Media Statements

From the Office of the Hon Roger Cook MLA

Date	Minister	Portfolio	Title
14/05/2021	Cook	Health	Incident Controller to step down after successful COVID-19 response
14/05/2021	Cook	Health	Roll up for COVID vaccinations at Joondalup
13/05/2021	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	Pre-lockdown life to resume in full from 12.01am this Saturday
13/05/2021	Punch; Cook	Innovation and ICT; Science	Funding to boost WA medical technology and pharmaceutical manufacturers and create new jobs
12/05/2021	Cook	Health	Child and Adolescent Health Service Chair resigns
11/05/2021	Ellery; Cook	Education and Training; Health	New health and pathology course to help with COVID-19 response
10/05/2021	Cook	Health	Accolades to honour pillars of nursing and midwifery
10/05/2021	Cook	Health	Newman Health Service redevelopment one step closer
10/05/2021	Cook	Health	Additional wastewater testing in response to recent community cases in Perth and new online dashboard launched
6/05/2021	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	Restrictions set to significantly ease from 12.01am Saturday, May 8
5/05/2021	Cook	Health	RPH beds open in promised 117-bed expansion in hospitals
3/05/2021	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	Fifties and over can now roll up for COVID vaccinations
29/04/2021	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	Post-lockdown restrictions to ease further from 12.01am Saturday
28/04/2021	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	COVID-19 vaccination campaign ‘Roll up for WA’ launches
26/04/2021	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	Perth and Peel post-lockdown transition starts midnight tonight
23/04/2021	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	Perth and Peel to enter lockdown from 12.01am Saturday
21/04/2021	Cook	Health	Successful tender announced for lifesaving Albany radiation oncology service
19/04/2021	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	COVID-19 vaccination to be mandatory for hotel quarantine system
19/04/2021	McGowan; Cook; Saffioti; Sanderson	Premier; Health; Transport; Environment	Iconic Perth Kids’ Bridge taking shape over Winthrop Avenue
14/04/2021	Cook	Health	Proof of concept to identify new HR system for WA Health
14/04/2021	Cook	Health	Important staffing boost for WA hospitals
13/04/2021	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Science	Applications open for 20th Premier’s Science Awards
9/04/2021	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	Independent review strengthens hotel quarantine regime
9/04/2021	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	WA’s strong COVID-19 position allows for more positive changes
6/04/2021	Cook	Health	Queensland to transition to 'low risk' under border controls
29/03/2021	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	WA introduces hard border with Queensland immediately
27/03/2021	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	WA border controls strengthened as QLD risk rating elevated
27/03/2021	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	Updated public health alert for Queensland
26/03/2021	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	Public health alert for Queensland arrivals into WA since March 20
5/03/2021	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	WA’s strong progress enables further easing of restrictions
26/02/2021	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	State Government partners with Rio Tinto to build new Tom Price hospital
17/02/2021	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	Victoria set to move to 'low risk' from Saturday, February 20
12/02/2021	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	Return to pre-lockdown life from 12.01am Sunday, February 14
4/02/2021	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	Post lockdown plan to come into effect 6pm, Friday, February 5
1/02/2021	Cook	Health	Milestone achieved in contract negotiations for Joondalup Health Campus
1/02/2021	Murray; Cook	Sport and Recreation; Health	New funding program seeks innovative ideas to get people moving
31/01/2021	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	Western Australia enters five-day lockdown from 6pm tonight
30/01/2021	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	Queensland and Victoria to transition to ‘very low risk’ category
30/01/2021	Kelly; Cook	Innovation and ICT; Health	WA Government invests $150,000 to manufacture rapid virus testing technology locally
29/01/2021	Cook	Mental Health	Chair appointed to lead taskforce into public mental health services for children and adolescents
29/01/2021	McGowan; Cook; Papalia	Premier; Health; Small Business	Mandatory contact registers expanded to keep WA safe
28/01/2021	Cook	Mental Health	New initiatives to deliver greater support for people entering hospitals and returning to the community
22/01/2021	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	QLD and NSW to transition to ‘low risk’ under border controls
22/01/2021	Cook	Health; Mental Health	Former Health Minister and Attorney General to head new Graylands Hospital taskforce
22/01/2021	Cook	Health	Latest wastewater testing results across Perth and regional WA show no unexpected detection of COVID-19
21/01/2021	Cook	Mental Health	Two Safe Havens opening to support people with mental health challenges in a first for WA
20/01/2021	Cook	Health	Joondalup Health Campus ECI tender awarded to Multiplex
19/01/2021	Cook	Health	Armadale Hospital emergency department upgrade starts in latest expansion for WA public hospitals
15/01/2021	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	Safe approach for Victoria under WA’s border controls
15/01/2021	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Mental Health	New Goldfields mental health service delivered by McGowan Labor Government
14/01/2021	McGowan; Cook; Saffioti; Dawson	Premier; Health; Transport; Environment	Construction of rainbow Perth Kids’ Bridge now underway
13/01/2021	Cook	Health	Refurbishments on track for Midland Intervention Centre
12/01/2021	Cook	Health	New campaign highlights risks of drinking alcohol during pregnancy
12/01/2021	Cook	Health	Peel Health Campus gets new upgrade to emergency department
11/01/2021	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Mental Health	New Mid-West mental health service delivered by McGowan Labor Government
31/12/2020	Cook	Premier; Health	WA hard border returns with Victoria from tonight
30/12/2020	Cook	Health	Baby joy for expectant mums in hospital milestone
29/12/2020	Cook	Premier; Health	Specific powers to bolster State hotel quarantine facilities
24/12/2020	Cook	Mental Health	Community residential services on their way for mental health
23/12/2020	Cook; Saffioti; Murray	Health; Planning; Seniors and Ageing	McGowan Government cuts red tape, making aged care more available
22/12/2020	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	Safer travel from SA as it transitions to ‘very low risk’ category
22/12/2020	Cook	Mental Health	Chief Mental Health Advocate for Western Australia appointed
17/12/2020	Cook; Saffioti; Dawson	Health; Transport; Environment	Local builder Civmec to construct rainbow Perth Kids’ Bridge
16/12/2020	Cook	Mental Health	Taking action on mental health to support young people
14/12/2020	Cook	Health	Innovative $22 million HIVE remote monitoring of patients begins
14/12/2020	Cook	Mental Health	Children’s mental health review to drive future focus
7/12/2020	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	Latest health advice allows for more safe travel from VIC and NSW
6/12/2020	McGowan; Cook; Wyatt	Premier; Health; Treasurer	Surplus delivers a fully funded new Women and Babies Hospital
4/12/2020	Cook	Health	New health and climate change framework for WA
3/12/2020	Cook	Health	Major new emergency department upgrade for Armadale Hospital adds to extensive investment in hospitals
2/12/2020	Cook	Health	Healthy Venues Grants available for WA sport and recreation centres
1/12/2020	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	Places of worship to operate at a greater capacity under health advice
1/12/2020	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	Careful and cautious step for Victoria and New South Wales arrivals
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