Media Statements

From the Office of the Hon Mark McGowan MLA

Date	Minister	Portfolio	Title
1/10/2020	McGowan; Dawson	Premier; Environment	Western Australia ready to make change!
30/09/2020	McGowan; Kelly	Premier; Science	WA’s leading scientists recognised in Premier’s Science Awards
25/09/2020	McGowan; Johnston	Premier; Mines and Petroleum	$98 million graphite processing facility planned for Rockingham
24/09/2020	McGowan	Premier; State Development, Jobs and Trade	$10 million committed to fast-track WA call centres and back office services
23/09/2020	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport; Planning	Joint media statement - $175 million Albany Ring Road unlocks local jobs as construction gets underway
22/09/2020	McGowan	Premier; State Development, Jobs and Trade	Changes to overseas offices to improve trade and investment opportunities
22/09/2020	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	Joint media statement - Preferred proponent named to construct METRONET Morley-Ellenbrook Line
22/09/2020	McGowan; Ellery; Papalia; Tinley	Premier; Education and Training; Defence Issues; Veterans Issues	$18.34 million package to build defence manufacturing workforce
21/09/2020	McGowan; Ellery	Premier; Education and Training	Kununurra closer to $6 million health and hospitality training centre
21/09/2020	McGowan; Tinley; Wyatt	Premier; Housing; Aboriginal Affairs	New Aboriginal short stay accommodation for Kununurra
21/09/2020	McGowan; Johnston	Premier; Energy	Renewable energy solutions making a difference in Derby
21/09/2020	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	$2 million for road safety improvements in Derby
21/09/2020	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Regional Development	Broome’s job-boosting Chinatown development moves forward
21/09/2020	McGowan; Ellery	Premier; Education and Training	Modern facilities to benefit Broome students completed
20/09/2020	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	Broome eye clinic to deliver brighter outlook for the Kimberley
20/09/2020	McGowan; Saffioti; Ellery	Premier; Transport; Planning; Education and Training	Opportunities abound for Mount Lawley Senior High School
20/09/2020	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport; Planning	Joint media statement - City deal to create 10,000 jobs and transform Perth CBD
20/09/2020	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	Joint media statement - World-class education campus to revitalise Perth’s CBD
18/09/2020	McGowan; Cook; Templeman	Premier; Health; Local Government; Culture and the Arts	COVID Event Guidelines and Plans to enable for more events in WA
17/09/2020	McGowan; Papalia	Premier; Tourism	A million reasons to Wander out Yonder in time for school holidays
17/09/2020	McGowan; Ellery	Premier; Education and Training	Western Australians flocking to TAFE following massive cuts to course fees
16/09/2020	McGowan	Premier	COVID-19 disaster payments to be available to Western Australians
15/09/2020	McGowan	Premier	COVID-19 Relief Fund to continue to deliver community support
15/09/2020	McGowan; Wyatt	Premier; Treasurer	Building Bonus boost part of new COVID-19 Industry Support Fund
11/09/2020	McGowan; Ellery	Premier; Education and Training	New performing arts centre at Ocean Reef Senior High School takes centre stage
11/09/2020	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	New COVID-19 testing for border workers and hotel quarantine staff
9/09/2020	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Regional Development; Agriculture and Food	Incentives for West Aussies to Work and Wander out Yonder
9/09/2020	McGowan; Papalia; Templeman	Premier; Tourism; Culture and the Arts	Wander out Yonder and spring into a Perth staycation
8/09/2020	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Regional Development	Investment paves way to better industry access in East Kimberley
8/09/2020	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	Joint media statement - Ground-breaking start for new Mandurah multi-storey car park
3/09/2020	McGowan; Papalia; MacTiernan	Premier; Tourism; Regional Development; Agriculture and Food	Young West Aussies encouraged to Work and Wander out Yonder
2/09/2020	McGowan; Saffioti; Wyatt	Premier; Transport; Lands; Aboriginal Affairs	Karratha-Tom Price Road officially named Manuwarra Red Dog Highway
2/09/2020	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	Joint media statement - Third stage of upgrades to Manuwarra Red Dog Highway now complete
31/08/2020	McGowan	Premier	Premier pays tribute to Minister Francis Logan
28/08/2020	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Planning	Major Subiaco project to support up to 1,600 WA jobs
28/08/2020	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	Business boost with push for PPE manufacturing in WA
27/08/2020	McGowan	Premier	$8 million Dalyellup multipurpose community and youth centre
27/08/2020	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Regional Development	Collie’s trailblazing autonomous vehicle training centre opens
27/08/2020	McGowan; Ellery	Premier; Education and Training	South-West school upgrade boost in WA Recovery Plan
27/08/2020	McGowan	Premier	Plan for the South West unveiled as part of WA Recovery Plan
27/08/2020	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	Joint media statement - Preferred contractor named for job-creating Bussell Highway duplication
27/08/2020	McGowan; Saffioti; Roberts	Premier; Transport; Road Safety	Regional road safety works across the South-West now underway
26/08/2020	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	New Swan River bridge to be built as part of WA Recovery
25/08/2020	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Ports	Pilbara Ports powering State’s economic recovery and supporting jobs
25/08/2020	McGowan; Ellery	Premier; Education and Training	Funding to revitalise Pilbara training and meet industry demand
25/08/2020	McGowan; Ellery	Premier; Education and Training	Multimillion-dollar investment in Pilbara school upgrades improves education for local students
25/08/2020	McGowan	Premier	Plan for the Pilbara unveiled as part of WA Recovery Plan
24/08/2020	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	Initial works on the METRONET Byford Rail Extension to start
23/08/2020	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	Building for Tomorrow program a key feature of economic recovery
23/08/2020	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	Joint media statement - First look at Thornlie-Cockburn Link’s Ranford Road Station site
23/08/2020	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	Building road and rail infrastructure paves way to WA’s recovery
20/08/2020	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	Hillarys Boat Harbour jetty works to help in recovery journey
20/08/2020	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	Joint media statement - Ground-breaking milestone on Stephenson Avenue Extension
19/08/2020	McGowan; Saffioti; Papalia	Premier; Transport; Tourism	Regional aviation continues on the flight path to recovery
18/08/2020	McGowan	Premier	Premier pays tribute to member for Kimberley Josie Farrer
18/08/2020	McGowan; Cook; MacTiernan	Premier; Health; Agriculture and Food	Cautious approach to Phase 5 and the 2020 Perth Royal Show
18/08/2020	McGowan; Wyatt	Premier; Aboriginal Affairs	Record allocation of $2 million for Local Capability Fund to support WA businesses
17/08/2020	McGowan	Premier	Revised policy to secure domestic gas supply and create jobs
17/08/2020	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Regional Development	$22 million investment to accelerate renewable hydrogen future
17/08/2020	McGowan; Wyatt	Premier; Finance; Lands	Problem and Opportunity Statements to drive investment and jobs in WA
16/08/2020	McGowan; Wyatt	Premier; Lands	Plans for Perth’s first coastal pool unveiled as works start on Ocean Reef Marina project
14/08/2020	McGowan	Premier	Space centre among $16.1 million upgrades at Joseph Banks Secondary College
14/08/2020	McGowan; MacTiernan; Tinley	Premier; Agriculture and Food; Fisheries	Food industry plan to support WA recovery efforts
14/08/2020	McGowan; Tinley	Premier; Fisheries	Plan for Mid-West unveiled as part of WA Recovery Plan
12/08/2020	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport; Planning	Special COVID-19 Bill to keep Government moving
11/08/2020	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Ports	A Shed redevelopment to transform Victoria Quay
10/08/2020	McGowan	Premier	McGowan Government welcomes new MP accountability measures
10/08/2020	McGowan; MacTiernan; Saffioti	Premier; Ports; Transport	Visionary plan for future container port endorsed by Government
10/08/2020	McGowan; Dawson	Premier; Environment	Agreement to streamline environmental approvals given green light
9/08/2020	McGowan; Tinley	Premier; Fisheries	Recreational fishing hooks new benefits from WA Recovery Plan
8/08/2020	McGowan	Premier	Plan for Peel region unveiled as part of WA Recovery Plan
8/08/2020	McGowan; Papalia; Dawson	Premier; Tourism; Environment	WA Recovery Plan injects $150 million into State’s tourism industry
7/08/2020	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Regional Development	Plan for Gascoyne region unveiled as part of WA Recovery Plan
7/08/2020	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	Western Australia set to welcome first children’s hospice
6/08/2020	McGowan; Wyatt	Premier; Lands	Additional $1.1 million to extend Middleton Beach foreshore works
6/08/2020	McGowan; Ellery	Premier; Education and Training	TAFE investment to boost trades training in the Great Southern
6/08/2020	McGowan; Johnston	Premier; Energy	Winds to power new local manufacturing opportunities in WA
6/08/2020	McGowan	Premier	Plan for Great Southern unveiled as part of WA Recovery Plan
6/08/2020	McGowan; Ellery; MacTiernan	Premier; Education and Training; Agriculture and Food	McGowan Government invests in skills for vital agricultural sector
6/08/2020	McGowan; MacTiernan; Ellery	Premier; Regional Development; Education and Training	Plan for Wheatbelt unveiled as part of WA Recovery Plan
5/08/2020	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	WA Recovery Plan boosts local manufacturing to create WA jobs
4/08/2020	McGowan; Johnston	Premier; Energy	Goldfields leads Schools Virtual Power Plant trial
4/08/2020	McGowan; Ellery	Premier; Education and Training	Kalgoorlie training revitalised with $10 million TAFE investment
4/08/2020	McGowan; Johnston	Premier; Mines and Petroleum	$8.2 million in COVID-19 recovery funding for resources exploration
4/08/2020	McGowan	Premier	Plan for Goldfields-Esperance unveiled as part of WA Recovery Plan
4/08/2020	McGowan; Kelly	Premier; Science	2020 Premier’s Science Awards finalists announced
3/08/2020	McGowan; Ellery	Premier; Education and Training	Record investment in WA school upgrades to help with recovery
2/08/2020	McGowan; Murray	Premier; Sport and Recreation	Kick-off for Kingsway community football facility
2/08/2020	McGowan; Murray	Premier; Sport and Recreation	Game on! Unprecedented $300 million investment in sport and community infrastructure
31/07/2020	McGowan; Papalia; MacTiernan	Premier; Defence Issues; Ports	$330 million investment to drive industry opportunities
30/07/2020	McGowan; Johnston	Premier; Energy	Renewable energy technologies to improve power to the Kimberley
30/07/2020	McGowan; Ellery	Premier; Education and Training	Bolstering Kimberley training with $16 million TAFE investment
30/07/2020	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Regional Development	$3 million for final stage of Town Beach redevelopment
30/07/2020	McGowan	Premier	Plan for Kimberley unveiled as part of WA Recovery Plan
30/07/2020	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	Tracklaying underway on METRONET’s Airport Line
29/07/2020	McGowan; Ellery	Premier; Education and Training	New facilities announced for Pinjarra Senior High School
29/07/2020	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Regional Development	WA-made cheddar cheese back on the menu
29/07/2020	McGowan; Ellery	Premier; Education and Training	$9.17 million for Mandurah TAFE hospitality and tourism training centre
28/07/2020	McGowan; Ellery	Premier; Education and Training	Biggest TAFE investment in history as part of WA Recovery Plan
28/07/2020	McGowan; Ellery	Premier; Education and Training	New technologies focus of Review of Skills, Training and Workforce Development