Media Statements

From the Office of the Hon Roger Cook MLA

Date	Minister	Portfolio	Title
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
18/06/2020	Cook; Murray	Health; Sport and Recreation	Healthway partnership to support healthy active communities in the Kimberley
18/06/2020	Cook	Health	Picture of wellness captured in DETECT Snapshot
17/06/2020	Cook	Mental Health	New advisory body to strengthen relationship with community services sector
17/06/2020	Cook; Murray	Health; Sport and Recreation	Small grants making a positive impact in sport clubs across the State
15/06/2020	Cook	Health	Public hospital elective surgery back at full capacity
10/06/2020	Cook; Wyatt; Kelly	Health; Treasurer; Science	$5m for Western Australia to lead ground-breaking COVID-19 research
9/06/2020	Cook	Mental Health	$56 million investment to provide mental health, alcohol and other drug support to at-risk and vulnerable groups
5/06/2020	Cook	Health	COVID-19 response further boosted by latest PPE delivery
4/06/2020	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	Geraldton health and mental health facilities moving forward
4/06/2020	McGowan; Cook; Wyatt	Premier; Health; Aboriginal Affairs	Kimberley to reopen to the rest of Western Australia
3/06/2020	Cook	Health	Peel Health Campus upgrades to get under way
2/06/2020	Cook	Health	Western Australia expands asymptomatic COVID-19 testing
1/06/2020	Cook	Health	State-of-the-art operating theatres open at Northam Health Campus
31/05/2020	Cook	Health	Next step needed to protect children from tobacco harm
29/05/2020	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	Phase 3 of COVID-19 roadmap to commence from Saturday, June 6
29/05/2020	Cook	Health	Visitor restrictions eased at WA hospitals
28/05/2020	Cook	Health	WA hospitals ramping up elective surgery
27/05/2020	Cook	Health	DETECT Snapshot testing to begin
27/05/2020	Cook; Wyatt	Health; Aboriginal Affairs	Remote Aboriginal community digitally connected to metro medical experts
25/05/2020	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	Regional travel restrictions to be lifted as part of WA roadmap
25/05/2020	Cook	Health	$2.9m to boost local researchers’ quest for COVID-19 answers
21/05/2020	Cook	Health	Funding breakthrough for WA health and medical research
21/05/2020	Cook	Health	Tender released to build MRI suite at Kalgoorlie Health Campus
20/05/2020	Cook	Health	New isolation room and fast track area at Charlies’ Emergency Department
15/05/2020	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	Increase in elective surgery for Western Australians
15/05/2020	Cook	Health	Report sounds alarm on the cost of obesity in WA
13/05/2020	Cook	Health	Drive-through influenza vaccine clinic for over 65s
12/05/2020	Cook	Health	Information and support line to enhance end-of-life support
11/05/2020	Cook; Papalia	Health; Small Business	COVID Safety Plans key to reopening WA businesses
10/05/2020	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	The WA roadmap for easing COVID-19 restrictions
9/05/2020	Cook	Health	Coming together to make COVID-19 research a priority
6/05/2020	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	Research expanded to FIFO workers to track possible COVID-19
2/05/2020	Cook	Health	McGowan Government secures WA made-face shields for COVID fight
2/05/2020	Cook	Health	WA records lowest flu numbers in history
1/05/2020	McGowan; Cook; Ellery	Premier; Health; Education and Training	Research study to track impact of COVID-19 in schools
1/05/2020	Cook	Health	Western Australians urged to stay healthy and see their GP