Media Statements

From the Office of the Hon Reece Whitby MLA

Date	Minister	Portfolio	Title
22/09/2021	Buti; Whitby	Sport and Recreation; Small Business	Local suppliers in overdrive for Toyota AFL Grand Final preparations
17/09/2021	Whitby	Emergency Services	Record number of emergency service fuel cards help power volunteering efforts
16/09/2021	Whitby	Racing and Gaming	McGowan Government moves to stamp out sly grogging in the Kimberley
14/09/2021	Whitby	Emergency Services	Joint media statement - Residential clean-up a milestone for Wooroloo bushfire recovery
12/09/2021	Whitby	Emergency Services	Emergency services personnel recognised for excellence
10/09/2021	Whitby	Emergency Services	Deadline extended for Wooroloo Bushfire inquiry submissions
9/09/2021	McGowan; Whitby	Premier; Emergency Services	$281.8 million State Budget boost for emergency services
8/09/2021	Whitby	Emergency Services	$38.4 million firefighting package to boost frontline services
1/09/2021	Whitby; Saffioti	Racing And Gaming; Transport	New shared pathway puts Burswood Park development on the right track
30/08/2021	Whitby	Emergency Services	Joint media statement - Disaster assistance following flooding in the Gascoyne and Murchison regions of Western Australia
26/08/2021	Whitby	Volunteering	Funds for Bridgetown and Greenbushes railway stations to keep volunteering activities on track
20/08/2021	Whitby	Emergency Services	Submissions open for inquiry into Wooroloo Bushfire
20/08/2021	Whitby	Volunteering	Lotterywest revamp for booming Swanbourne Nedlands Surf Life Saving Club
13/08/2021	Whitby	Emergency Services	Inquiry into devastating Wooroloo Bushfire
9/08/2021	Whitby	Emergency Services	Initiatives for building resilience against disasters recognised
4/08/2021	Whitby	Emergency Services	Joint media statement - Wooroloo bushfire recovery six months on
29/07/2021	McGowan; Whitby	Premier; Emergency Services	Joint media statement - Record $104.5 million for cyclone-affected communities
27/07/2021	Whitby	Racing and Gaming	New Burswood Park Board chairperson announced
26/07/2021	Whitby; Sanderson	Emergency Services; Environment	WA firefighters head to Canada to help battle wildfire disaster
23/07/2021	Whitby	Emergency Services	New career firefighters ready to step up for winter
21/07/2021	Whitby	Emergency Services	Joint media statement - Caravans deployed to Tropical Cyclone Seroja affected residents
19/07/2021	Whitby	Small Business	Applications for latest round of lockdown grants now open
18/07/2021	Whitby	Emergency Services	Local governments share record $7.5 million to reduce bushfire risk
16/07/2021	Whitby	Racing and Gaming	Banned Drinkers Register trial ramps up in the Kimberley
16/07/2021	Whitby	Emergency Services	Joint media statement - Disaster assistance for WA’s storm-affected Great Southern
9/07/2021	McGowan; Whitby	Premier; Small Business	McGowan Government delivers new small business boost
7/07/2021	Whitby	Emergency Services	Boost for emergency services in local communities
30/06/2021	Whitby	Emergency Services	Joint media statement - Disaster assistance following Exmouth flooding
23/06/2021	Whitby	Emergency Services	$2.2 million emergency services complex for Gingin
23/06/2021	McGowan; Whitby	Premier; Small Business	More than $4.6 million in lockdown grants paid to small businesses
20/06/2021	McGowan; Whitby	Premier; Emergency Services	Help available for Cyclone Seroja devastated communities
11/06/2021	Whitby	Volunteering	Helping hand for Thank a Volunteer Day celebrations
4/06/2021	Whitby	Emergency Services	Baldivis volunteer firefighters benefit from new fire truck
3/06/2021	Whitby	Emergency Services	Eligible areas for Cyclone Seroja relief extended
28/05/2021	Whitby	Emergency Services	New station marks next chapter for Bedfordale Bush Fire Brigade
28/05/2021	Sanderson; Whitby	Environment; Emergency Services	Western Australians turn their containers into $50,000 for fire, cyclone relief
27/05/2021	McGowan; MacTiernan; Whitby	Premier; Regional Development; Emergency Services	Applications for $4,000 Cyclone Seroja grants open
26/05/2021	McGowan; Whitby	Premier; Small Business	Perth, Rottnest and Peel small business lockdown grants now open
21/05/2021	Whitby	Emergency Services	New $11 million fire station in Cockburn fully operational
21/05/2021	Whitby	Volunteering	Western Australians honoured at WA Volunteer Service Awards
19/05/2021	Whitby	Emergency Services	Joint media statement - Expanded Support for Cyclone-Affected Communities
18/05/2021	Whitby	Emergency Services	Wear Orange Wednesday to thank the SES
17/05/2021	Whitby	Volunteering	Western Australia celebrates National Volunteer Week
9/05/2021	McGowan; Whitby	Premier; Emergency Services; Small Business	Additional support for communities devastated by Cyclone Seroja
6/05/2021	McGowan; Whitby	Premier; Small Business	Small business relief on its way with targeted program
5/05/2021	McGowan; Whitby	Premier; Emergency Services	New Bill to extend timeframe for COVID-19 response measures
1/05/2021	Whitby	Racing and Gaming	Banned Drinkers Register technology rolls out in the Kimberley
28/04/2021	Whitby	Emergency Services	Joint media statement - Disaster assistance following floods in Shire of Wiluna
22/04/2021	Whitby	Emergency Services	Joint media statement - Disaster assistance following Pilbara and Goldfields flooding
20/04/2021	Whitby	Emergency Services	Cyclone Seroja recovery efforts continue throughout disaster area
19/04/2021	Whitby	Emergency Services	Tom Price to benefit from new $4 million emergency services facility
17/04/2021	Whitby	Emergency Services	Joint media statement - Disaster assistance extended to more communities impacted by severe tropical cyclone Seroja
17/04/2021	Whitby	Emergency Services	Joint media statement - Disaster assistance following WA flooding
15/04/2021	McGowan; Whitby	Premier; Emergency Services	Cyclone recovery efforts underway in Mid-West-Gascoyne region
15/04/2021	Whitby	Emergency Services	Joint media statement - Disaster assistance following severe tropical cyclone Seroja
29/03/2021	Whitby	Emergency Services	Kensington Fire Station operational ahead of schedule