Media Statements

From the Office of the Hon Roger Cook MLA

Date	Minister	Portfolio	Title
29/11/2020	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	McGowan Labor Government’s new future for Peel Health Campus
25/11/2020	McGowan; Cook; Papalia	Premier; Health; Small Business	Maintaining contact registers, a requirement to keep WA safe
24/11/2020	Cook	Health; Mental Health	St John of God Midland Public Hospital celebrates fifth birthday
23/11/2020	Cook	Health	Joondalup Health Campus Development enters new design phase
20/11/2020	Cook	Health	Enhanced regular testing to keep high risk hotel quarantine staff safe
16/11/2020	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	Additional stricter controls for SA arrivals to keep WA safe
13/11/2020	Cook	Health	New South Metropolitan Health Service Board Chair and members announced
12/11/2020	Cook	Health	Country health command centre marks its first year
11/11/2020	Cook	Health	Wastewater testing underway to boost COVID-19 surveillance
10/11/2020	Cook	Health	Albany radiation oncology groundwork to commence next month
7/11/2020	McGowan; Papalia; Cook	Premier; Citizenship and Multicultural Interests; Health	Diwali lights up WA with message of hope
3/11/2020	Cook	Health	WA in bid to reduce burden of stillbirth
31/10/2020	Cook; Logan	Health; Emergency Services	Emergency WA platform customised for COVID-19 alerts
30/10/2020	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	Health-based cautious transition to WA’s controlled interstate border
29/10/2020	Cook	Health	State funds pilot of new COVID screening test
29/10/2020	Cook	Health	Goldfields breast cancer support increased
28/10/2020	Cook	Health	COVID-19 wastewater testing program on track
28/10/2020	Cook	Mental Health	Supporting the workforce to build capacity in mental health, alcohol and other drugs
24/10/2020	Cook	Health	New campaign to prevent alcohol-related cancer
23/10/2020	Cook	Health	Country Ambulance Strategy underway: $9.2 million for high priority recommendations
22/10/2020	Cook	Health	New milestones for Future Health Research and Innovation Fund
22/10/2020	Cook	Mental Health	Drug Intervention Centre moving forward
22/10/2020	Cook	Health	Child health study with Telethon Trust
21/10/2020	Kelly; Cook	Water; Health	$1.2 million support package to benefit Western Australians with incontinence
19/10/2020	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	New exemptions introduced to continue WA’s strong recovery
15/10/2020	Cook	Health	Dynamic innovation hub for medical research
14/10/2020	Cook; McGurk	Health; Women's Interests	New legislation to ensure Safe Access Zones for women
11/10/2020	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	State Budget boost to continue WA’s COVID-19 response
10/10/2020	Cook	Mental Health	Western Australians encouraged to strengthen mental health through community
9/10/2020	Cook	Mental Health	New mental health services one step closer to opening
8/10/2020	Cook	Health	$9.6 billion health investment for Western Australians
8/10/2020	Cook	Mental Health	Mental health, alcohol and drug services State Budget funding boost
7/10/2020	Cook	Health	Two new breast cancer clinics to provide better access and care
7/10/2020	Cook	Health	Albany radiation oncology service one step closer as request for tenders close
6/10/2020	Cook	Health	WA medical pioneer dies
5/10/2020	Cook; Saffioti; Dawson	Health; Transport; Environment	Tenders to construct iconic rainbow Kids Bridge now open
1/10/2020	Cook	Health	New ambulance contract provides continuity and confidence
30/09/2020	Cook	Health	$8.5 million committed to identify new HR system for the WA health system
26/09/2020	Cook	Health	Tobacco legislation review
24/09/2020	Cook	Mental Health	Mental Health Commissioner appointed for the future
20/09/2020	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	Broome eye clinic to deliver brighter outlook for the Kimberley
19/09/2020	Cook	Health	Health promotion scholarships propelling career pathways
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
18/09/2020	Cook	Health	New program to test wastewater for COVID-19
17/09/2020	Cook	Health	COVID focus for Future Health Research and Innovation Fund grant
16/09/2020	Cook; Wyatt	Health; Aboriginal Affairs	COVID clinic in Kununurra to further protect WA border
15/09/2020	Cook	Mental Health	State-wide Recovery College to enhance wellbeing
11/09/2020	Cook	Health	Albany radiation oncology service forward works tender
11/09/2020	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	New COVID-19 testing for border workers and hotel quarantine staff
28/08/2020	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	Business boost with push for PPE manufacturing in WA
26/08/2020	Cook; McGurk	Health; Mental Health; Women's Interests	COVID-19 Relief Fund supporting women in Perth’s south-east
21/08/2020	Cook; Templeman	Health; Sport and Recreation	Sporting club grants shaping healthier community venues
20/08/2020	Cook	Health	$16.3 million in State funding to enhance end of life supports
20/08/2020	Cook	Mental Health	Suicide prevention support for the building and construction industry
19/08/2020	Cook	Health	More newborns to be welcomed locally with new Midwifery Group Practices established in the South-West
18/08/2020	McGowan; Cook; MacTiernan	Premier; Health; Agriculture and Food	Cautious approach to Phase 5 and the 2020 Perth Royal Show
15/08/2020	Cook	Health	Murdoch medihotel development planned to open early 2023
14/08/2020	Cook	Health	Western Australian nurses offer helping hand to Victoria
13/08/2020	Cook	Health	Funding to enhance palliative care services at Kalamunda Hospital
11/08/2020	Cook	Health	Powerhouse partnership to improve childhood lung health
8/08/2020	Cook	Mental Health	Review into mental health services for children and adolescents
7/08/2020	Cook	Health	Funding boost for Electronic Medical Record System
7/08/2020	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	Western Australia set to welcome first children’s hospice
6/08/2020	Cook; McGurk	Mental Health; Community Safety	Mobile mental health service to deliver co-ordinated care
5/08/2020	Cook	Health	WA Recovery: significant health investment for the South-West
4/08/2020	Cook	Health	State-of-the-art Northam Health Service officially opened following $42 million redevelopment
3/08/2020	Cook; Wyatt	Health; Lands	New high support accommodation centre for Shenton Park
2/08/2020	Cook; Ellery	Health; Education and Training	First round of swab testing in schools detects no COVID-19
31/07/2020	Cook	Mental Health	New home for southern suburbs residential mental health service
31/07/2020	Cook	Health	Portable isolation rooms to further protect country residents
29/07/2020	Cook	Health	Kalgoorlie Health Campus moves forward with MRI technology
29/07/2020	Cook	Mental Health	Goldfields community mental health service on track for completion
29/07/2020	Cook	Health	New Kalgoorlie Renal Hostel reaches final stage
23/07/2020	Cook; Wyatt	Mental Health; Aboriginal Affairs	New suicide prevention projects to help reduce risk
23/07/2020	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	$10 million to support manufacture of WA-made PPE
18/07/2020	Cook	Health	Work starts on Joondalup Health Campus expansion
18/07/2020	Cook	Health	Charlies’ emergency department set to undergo $19 million upgrade
17/07/2020	Cook	Health	Additional border controls in response to eastern states COVID-19 concerns
17/07/2020	Cook	Health	New pregnancy warning labels on alcoholic beverages
16/07/2020	Cook	Health	WA call to support pregnancy warning label on alcohol standard
15/07/2020	Cook	Mental Health	Mental Health Emergency Telehealth Service sees country patients avoid transfer
13/07/2020	Cook	Mental Health	New emergency mental health service to better support children and young people
9/07/2020	Cook	Premier	Tougher regime on Victorian arrivals into WA
9/07/2020	Saffioti; Cook	Planning; Health	Job-creating aged care precinct gets green light in northern suburbs
7/07/2020	Cook	Mental Health	New Chief Medical Officer, Mental Health
7/07/2020	Cook	Health; Mental Health	$20 million funding to create specialist mental health hub
3/07/2020	Cook	Health	Western Australia paving the way in kids COVID-19 research
2/07/2020	Cook	Health	Survey finds health workers positive and committed to patient care
1/07/2020	Cook; Kelly	Health; Youth	Building healthier communities in the Gascoyne and Murchison regions
1/07/2020	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	McGowan Government invests $36 million for elective surgery blitz
30/06/2020	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	Contract awarded for redevelopment of Newman Health Service
30/06/2020	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	WA to provide assistance to Victoria’s COVID-19 response
26/06/2020	Cook	Health	Modern aged and palliative care facility on track for Carnarvon
26/06/2020	Cook	Health	RPH cardiology patients set to benefit from innovative new system
26/06/2020	Cook	Health	Report to help lift health and wellbeing of West Aussies
24/06/2020	Cook; Johnston	Health; Industrial Relations	COVID-19 Response Bill to support health care workers
23/06/2020	Dawson; Cook	Disability Services; Health	$10 million to support independent living
22/06/2020	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	WA ready for the next phase of the COVID-19 roadmap
20/06/2020	Cook	Health	$9.3 million awarded in State research infrastructure funding
19/06/2020	Cook	Health	Peel Health Campus redevelopment proposal received