Media Statements

From the Office of the Hon Rita Saffioti MLA

Date	Minister	Portfolio	Title
20/09/2017	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Planning	Local F1 star opens Motor Museum of WA extension
20/09/2017	Roberts; Saffioti	Police; Road Safety; Transport	$17.2 million for Toodyay Road safety improvements
19/09/2017	Murray; McGurk; Saffioti; Papalia	Sport and Recreation; Women's Interests; Transport; Tourism	Fremantle Dockers AFLW game confirmed for Perth Stadium
16/09/2017	Saffioti	Transport	A major boost for freight on rail
15/09/2017	Saffioti	Planning	Swan Valley review to shape region's future
14/09/2017	Saffioti	Transport	Upgrade planned for Two Rocks Marina
13/09/2017	Saffioti	Transport; Planning	Road and rail noise focus of revised planning policy
12/09/2017	Saffioti	Transport; Planning; Lands	New taskforce to deliver Outer Harbour vision
11/09/2017	Saffioti	Transport	City and country public transport users happy with service
8/09/2017	Saffioti	Transport; Planning; Lands	Bunbury roads, rail and revitalisation in State Budget
8/09/2017	Saffioti	Transport	Innovative transformation of ticketing system for METRONET
8/09/2017	Saffioti	Transport	METRONET construction briefing
8/09/2017	McGowan; Saffioti; Wyatt	Premier; Transport; Treasurer	State Budget delivers $780 million congestion-busting boost to the northern suburbs
8/09/2017	MacTiernan; Saffioti	Regional Development; Transport	State Budget a boon for Broome boaties
7/09/2017	Saffioti	Transport	$32 million Rail Future Fund investment for train to Bunbury
7/09/2017	Saffioti	Transport	$60 million for Stephenson Avenue contribution in State Budget
7/09/2017	Saffioti	Transport	Future-proofing Perth’s rail network with automatic train control
7/09/2017	McGowan; Saffioti; Wyatt	Premier; Transport; Treasurer	Roads budget provides boost to the regions
7/09/2017	Ellery; Saffioti; Wyatt	Education and Training; Planning; Treasurer	Inner City College vision moves closer to reality
7/09/2017	McGowan; Saffioti; Wyatt	Premier; Transport; Treasurer	Record road funding to reduce congestion and boost jobs
7/09/2017	McGowan; Saffioti; Wyatt	Premier; Transport; Treasurer	METRONET well underway with major funding injection
5/09/2017	Saffioti	Lands	SPURonWA grants offered to WA innovators for location-based ideas
4/09/2017	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	Major boost to cycling for the future
3/09/2017	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; State Development, Jobs and Trade; Lands	Ocean Reef Marina transformation set to get underway
1/09/2017	Saffioti	Transport	Bike boulevard boosts cycling opportunities for Bayswater
31/08/2017	Saffioti	Lands	Funding to help activate Middleton Beach redevelopment
29/08/2017	Saffioti	Planning	2017 Coastal Award winners announced
29/08/2017	Saffioti; Murray	Transport; Sport and Recreation	State Government to allow full capacity for Ed Sheeran concerts
25/08/2017	Saffioti	Transport	Amalgamation of former Albany, Bunbury and Esperance ports to be reviewed
24/08/2017	Saffioti	Transport	Geraldton runway renewal ready for take off
22/08/2017	McGowan; Templeman; Saffioti	Premier; State Development, Jobs and Trade; Culture and the Arts; Planning	Cultural industries consortium to focus on job creation
21/08/2017	Saffioti	Transport	Margaret River Perimeter Road Stage Two
21/08/2017	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; State Development, Jobs and Trade; Transport	METRONET progress on track
17/08/2017	Saffioti	Transport	Greenwood Station platform shelter extended
16/08/2017	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; State Development, Jobs and Trade; Transport	Local jobs created for METRONET tunnel segments
12/08/2017	Saffioti	Lands	New Surveyor General for Western Australia
11/08/2017	Saffioti; Cook	Lands; Health	Former Woodside Maternity Hospital sale to assist in budget repair
9/08/2017	Saffioti	Transport	New bus service between Ellenbrook and Whitfords
8/08/2017	Saffioti	Transport	Transformation of Perth’s freeways under way
8/08/2017	Saffioti	Transport	Commuters to benefit from smart technology
6/08/2017	Saffioti	Transport	Marmion Avenue to be widened to Yanchep
5/08/2017	Saffioti	Transport	WA company to build Swan River Pedestrian Bridge
3/08/2017	Saffioti	Transport; Planning; Lands	New Parliamentary Secretary sworn in
3/08/2017	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	Joint media statement - Traffic moves freely on the new Mitchell Freeway extension
30/07/2017	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	Joint media statement - Tunnelling begins for rail link to airport and foothills
29/07/2017	Saffioti	Lands	Roadworks pave the way for Albany Middleton Beach development
26/07/2017	Saffioti	Planning	State Government support for WA coastal planning projects
29/06/2017	Saffioti	Planning	Kiara College to retain farm school land
27/06/2017	Saffioti	Transport	Funds allocated for coastal protection
27/06/2017	Saffioti	Transport	Tunnel boring machine competition winners announced
25/06/2017	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	Local jobs boost with new approach for Swan River Pedestrian Bridge
24/06/2017	Saffioti	Transport	Charles Street bus bridge to open on Sunday
23/06/2017	Saffioti	Transport	Greater training required for new drivers
22/06/2017	Saffioti	Transport	Port fees to assist with Budget repair task
18/06/2017	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	Joint media statement - METRONET team to design Belmont Station precinct
16/06/2017	Saffioti	Planning	Initial test results back from Whiteman Park water
16/06/2017	Saffioti	Transport	Contract awarded for final stage in Beadon Creek upgrade
13/06/2017	McGowan; Ellery; Saffioti	Premier; Education and Training; Planning	New Inner City College at the heart of Subiaco Oval transformation
8/06/2017	Papalia; Saffioti	Tourism; Planning	Swan Valley to become major tourism precinct
8/06/2017	Saffioti	Transport	Joint media statement - Works begin on central section of NorthLink WA
7/06/2017	Saffioti	Transport	Project savings allocated to Bindoon Bypass
7/06/2017	Saffioti	Transport	Improved bus journey times for northern suburbs passengers
2/06/2017	Saffioti	Planning	Guildford Road process complete
1/06/2017	Saffioti	Transport	AvonLink train service to be saved
29/05/2017	Saffioti	Transport	Fremantle Fishing Boat Harbour takes out national award
28/05/2017	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	Joint media statement - Work on the Airport Central Station underway
28/05/2017	Saffioti	Transport	Specialist team to drive METRONET vision
27/05/2017	Saffioti	Transport	Skippers’ views sought on changes to safety equipment
26/05/2017	Saffioti	Lands	Work starts on former Shenton Park Hospital site
25/05/2017	Cook; Saffioti	Health; Lands	McGowan Government progressing with Medihotels
24/05/2017	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	Roe 8 jobs secured as environmental rehabilitation gets underway
23/05/2017	Saffioti; MacTiernan	Transport; Regional Development	Great Eastern Highway passing lanes completed in the Goldfields
22/05/2017	Saffioti	Lands	Strata reforms to support vibrant communities
18/05/2017	Saffioti	Planning	Waterloo Industrial Park plan open for public comment
13/05/2017	Saffioti	Transport	Forrestfield-Airport Link tunnel boring machine arrives in Perth
12/05/2017	Saffioti	Transport	Options for High Street and Stirling Highway to be developed
11/05/2017	Saffioti	Transport	METRONET deserves big slice of $10 billion National Rail Program
10/05/2017	Saffioti	Transport	Roe 8 Alliance redeployed to three new projects
8/05/2017	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	Boosting jobs, busting congestion - the plan for the southern suburbs
8/05/2017	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	More than $89 million to be spent on regional roads under Commonwealth and State funding agreement
8/05/2017	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	Boosting jobs, busting congestion - the plan for the eastern suburbs
8/05/2017	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	Boosting jobs, busting congestion - the plan for the northern suburbs
6/05/2017	Saffioti	Planning	New way forward for the future of Swan Valley
5/05/2017	Saffioti	Planning	Scarborough dunes protected from encroaching roads
5/05/2017	Saffioti	Planning	Scarborough businesses eligible for disruption payment
2/05/2017	Saffioti	Transport	Busy Marmion Avenue intersection upgrades completed early
1/05/2017	Saffioti	Transport	Public transport radio communications upgrade
30/04/2017	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	New Lord Street a road to METRONET and local jobs
26/04/2017	Saffioti	Transport	Grants to ramp up WA boating facilities
24/04/2017	Saffioti	Planning	Bayswater election commitment delivered
23/04/2017	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	Aubin Grove Station open to the public
22/04/2017	Saffioti	Planning	Guildford Road process to be fast-tracked
10/04/2017	Saffioti	Transport	Competition to name rail drilling machines as part of METRONET
6/04/2017	Saffioti	Planning	Recognition for coastal care excellence
2/04/2017	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	McGowan Government to push for local jobs on stadium bridge project
31/03/2017	Saffioti	Transport	Fresh start for taxi and on-demand transport reform
30/03/2017	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	Renegotiating Roe 8 to create more jobs and reduce congestion