Media Statements

From the Office of the Hon Mark McGowan MLA

Date	Minister	Portfolio	Title
17/05/2022	McGowan; Sanderson	Premier; Health	Drive-through collection sites for free RATs for close contacts
16/05/2022	McGowan; Sanderson	Premier; Health	First patients to be treated at redeveloped Newman Health Service
13/05/2022	McGowan; Ellery	Premier; Education and Training	State Budget’s $14.3 million boost to build construction careers
13/05/2022	McGowan; Quigley	Premier; Attorney General	WA Parliament passes parole laws for persons linked to terrorism
12/05/2022	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Treasurer; Regional Development	Strong State Budget securing Goldfields-Esperance’s future
12/05/2022	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Treasurer; Regional Development	Strong State Budget securing the Great Southern’s future
12/05/2022	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Treasurer; Regional Development	Strong State Budget securing the Peel’s future
12/05/2022	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Treasurer; Regional Development	Strong State Budget securing the South-West’s future
12/05/2022	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Treasurer; Regional Development	Strong State Budget securing the Wheatbelt’s future
12/05/2022	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Treasurer; Regional Development	Strong State Budget securing the Pilbara’s future
12/05/2022	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Treasurer; Regional Development	Strong State Budget securing the Gascoyne’s future
12/05/2022	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Treasurer; Regional Development	Strong State Budget securing the Mid-West’s future
12/05/2022	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Treasurer; Regional Development	Strong State Budget securing the Kimberley’s future
12/05/2022	McGowan; Ellery	Premier; Treasurer; Education and Training	McGowan Government investing in skilled workforce for the future
12/05/2022	McGowan; Carey	Premier; Treasurer; Housing; Homelessness	$408 million in additional investments for housing and homelessness
12/05/2022	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Treasurer; Transport	$9 billion road network transformation for WA
12/05/2022	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Treasurer; Transport	McGowan Government delivers $5.6 billion for regional roads
12/05/2022	McGowan; Cook; Buti; Carey	Premier; Treasurer; Commerce; Finance; Housing	New measures to protect home owners and support building and construction industry
12/05/2022	McGowan; Sanderson	Premier; Treasurer; Health; Mental Health	New record for health and mental health investment in 2022-23 State Budget
12/05/2022	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Treasurer; Transport	METRONET powering ahead with record $6 billion investment
12/05/2022	McGowan; Whitby	Premier; Treasurer; Climate Action	$1.25 billion Climate Action Fund for WA’s low-carbon future
12/05/2022	McGowan; Saffioti; Carey	Premier; Treasurer; Planning; Housing	Tax reform and incentives to deliver a housing supply boost
12/05/2022	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Treasurer; Regional Development	Record $12 billion infrastructure boost for regional WA
12/05/2022	McGowan	Premier; Treasurer	Strong surplus delivers all WA households a $400 electricity credit
12/05/2022	McGowan	Premier; Treasurer	$1.3 billion to diversify WA and set up our State for the long-term
12/05/2022	McGowan	Premier; Treasurer	Another strong surplus to benefit Western Australian households
12/05/2022	McGowan	Premier; Treasurer	WA’s domestic economy powers to strongest growth in a decade
11/05/2022	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	Victoria Quay vision ramping up as Westport powers ahead
10/05/2022	McGowan; Whitby; Saffioti; Johnston	Premier; Climate Action; Transport; Energy	WA’s climate action efforts accelerate with $60 million EV package
10/05/2022	McGowan; Dawson	Premier; Emergency Services	Bill introduced to provide certainty on COVID-19 response measures
9/05/2022	McGowan; Sanderson	Premier; Health	More free Rapid Antigen Tests for close contacts in regional WA
8/05/2022	McGowan; Sanderson	Premier; Health	Boost for WA’s world-leading COVID-19 response and recovery
6/05/2022	McGowan	Premier	Premier praises departing senior police officer
6/05/2022	McGowan; Sanderson	Premier; Health	WA reaches 80 per cent third dose vaccination milestone
5/05/2022	McGowan; Ellery	Premier; Education and Training	WA kids turn the page for Premier’s Reading Challenge
4/05/2022	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Tourism	Western Australia welcomes early return of Perth-London direct flight
3/05/2022	McGowan; Sanderson	Premier; Health	$1.6 billion in health infrastructure spending to deliver key projects
2/05/2022	McGowan; Sanderson	Premier; Health	New $252 million reform package to improve WA emergency care
2/05/2022	McGowan; Sanderson	Premier; Health	More free Rapid Antigen Tests available for close contacts
29/04/2022	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Tourism	Rottnest Island set to go green and run off 75 per cent renewables
28/04/2022	McGowan; Cook; Templeman	Premier; Tourism; Sport and Recreation	Premier League superstars kicking goals for Perth in International Festival of Football blockbuster event
27/04/2022	McGowan; Carey	Premier; Local Government	$100,000 event grants on offer to get people back into the City
27/04/2022	McGowan; Punch	Premier; Treasurer; Small Business	COVID-19 assistance expanded to help more local businesses
26/04/2022	McGowan; Sanderson	Premier; Health	Public health measures to ease with WA’s soft landing secured
22/04/2022	McGowan	Premier	Statement from the Premier
20/04/2022	McGowan	Premier	Statement from the Premier
14/04/2022	McGowan	Premier; Treasurer	WA jobs growth defies Omicron and leads the nation
13/04/2022	McGowan; Sanderson	Premier; Health	Public health and social measures to ease from 12.01am tomorrow
12/04/2022	McGowan; Sanderson; MacTiernan	Premier; Health; Regional Development	Free RATs from WA regional community resource centres
11/04/2022	McGowan; Johnston	Premier; Mines and Petroleum	WA’s record-breaking resources industry carries the nation
8/04/2022	McGowan; Ellery; Papalia	Premier; Education and Training; Defence Industry; Veterans Issues	Scholarships to support veterans into non-service defence roles
7/04/2022	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	Federal Labor commits to major METRONET project in Beckenham
6/04/2022	McGowan; MacTiernan; Cook	Premier; Regional Development; Tourism	History made as direct flights between Busselton and Melbourne take off
5/04/2022	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	Broun Avenue bridge demolished to make way for Morley Station
4/04/2022	McGowan	Premier	Premier thanks outgoing Governor for service
4/04/2022	McGowan	Premier	New Western Australian Governor announced
4/04/2022	McGowan; Sanderson	Premier; Health	Winter booster COVID-19 vaccine for higher risk groups
3/04/2022	McGowan; Sanderson; Cook	Premier; Health; Tourism	Safe cruise shipping to resume in staged manner in WA
1/04/2022	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	McGowan Government returning road maintenance jobs in-house
31/03/2022	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	More affordable airfares have landed for regional Western Australians
30/03/2022	McGowan; Papalia	Premier; Police	Thin Blue Line goes high tech as WA Police turn to the future
28/03/2022	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	McGowan Government’s first locally built METRONET Railcar leaves facility
25/03/2022	McGowan; Sanderson	Premier; Health	More access to free RATs for WA regional and remote communities
25/03/2022	McGowan; Sanderson	Premier; Health	Thousands of free RATs to be distributed in the Pilbara
24/03/2022	McGowan; Sanderson	Premier; Health	Easing of public health measures from Thursday, March 31
22/03/2022	McGowan	Premier	S&P Global rates WA a world leader for financial ‘outperformance’
22/03/2022	McGowan; Papalia	Premier; Police	New laws to balance legitimate gun ownership with community safety
22/03/2022	McGowan; Ellery	Premier; Education and Training	Upgraded Como Secondary College canteen officially opened
21/03/2022	McGowan; Carey	Premier; Local Government	Alfresco street dining to grow under $5 million COVID-19 rebate program
18/03/2022	McGowan; Sanderson	Premier; Health	Free Rapid Antigen Tests for Western Australians at public pop-ups
17/03/2022	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport; Planning	Joint media statement - Major boost for the Perth City Deal
15/03/2022	McGowan; Sanderson	Premier; Health	Next phase of McGowan Government’s free RAT program unveiled
15/03/2022	McGowan; Buti	Premier; Citizenship and Multicultural Interests	Community champions triumph in multicultural awards
13/03/2022	McGowan	Premier	WA Government donates $2 million to help flood victims
11/03/2022	McGowan; Sanderson	Premier; Health	Thousands of free RATs delivered to the Kimberley
9/03/2022	McGowan; Cook	Premier; State Development, Jobs and Trade	$100 million Investment Attraction Fund launched to help drive Diversify WA strategy
9/03/2022	McGowan; Templeman	Premier; Sport and Recreation	State Memorial Service offered for Rod Marsh
8/03/2022	McGowan; Sanderson	Premier; Health	New collection site for WA’s free Rapid Antigen Test Program
4/03/2022	McGowan	Premier	Businesses to benefit from COVID-19 assistance sooner
3/03/2022	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Tourism	$12 million marketing blitz to lure interstate travellers back to WA
2/03/2022	McGowan	Premier	Level 2 COVID-19 Business Assistance Package
2/03/2022	McGowan	Premier	WA economy the strongest of the States throughout COVID-19
2/03/2022	McGowan; Cook; Templeman	Premier; Tourism; International Education	Tourism giveaway to welcome Perth arrivals as borders ease
1/03/2022	McGowan; Templeman	Premier; Sport and Recreation	Joint media statement - Main works contract awarded for State football centre project
1/03/2022	McGowan; Ellery	Premier; Education and Training	Works begin on new primary school in Madora Bay
1/03/2022	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	METRONET Lakelands Station taking shape as work continues
28/02/2022	McGowan; Sanderson	Premier; Health	Level 2 public health measures to keep WA safe as border opens
27/02/2022	McGowan; Sanderson	Premier; Health	More than five million Rapid Antigen Tests for Western Australians
25/02/2022	McGowan	Premier; Treasurer	Western Australia’s net debt falls to six-year low
25/02/2022	McGowan; Sanderson	Premier; Health	Public health and social measures to be expanded State-wide
24/02/2022	McGowan	Premier	Level 1 COVID-19 Business Assistance Package
23/02/2022	McGowan; Templeman	Premier; Culture and the Arts	Watch WA screen industry grow thanks to $7.7m Screenwest grant
23/02/2022	McGowan; Papalia; Carey	Premier; Defence Industry; Lands	$32.1 million wharf upgrade at AMC underway
22/02/2022	McGowan; Ellery	Premier; Education and Training	Work begins on $20 million rebuild of Hillarys Primary School
21/02/2022	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	Remainder of Outback Way to be sealed as part of $678m project
21/02/2022	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	Joint media statement - Congestion relief for Fremantle as High Street Upgrade reaches completion
21/02/2022	McGowan; Sanderson	Premier; Health	Critical worker furloughing registration system available now
20/02/2022	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	Joint media statement - Major METRONET projects to transform the Armadale Line
18/02/2022	McGowan; Sanderson	Premier; Health	Public health and social measures to keep WA safe
18/02/2022	McGowan; Sanderson	Premier; Health	WA’s Safe Transition Plan and full border opening from March 3