Media Statements

From the Office of the Hon Don Punch MLA

Date	Minister	Portfolio	Title
20/01/2022	Punch	Youth	Achievements of young people to be recognised at annual WA Youth Awards
20/01/2022	Punch	Disability Services	More all-terrain wheelchairs across WA as McGowan Government election commitment delivered
19/01/2022	Punch; Templeman	Small Business; Culture and the Arts	Applications now open for small business assistance
17/01/2022	Punch	Seniors and Ageing	Shutterbugs set to get snapping in new photography competition for WA Seniors Card members
30/12/2021	McGowan; Punch; Templeman	Premier; Small Business; Culture and the Arts	Financial support for small businesses impacted by restrictions
22/12/2021	Punch	Fisheries	WA’s unique octopus species has a new Noongar name
21/12/2021	Punch	Fisheries	Mandatory lifejackets to continue keeping people safe at Salmon Holes
13/12/2021	MacTiernan; Punch	Agriculture and Food; Fisheries	Helping WA agribusiness capture export markets
11/12/2021	Punch	Fisheries	Let’s keep abalone fishing safe and celebrate its sustainability
8/12/2021	Punch	Innovation and ICT	Western Australia’s best innovators on show at West Tech Fest
3/12/2021	McGowan; Sanderson; Punch	Premier; Environment; Fisheries	Historic protections to safeguard spectacular Exmouth Gulf
3/12/2021	Punch	Disability Services	International Day of People with Disability a cause for celebration
3/12/2021	Saffioti; Punch	Planning; Disability Services	New train carriage at Whiteman Park caters for wheelchair users
2/12/2021	Punch	Fisheries	Safe ocean swimming for Esperance this summer
2/12/2021	Punch	Fisheries	Albany Aquaculture Zone to boost investment, growth and jobs
1/12/2021	Punch	Innovation and ICT	$2.4 million for data science and cybersecurity innovation hubs to support start-up and SME growth
1/12/2021	Punch	Fisheries	Charter fishing sector boosting the State’s economy and jobs
30/11/2021	Punch	Fisheries	Lobster back of boat sales increase brings festive season bonus
25/11/2021	Cook; Punch	Health; Disability Services	Pilot program to support patients with disability to transition from hospital to community living
25/11/2021	Punch	Seniors and Ageing	2021 WA Seniors Awards winners announced
21/11/2021	Punch	Fisheries	Western Australia celebrates World Fisheries Day
19/11/2021	Punch	Disability Services	100 celebrations across WA to make International Day of People with Disability 2021 one to remember
18/11/2021	Punch	Fisheries	Cottesloe’s beachside shark warning towers are ready for summer
17/11/2021	Punch	Seniors and Ageing	Updated toolkit supporting WA seniors to live their best lives
10/11/2021	Punch	Seniors and Ageing	WA Seniors Strategy will put older Western Australians at front of mind
8/11/2021	Punch	Innovation and ICT	New grant round opens for entrepreneur and investor education programs
7/11/2021	Punch	Seniors and Ageing	Seniors Week 2021 kicks off today
4/11/2021	Punch	Innovation and ICT	Pharmaceutical start up named WA Innovator of the Year 2021
22/10/2021	Punch	Disability Services	Grants now available to support International Day of People with Disability celebrations
18/10/2021	Punch	Fisheries	Abrolhos Island scallops become WA’s eleventh MSC certified sustainable fishery
17/10/2021	Punch	Fisheries	Shark Warning System upgrade to boost safety
5/10/2021	Buti; Punch	Lands; Innovation and ICT	World-leading automation and robotics test facility coming to northern suburbs
4/10/2021	Punch	Disability Services	Allied health funding for Aboriginal NDIS participants will help deliver the right services, in the right place, the right way
2/10/2021	Punch	Fisheries	Troutfest celebrates WA’s enthusiasm for freshwater fishing
1/10/2021	Punch	Disability Services	McGowan Government announces $2.5 million initial round of ‘Innovation Fund’ grants to generate new employment opportunities for people with disability
1/10/2021	Punch	Seniors and Ageing	International Day of Older Persons focuses on inclusion of older people within increasingly digital world
28/09/2021	Punch	Disability Services	Funding will help develop culturally appropriate NDIS services in the Kimberley
24/09/2021	Sanderson; Punch	Environment; Fisheries	Consultation underway on new marine park for the south coast
24/09/2021	Punch	Fisheries	Chapman Valley leads northern rollout of McGowan Government’s BEN sign program
24/09/2021	McGowan; MacTiernan; Punch	Premier; Regional Development; Fisheries	Shore Leave Festival celebrates the best of the Mid-West
23/09/2021	Punch	Disability Services	McGowan Government delivers on election commitment to provide more all-terrain wheelchairs across WA
14/09/2021	Punch	Disability Services	Lotterywest support for Hospitality Disability Network
9/09/2021	Punch	Disability Services	New Office of Disability to promote rights and interests of sector in WA
4/09/2021	Punch	Fisheries	Shark patrols underway as State Budget provides funding certainty
31/08/2021	Punch	Disability Services	$321,170 grant to Rebound WA to build social connection for people with disability
30/08/2021	McGowan; Cook; Punch	Premier; State Development, Jobs and Trade; Innovation and ICT	Investing in new and emerging industries for the jobs of the future
23/08/2021	Buti; Punch	Sport and Recreation; Disability Services	WA athletes ready to compete at Tokyo Paralympic Games
22/08/2021	McGowan; Punch; Papalia	Premier; Seniors and Ageing; Police	McGowan Government restores $400 Safety and Security Rebate
19/08/2021	Punch	Fisheries	Sustainability and secure access to guide WA’s aquatic resources
18/08/2021	Punch	Fisheries	Fishing licence fees help find ways to reduce shark bite-offs
13/08/2021	Punch	Fisheries	WA’s commercial fishing industry honours its champions
13/08/2021	Punch	Innovation and ICT	$385,000 in Innovation Vouchers to support State’s best emerging innovators
11/08/2021	Punch	Disability Services	Lotterywest support for online employment platform
3/08/2021	Punch	Disability Services	New premises for Ethnic Disability Advocacy Centre
28/07/2021	Punch	Seniors and Ageing	Extra support for thousands of WA’s seniors
22/07/2021	Templeman; Punch	Culture and the Arts; Aboriginal Affairs	Grants program supporting connection to Country
20/07/2021	Punch	Innovation and ICT	Finalists announced for WA Innovator of the Year 2021
18/07/2021	Punch	Disability Services	Wunan Foundation to deliver disability advocacy program across East Kimberley
18/07/2021	Punch	Fisheries	Barramundi stocking passes one million at Lake Kununurra
17/07/2021	Punch	Disability Services	New members sought for Ministerial Advisory Council on Disability
12/07/2021	Punch	Seniors and Ageing	Vulnerable seniors peak body to continue
9/07/2021	Punch	Disability Services	Disability Services Minister welcomes sensible decision to scrap independent NDIS assessments
23/06/2021	Punch	Innovation and ICT	Western Australia’s bold new whole-of-government Digital Strategy launched
15/06/2021	Punch	Seniors and Ageing	New Elder Rights WA to combat elder abuse across WA
15/06/2021	Punch	Seniors and Ageing	Western Australians called upon to prevent and stop elder abuse
3/06/2021	Punch	Innovation and ICT	Registrations now open for inaugural Cyber West Summit
3/06/2021	Punch	Disability Services	Safer carparks as eligibility criteria for ACROD program expanded
2/06/2021	Buti; Punch	Lands; Seniors and Ageing	New Kalamunda aged care development site goes to market
27/05/2021	Punch	Disability Services	$3.44 million funding boost for disability advocacy
26/05/2021	Punch	Innovation and ICT	Connecting regional METS companies to the world
14/05/2021	Punch	Fisheries	Changes to support recovery of WA’s western rock lobster fishery
13/05/2021	Punch	Fisheries	Minister gives recreational fishers a hand releasing future catches
13/05/2021	Punch; Cook	Innovation and ICT; Science	Funding to boost WA medical technology and pharmaceutical manufacturers and create new jobs
12/05/2021	Punch	Fisheries	Boost for white shark tagging and monitoring in expanded mitigation program
30/04/2021	Punch	Innovation and ICT	$20,000 vouchers available to help local innovators commercialise ideas and create WA jobs
23/04/2021	MacTiernan; Punch	Regional Development; Innovation and ICT	iHub to kickstart Great Southern business
23/04/2021	Punch	Fisheries	New artificial reef deployed in northern suburbs
14/04/2021	Ellery; Punch	Education and Training; Disability Services; Seniors and Ageing	Connecting WA’s growing disability and aged care sector with job-ready workers
13/04/2021	Punch	Innovation and ICT	Search is on for next WA Innovator of Year
31/03/2021	Punch	Fisheries	Western Australians urged to stay SharkSmart during Easter salmon run