Media Statements

From the Office of the Hon Francis Logan MLA

Date	Minister	Portfolio	Title
25/02/2021	Logan	Emergency Services	Joint media statement - $18.1 million to support communities affected by the Wooroloo bushfire
9/02/2021	Logan	Emergency Services	Joint media statement - Disaster assistance following damaging tropical low
5/02/2021	Logan	Emergency Services	Joint media statement - Disaster assistance following Wooroloo bushfires
2/02/2021	Logan	Emergency Services	$47.5 million to build up to 300 new WA-built firefighting appliances
29/01/2021	Logan	Emergency Services	Construction complete on Cockburn’s new $11 million Fire Station
26/01/2021	Logan; Dawson	Emergency Services; Environment	Australia Day Honours for distinguished emergency services personnel
26/01/2021	Logan	Corrective Services	Women prison officers dominate Corrective Services honours
25/01/2021	McGowan; Logan	Premier; Emergency Services	New $33m Bushfire Centre of Excellence facility officially opened
22/01/2021	Logan	Emergency Services	New $8 million Kensington Fire Station to service growing area
21/01/2021	Logan	Emergency Services	New $400,000 quick-response rescue vessel for Shark Bay
15/01/2021	Logan	Corrective Services	“Every Voice Matters” on National Corrections Day
14/01/2021	Logan	Corrective Services	Rehabilitation prisoners ring in the new year with a fresh start
12/01/2021	Logan	Emergency Services	New $3 million facility for Albany’s State Emergency Service
18/12/2020	Logan	Corrective Services	Acacia Prison tender awarded to Serco
18/12/2020	Logan	Emergency Services	Tourists urged to ‘Be the calm before the storm’ this wet season
18/12/2020	Logan; Dawson	Emergency Services; Environment	McGowan Government’s advocacy rewarded with Large Air Tanker for this bushfire season
11/12/2020	Logan	Emergency Services	New firefighters join the frontline including more female officers
10/12/2020	Logan	Emergency Services	New water tanks for Bush Fire Brigades as part of COVID recovery
10/12/2020	McGowan; Roberts; Logan	Premier; Police; Emergency Services	Advanced operational communications for WA’s emergency services
10/12/2020	Kelly; Logan	Water; Emergency Services	West Aussies warned not to rely on scheme water supply during a bushfire
4/12/2020	Logan	Corrective Services	Twenty years of corrective services oversight in Western Australia
28/11/2020	Logan	Emergency Services	New mobile app and bushfire awareness campaign aims to save lives
27/11/2020	Logan	Emergency Services	Celebrating nearly 4,900 years of commitment to emergency services
26/11/2020	Logan	Emergency Services	Local initiatives helping WA communities build disaster resilience
23/11/2020	Logan	Emergency Services	Yanchep firefighters to get $914,000 of modern updates to fire station
17/11/2020	Logan	Emergency Services	$3 million to assist local governments reduce bushfire risk
16/11/2020	Logan	Emergency Services	Over $1.7m in new emergency services facilities for South-West
16/11/2020	Logan	Emergency Services	New $470,000 purpose-built Broomehill fire station opens
13/11/2020	Logan; Wyatt	Corrective Services; Aboriginal Affairs	New Aboriginal language programs connect prisoners with culture
5/11/2020	Logan	Emergency Services	Response to State Coroner highlights bushfire management reform
4/11/2020	McGowan; Logan	Premier; Emergency Services	New Bill to extend timeframe for COVID-19 response measures
3/11/2020	Logan	Emergency Services	New $868,000 station for Waroona West Bush Fire Brigade
31/10/2020	Cook; Logan	Health; Emergency Services	Emergency WA platform customised for COVID-19 alerts
30/10/2020	Logan	Emergency Services	WA employers honoured for emergency services volunteer support
26/10/2020	Logan	Corrective Services	Local builder awarded second stage of Greenough prison build
21/10/2020	Logan	Corrective Services	Banksia Hill hits the right beat with new recording studio
18/10/2020	Logan	Emergency Services	Emergency services awards honour local heroes
16/10/2020	Logan	Emergency Services	A new emergency services fleet to take Western Australia forward
12/10/2020	Logan	Emergency Services	New bushfire and emergency services facilities for Esperance region
12/10/2020	Logan	Corrective Services	Corrective Services Commissioner Tony Hassall to retire
10/10/2020	Logan	Emergency Services	$1 million emergency services investment in Shire of Toodyay
9/10/2020	Logan	Corrective Services	$2.4 million mental health unit for Bandyup Women’s Prison
8/10/2020	Logan	Emergency Services	$8.3 million to fund valuable airborne fire-mapping technology
8/10/2020	Roberts; Logan; Quigley; McGurk	Police; Emergency Services; Corrective Services; Attorney General; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence	McGowan Government recovery budget keeps WA safe and strong
3/10/2020	Logan	Emergency Services	Emergency services volunteers prepare for high-threat season
1/10/2020	Logan	Corrective Services	Ground-breaking drug treatment facility for male prisoners opens
30/09/2020	Logan	Emergency Services	New modern emergency services training academy set for WA
24/09/2020	Logan	Emergency Services	Hundreds of life-saving devices rolled out across the State
21/09/2020	Logan	Emergency Services	New $1.5 million station for Broome Regional Bush Fire Brigade
17/09/2020	Logan	Emergency Services	Aboriginal communities taking charge of their emergency services
1/09/2020	Logan	Emergency Services	Collie’s new emergency services centre creating jobs in the South-West
18/08/2020	Logan	Corrective Services	Suicide prevention taskforce to examine management of at-risk prisoners
18/08/2020	McGurk; Logan; Quigley	Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Corrective Services; Attorney General	Family and domestic violence offenders face GPS tracking
18/08/2020	Logan	Corrective Services	Putting prisoners to work to help State’s economic recovery
26/07/2020	Logan	Corrective Services	Records broken at Australian-first drug treatment prison
24/07/2020	Logan	Emergency Services	Emergency services volunteer fuel card to be automatically issued
23/07/2020	Logan	Emergency Services	More than $6 million to assist local governments reduce bushfire risk
17/07/2020	Logan	Emergency Services	Surfer, banker and teacher join State’s firefighting ranks
17/07/2020	Logan	Emergency Services	New $330,000 vessel and trailer improve response times for Marine Rescue Exmouth
16/07/2020	Logan	Environment	Improved access on the cards for Houtman Abrolhos Islands National Park
16/07/2020	Logan	Corrective Services	WA’s first drug treatment prison for men one step closer to opening
15/07/2020	Logan	Corrective Services	Roll out begins for $6.2m Kimberley Juvenile Justice Strategy
7/07/2020	Logan	Environment	McGowan Government boosts plastic and tyre recycling in Western Australia
2/07/2020	Logan	Corrective Services	WA’s prison capacity expanded with 512 new beds coming online
28/06/2020	McGowan; MacTiernan; Logan	Premier; Regional Development; Emergency Services	Collie’s emergency services projects poised to create jobs, help community safety
27/06/2020	Logan	Corrective Services	Drug and contraband search operation targets prison visitors
23/06/2020	Logan	Corrective Services	Warning for prison visitors ahead of visits resuming this Saturday
12/06/2020	Logan	Corrective Services	Prison social visits set to resume within weeks
8/06/2020	Logan	Emergency Services	WA emergency services personnel awarded Queen’s Birthday Honours
3/06/2020	Logan	Corrective Services	New paws on the beat in fight against contraband in prisons
1/06/2020	Logan	Emergency Services	Indigenous burning practices to be adopted in WA-first
1/06/2020	Logan	Corrective Services	New ‘Super Max’ unit at Casuarina for disruptive prisoners
19/05/2020	Logan	Emergency Services	Wear orange tomorrow to celebrate our SES volunteers on WOW Day
9/05/2020	Logan; Murray	Corrective Services; Sport and Recreation	Indigenous AFL stars lend a hand at Banksia Hill
4/05/2020	Logan	Emergency Services	Fallen firefighters remembered for courage and commitment
17/04/2020	Logan	Emergency Services	WA boat builders to build new Marine Rescue vessels
16/04/2020	Logan	Corrective Services	Tradies wanted to teach prisoners life-changing skills
10/04/2020	Logan	Corrective Services	Melaleuca prison returns to public sector management
8/04/2020	Logan	Emergency Services	Joint media statement - Disaster assistance for flooded WA communities
2/04/2020	McGowan; Logan; Roberts	Premier; Emergency Services; Police	New emergency management powers to combat COVID-19
31/03/2020	Logan	Corrective Services	State’s longest-serving female superintendent retires after 32 years
29/03/2020	McGowan; Roberts; Logan	Premier; Police; Emergency Services	Police squad to enforce COVID-19 restrictions
27/03/2020	Logan	Emergency Services	Joint media statement - Disaster assistance following ex-Tropical Cyclone Esther
20/03/2020	Logan	Emergency Services	Joint media statement - Disaster assistance following severe WA storms
6/03/2020	Logan; Kelly; Ellery	Emergency Services; Youth; Education and Training	State’s top emergency services cadets and their mentors honoured
6/03/2020	Logan	Emergency Services	Construction to begin on new fire station for Cockburn
3/03/2020	Logan	Emergency Services	Council heralds new approach to bushfire management in WA
18/02/2020	Logan	Corrective Services	Proposed mandatory infectious diseases testing of prisoners who assault officers
18/02/2020	Logan	Emergency Services	Joint media statement - Disaster assistance after Tropical Cyclone Damien
16/02/2020	Logan	Corrective Services	Penalties for prison visitors to be increased by up to sixfold
15/02/2020	Logan	Emergency Services	New $240,000 vessel for Marine Rescue Bunbury officially launched
10/02/2020	Logan	Emergency Services	New modern $8m fire station for Kensington
10/02/2020	Logan	Corrective Services	Professional Standards Division delivers in first year of operation
3/02/2020	Logan	Emergency Services	Joint media statement - Disaster assistance following tropical cyclone Blake
31/01/2020	Logan	Emergency Services	Sophisticated aerial intelligence plane joins WA firefighting efforts
30/01/2020	McGowan; Logan	Premier; Emergency Services	Construction starts on Australian-first $18m Bushfire Centre of Excellence
29/01/2020	Logan	Emergency Services	$5.5 million assistance for local governments to mitigate bushfire risks
26/01/2020	Logan	Corrective Services	NAIDOC Male Elder of the Year among WA Corrective Services staff honoured
26/01/2020	Logan; Dawson	Emergency Services; Environment	Emergency services personnel recognised in Australia Day Honours
20/01/2020	Logan; Dawson	Emergency Services; Environment	Firefighting aerial giant touches down in Perth