Media Statements

From the Office of the Hon Rita Saffioti MLA

Date	Minister	Portfolio	Title
22/10/2021	Saffioti	Ports	$29 million contract awarded to increase resilience of Nelson Point Tug Haven
22/10/2021	Saffioti	Transport	Kiosk vendors wanted for new METRONET Airport Line stations
21/10/2021	Saffioti	Transport	Transperth’s first electric bus getting ready for Joondalup trial
20/10/2021	Saffioti	Transport	New Aboriginal employment targets for transport infrastructure program
19/10/2021	Saffioti	Transport	Community to have say on bus services to Airport Line stations
15/10/2021	Saffioti	Transport	State Government releases response to Regional Roadworks Signage Review
13/10/2021	Saffioti	Transport	Joint media statement - Locally made beams installed on first new bridge over Railway Parade
13/10/2021	Saffioti	Transport; Planning	Joint media statement - First images of METRONET Whiteman Park Station unveiled
12/10/2021	Saffioti	Transport	New stronger safety equipment laws to save lives on the water
30/09/2021	Saffioti	Transport	Joint media statement - Procurement for METRONET High Capacity Signalling project begins
28/09/2021	Saffioti	Transport	WA Bike Month grants to boost community events across the State
24/09/2021	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	Mandatory vaccination of ‘at risk’ transport, freight and logistics workers to be in force late next month
24/09/2021	Saffioti	Transport	Perth-Fremantle Principal Shared Path extension opens
24/09/2021	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	Drummond Cove stabilisation and protection works complete
22/09/2021	Saffioti	Transport	Southern suburbs commuters encouraged to plan ahead
22/09/2021	Saffioti	Transport	Planning underway on Airport Line connecting bus and train services
22/09/2021	Saffioti	Transport; Ports	$13.5 million for marine science program to protect Cockburn Sound
22/09/2021	Cook; Saffioti	Health; Ports	COVID-19 vaccination to become mandatory for Western Australian ‘at risk’ port workers
21/09/2021	Saffioti	Transport	Joint media statement - Congestion relief for Perth’s east as Roe Highway and Kalamunda Road Interchange completed
20/09/2021	Saffioti	Transport	Perth preparing for historic AFL Grand Final at Optus Stadium
16/09/2021	Cook; Saffioti	Health; Transport	Asymptomatic COVID-19 testing program extended to taxi and ride share drivers
15/09/2021	Saffioti	Transport	Joint media statement - Contract awarded for boat ramp at Onslow Community Boating Precinct
14/09/2021	Saffioti	Transport	Robinson Road level crossing to close to facilitate Bellevue depot
12/09/2021	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	Golden ticket to ride with public transport competition launched
12/09/2021	Saffioti; Buti	Planning; Transport; Lands; Sport and Recreation	Surf’s up as proponent chosen to deliver Cockburn Wave Park
10/09/2021	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	McGowan Government to duplicate Mandurah Estuary Bridge
10/09/2021	MacTiernan; Saffioti	Regional Development; Transport	State Budget funding boost for Carnarvon's One Mile Jetty
9/09/2021	Saffioti	Transport	McGowan Government delivers $4.5 billion for regional roads
9/09/2021	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	McGowan Government delivering $11.7 billion for WA roads
9/09/2021	McGowan; Buti; Saffioti	Premier; Finance; Planning	Transfer duty rebate extended to support homebuyers and local jobs
9/09/2021	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	15 METRONET projects planned, under construction or completed
8/09/2021	Saffioti	Transport	Rail trespass legislation reintroduced to Parliament
7/09/2021	Saffioti	Transport	Regional Roadworks Signage Review handed to State Government
2/09/2021	Saffioti	Transport	New Purple CAT bus to link the city with UWA, Perth Children’s Hospital and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
2/09/2021	Saffioti	Transport	More than $27 million allocated to fix black spots on WA roads
1/09/2021	Saffioti	Transport	Joint media statement - Albany Ring Road Phase 2 designs unveiled following community feedback
1/09/2021	Whitby; Saffioti	Racing And Gaming; Transport	New shared pathway puts Burswood Park development on the right track
31/08/2021	Saffioti	Transport	McGowan Government welcomes Commonwealth driver’s licence program
31/08/2021	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	Joint media statement - Work well underway on new Redcliffe Bridge
31/08/2021	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Ports	McGowan Government welcomes $12.4m BHP contribution to Spoilbank Marina
27/08/2021	Saffioti	Transport	Joint media statement - Improved Tonkin Highway-Hale Road designs unveiled following community feedback
27/08/2021	Saffioti	Transport	Kwinana Beach Road upgrade to improve heavy vehicle access
27/08/2021	Saffioti	Transport	$5 million program to revegetate Wheatbelt and support local jobs
26/08/2021	Saffioti	Transport	Your Move Connecting Schools Grants get WA students moving
25/08/2021	Saffioti	Transport	Funding in State Budget for new METRONET operations control centre
25/08/2021	Saffioti	Transport	Joint media statement - METRONET Midland Station a step closer with preferred proponent chosen
25/08/2021	Saffioti	Transport	Closure of Caledonian Avenue Level Crossing
24/08/2021	Ellery; Saffioti	Education and Training; Transport	Truckies benefit from regional expansion of McGowan Government program
24/08/2021	McGowan; Cook; Saffioti	Premier; State Development, Jobs and Trade; Transport	McGowan Government welcomes BHP train driver training program
24/08/2021	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	Joint media statement - First stage of Hedland road-rail safety improvements underway
24/08/2021	Saffioti	Transport	Joint media statement - Design phase begins for Swan River Crossings Project
23/08/2021	Saffioti	Transport	TBM “Jana” joins the METRONET Thornlie-Cockburn Link Project
23/08/2021	Saffioti	Transport; Planning	$18.5 million for program to fight erosion and protect coastline
19/08/2021	McGowan; Saffioti; Buti	Premier; Planning; Sport and Recreation	Joint media statement - Perth City Deal’s WACA upgrade underway
19/08/2021	Saffioti	Transport	Joint media statement - Upgrades on the way for Wanneroo Road and Morley Drive intersection
18/08/2021	Saffioti	Transport	Regional school bus services referred to Parliamentary committee
18/08/2021	Saffioti	Planning	District structure plan setting long-term vision for East Wanneroo complete
17/08/2021	Saffioti	Transport; Ports	Industry briefing to kick start next phase of Westport project
17/08/2021	Saffioti; Ellery	Transport; Education and Training	$4.9 million to help young people in regional WA get their driver’s licence
16/08/2021	Saffioti	Transport	First flight between Derby and Broome takes to the skies
15/08/2021	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Planning; Ports; Transport	Joint media statement - ECU City campus designs unveiled
13/08/2021	Saffioti	Transport	Joint media statement - $100 million investment to help save lives on Western Australian roads
11/08/2021	Saffioti	Transport	$14 million to upgrade jetties at Hillarys and Fremantle boat harbours
10/08/2021	Saffioti	Planning	Water planning policies streamlined in latest reform measure
9/08/2021	Saffioti	Transport	Community to have say on new Woodman Point Ammo Jetty design
6/08/2021	Saffioti	Planning	New laws take effect to protect Swan Valley’s future
6/08/2021	Saffioti	Planning	Future of Fremantle committees seek community representatives
6/08/2021	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	Joint media statement - Upgrades to remove notorious Karel Avenue bottleneck now complete
6/08/2021	Saffioti	Transport	Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo now flies from top of Cockburn Central Station tower
5/08/2021	Saffioti	Planning	McGowan Government permanently protects Beeliar Wetlands
4/08/2021	McGowan; Cook; Saffioti; Sanderson	Premier; Health; Transport; Environment	Children’s Hospital Kids’ (Koolangka) Bridge now open
4/08/2021	Saffioti	Planning	Experts sought as State Design Review Panel enters second term
2/08/2021	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	Joint media statement - Community informs alignment for Swan River Crossings project
1/08/2021	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	Joint media statement - Ground breaks on latest METRONET project, Lakelands Station
27/07/2021	Saffioti	Transport	Joint media statement - Highway upgrades kick off supporting local jobs and improving safety
27/07/2021	Saffioti; MacTiernan	Transport; Regional Development	Contract awarded for new pens at Carnarvon Boat Harbour
26/07/2021	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	McGowan Government transforming southern suburbs transport network
23/07/2021	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	Ground breaks on first development approved under historic planning reforms
22/07/2021	Saffioti	Transport	Regional residents encouraged to have their say about flights
22/07/2021	Saffioti	Transport	$1.5 million widening of Castletown Beach on track for completion
18/07/2021	Saffioti	Transport	Joint media statement - Bye bye boom gates: elevated rail to remove level crossings
16/07/2021	Saffioti	Transport	Joint media statement - Track laying complete on METRONET Forrestfield-Airport Link
14/07/2021	Saffioti	Transport	Safe path network on track for Broome community
14/07/2021	Saffioti	Transport	$330 million of road projects underway across the Kimberley
14/07/2021	Saffioti	Transport	McGowan Government delivering for Kimberley aviation
11/07/2021	Saffioti	Transport	Creative names sought for METRONET micro tunnel boring machine
6/07/2021	Buti; Saffioti	Lands; Planning	WA's newest land tenure unlocking opportunities for property sector
25/06/2021	Saffioti	Transport	Freight and Logistics Council of WA welcomes new Chair
25/06/2021	Saffioti	Planning	Community members invited to help guide Swan Valley future
25/06/2021	Saffioti	Transport	$1.5 million in grants available to improve public boating infrastructure
24/06/2021	Saffioti	Transport	Wheels up on Derby to Broome flights from August
24/06/2021	Saffioti	Transport	$14 million of improvements to heavy vehicle rest areas across WA
24/06/2021	Saffioti	Transport; Planning	Rottnest Island among 54 recipients to share in $4m coastal grants
24/06/2021	Saffioti; Sanderson	Transport; Environment	Roads to Reuse initiative paves way to success
17/06/2021	Saffioti	Transport	McGowan Government’s South Coast Highway upgrades nearing completion
15/06/2021	Saffioti	Transport	McGowan Government rolling out solar panels on train and bus stations
13/06/2021	Saffioti	Transport; Planning; Ports	Future planning of Fremantle underway with Westport
11/06/2021	Saffioti; MacTiernan	Transport; Regional Development	Safety risk forces partial demolition of cyclone damaged One Mile Jetty
9/06/2021	Saffioti	Transport; Planning	Joint media statement - Edith Cowan University awards five major contracts in multi-million-dollar Perth City Deal milestone
8/06/2021	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	Joint media statement - Construction underway to fix one of WA’s most dangerous intersections