top water industry performers for 2020
23/10/2020	Kelly	Science	Minister hails Pawsey supercomputer advance
22/10/2020	Kelly	Water	Jackson Harvey makes a splash in Fremantle during National Water Week
21/10/2020	Kelly; Dawson	Innovation and ICT; Environment	New research and development grants to help reduce e-waste
21/10/2020	Kelly; Cook	Water; Health	$1.2 million support package to benefit Western Australians with incontinence
20/10/2020	Kelly	Water	Major investment in Western Australia’s regional water infrastructure
19/10/2020	Kelly	Water	New awareness campaign to inspire waterwise action at start of National Water Week
14/10/2020	Kelly	Innovation and ICT	State Government partners for new Indigenous Angel investor and entrepreneur program
13/10/2020	Kelly; MacTiernan	Water; Agriculture and Food	Water deficiency revoked in the Shire of Jerramungup-Gairdner Area
2/10/2020	Kelly	Youth	Youth Week WA Grants Program now open for applications
30/09/2020	McGowan; Kelly	Premier; Science	WA’s leading scientists recognised in Premier’s Science Awards
29/09/2020	Kelly	Innovation and ICT	Western Australia’s first whole-of-government Cyber Security Operations Centre launched
25/09/2020	Kelly	Youth	McGowan Government to fund new LGBTIQA+ advocacy body
25/09/2020	Kelly; Ellery	Science; Education and Training	2020 Governor’s School STEM Awards finalists announced
24/09/2020	Kelly	Water	New Water Corporation Board Chair appointed
21/09/2020	Kelly	Water	More support to the Goldfields to help residents save money on their water bills
21/09/2020	Kelly	Water	Water-saving support extended to more Pilbara and Kimberley communities
21/09/2020	Kelly	Water	Exmouth residents to receive water-saving support
21/09/2020	Kelly	Water	Water-saving support provided to South-West communities
21/09/2020	Kelly	Water	Water-saving support extended to 19 communities between Walpole to Esperance
18/09/2020	MacTiernan; Kelly	Regional Development; Innovation and ICT	GroundSwell projects announced at Regional Innovation Summit
16/09/2020	Kelly	Water	Near record low rainfall to end of winter prompts Perth waterwise reminder
14/09/2020	Kelly	Water	New public viewing area part of $17 million investment at Ord River Diversion Dam
11/09/2020	Kelly	Science	$3.4 million boost for State’s biodiversity institute
2/09/2020	Kelly	Water	New $15 million water treatment plant opens in Bunbury
2/09/2020	Kelly	Water	$11.9 million investment in new water recycling scheme for Bunbury
28/08/2020	Kelly	Water	Waterwise Aquatic Centre Program makes a splash with new recognition scheme
28/08/2020	Kelly	Youth	Recovery funding to increase access for WA youth
27/08/2020	Kelly	Water	WA businesses celebrated for commitment to the waterwise message
27/08/2020	Kelly	Water	Specialist technology roles brought in-house at Water Corporation
20/08/2020	Papalia; Kelly	Defence Issues; Science	Joint media statement - Research grants to strengthen WA’s defence industry
17/08/2020	Kelly	Forestry	Rebuilding the Western Australian softwood plantation estate
15/08/2020	Kelly	Science	Western Australians encouraged to deep dive into National Science Week
14/08/2020	Kelly	Innovation and ICT	Innovator business support and mentoring program extended
5/08/2020	Kelly	Water	Green light for $33 million boost to Broome’s water infrastructure
5/08/2020	Kelly; Tinley	Water; Housing	Aboriginal communities to receive $38.9 million water service upgrades
4/08/2020	Kelly	Youth	COVID-19 recovery grant to support vulnerable WA youth
4/08/2020	McGowan; Kelly	Premier; Science	2020 Premier’s Science Awards finalists announced
2/08/2020	Kelly	Youth	WA youth to benefit from COVID-19 Recovery Plan projects
28/07/2020	Kelly	Innovation and ICT	Western Australians invited to have their say on digital inclusion
27/07/2020	Kelly	Water	Plants aplenty as Waterwise Greening Scheme reaches new heights
22/07/2020	McGurk; Tinley; Kelly	Community Services; Housing; Youth	1,900 public sector workers breathe new life into Freo
22/07/2020	Kelly	Water	Work complete on $1.6 million upgrade to Carnarvon water tanks
22/07/2020	Kelly	Innovation and ICT	Record funding to support WA innovators
17/07/2020	Kelly	Water	Native plants showcased at Bassendean’s first community waterwise demonstration garden
8/07/2020	Kelly	Water	Household water leaks targeted under new rebate initiative
7/07/2020	Kelly	Water	State Government provides $180,000 to Kimberley community projects
6/07/2020	Kelly	Science	Scitech to reopen today
2/07/2020	Kelly	Water	Local governments leading the way towards a Waterwise WA
1/07/2020	Cook; Kelly	Health; Youth	Building healthier communities in the Gascoyne and Murchison regions
1/07/2020	MacTiernan; Kelly	Agriculture and Food; Water	Future Drought Fund a lost opportunity for WA
1/07/2020	Kelly	Water	Water charges relief for regional businesses affected by COVID-19
22/06/2020	Kelly	Science	Joint media statement - WA space projects to drive industry growth
22/06/2020	MacTiernan; Kelly	Regional Development; Innovation and ICT	Expressions of Interest for GroundSwell program now open
22/06/2020	Kelly; Ellery	Science; Education and Training	Seeking State’s top STEM schools to vie for Governor’s Awards
16/06/2020	Kelly; MacTiernan	Water; Agriculture and Food	Water deficiency declared in the Shire of Esperance - Cascade area
11/06/2020	Kelly	Forestry	Increased fire response capacity key focus for grant program
11/06/2020	Kelly	Innovation and ICT	$800,000 from New Industries Fund to support COVID-19 affected innovation sector
10/06/2020	Kelly; MacTiernan	Water; Agriculture and Food	Water deficiency declared in the Shire of Jerramungup - Gairdner area
10/06/2020	Cook; Wyatt; Kelly	Health; Treasurer; Science	$5m for Western Australia to lead ground-breaking COVID-19 research
8/06/2020	Kelly; Ellery	Science; Education and Training	McGowan Government launches campaign to enable students to be ready for future jobs, with STEM skills
5/06/2020	Templeman; Kelly	Heritage; Innovation and ICT	Online resource brings past to the fore
4/06/2020	Kelly	Water	$19 million upgrade to Margaret River wastewater facility complete
4/06/2020	Kelly	Water	Healthy outcomes for Great Southern estuaries with $7 million funding boost
4/06/2020	Kelly	Water	Pipeline to secure Denmark’s drinking water supply delivers local jobs
29/05/2020	MacTiernan; Kelly	Regional Development; Innovation and ICT	Launchpad ready to boost Pilbara businesses
29/05/2020	Kelly	Water	A decade of water saving celebrated as annual Winter Sprinkler Switch-off returns for 2020
28/05/2020	Kelly	Water	Water Corporation moves to greener fleet with electric vehicles
27/05/2020	Kelly	Water	Wastewater charge relief for Water Corporation business customers to help boost COVID-19 economic recovery
26/05/2020	Kelly; MacTiernan	Water; Regional Development	Green light for world-leading renewable hydrogen from wastewater project
22/05/2020	Kelly	Water	Local artist helps make a colourful splash in Mount Hawthorn
20/05/2020	Johnston; Kelly	Mines and Petroleum; Innovation and ICT	$3.8 million resources export hubs to help WA recover from COVID