Media Statements

From the Office of the Hon Simone McGurk MLA

Date	Minister	Portfolio	Title
27/09/2022	McGurk	Child Protection	Expanded early intervention program helping children in Halls Creek
21/09/2022	Johnston; McGurk	Mines and Petroleum; Industrial Relations; Women's Interests	McGowan Government responds to sexual harassment inquiry
14/09/2022	McGurk; Buti	Child Protection; Aboriginal Affairs	Aboriginal Representative Organisations help keep children safe
12/09/2022	McGurk	Child Protection	State’s peak child protection practitioner appointed
8/09/2022	McGurk	Child Protection	Expansion of Aboriginal In-Home Support Service helping Peel
8/09/2022	McGowan; Templeman; McGurk	Premier; Sport and Recreation; Women's Interests	Boost for AFLW and community footy
4/09/2022	McGurk	Child Protection	Funding boost for Aboriginal-led child protection pilot to improve family safety
31/08/2022	McGurk	Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence	$2.16 million to assist women escaping family and domestic violence
31/08/2022	McGurk	Child Protection	New Intensive Family Support team in Carnarvon to enhance support for at-risk youth
28/08/2022	McGurk; Ellery	Women's Interests; Education and Training	Free period products for WA public secondary schools
22/08/2022	Saffioti; McGurk	Transport; Women's Interests	Writing on the wall for offensive advertising on WA vehicles
19/08/2022	McGurk	Child Protection	Donation drive to help brighten the day of kids in foster care
17/08/2022	McGurk	Child Protection	Laws to prevent organisations covering up child abuse pass through WA Parliament
17/08/2022	McGurk	Child Protection	Landmark changes to strengthen working with children law
16/08/2022	McGurk	Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence	$3 million funding boost for initiatives to prevent domestic violence
15/08/2022	McGurk	Child Protection	Generosity of carers celebrated during Foster Carers Week
9/08/2022	Buti; McGurk	Finance; Community Services	State Commissioning Strategy to improve community services delivery in WA
7/08/2022	McGowan; McGurk	Premier; Child Protection	McGowan Government extends support for young people in care until the age of 21
4/08/2022	McGurk	Women's Interests	Report card shows women workforce participation at record highs
3/08/2022	McGurk	Community Services	New strategy provides pathway to improving services for Aboriginal families
2/08/2022	McGurk	Child Protection	Young achievers in out-of-home care make the grade
1/08/2022	Carey; McGurk	Lands; Community Services	Release of residential and commercial lots to meet demand in Broome - including EOI for new childcare centre
31/07/2022	McGurk	Community Services	Support for young offenders to turn their lives around
25/07/2022	Dawson; McGurk	Emergency Services; Women's Interests	Next generation firefighters boost workplace diversity
21/07/2022	McGurk; MacTiernan	Culture and the Arts; Regional Development	Huge funding boost to deliver exciting new regional Aboriginal arts and cultural projects
20/07/2022	McGowan; Cook; McGurk	Premier; Tourism; Sport and Recreation	WA kicks off week of elite international football with ICON festival
19/07/2022	McGurk	Sport and Recreation	Four charities to benefit from VenuesWest community partnerships
14/07/2022	McGurk	Sport and Recreation; Culture and the Arts	San Cisco provides local talent at international sports festival
11/07/2022	McGurk	Community Services	New training resource to improve safety at family day care services
5/07/2022	McGurk	Child Protection	State Government steps in to continue funding support for Kimberley Sexual Abuse Prevention and Support Service
1/07/2022	McGurk	Community Services	Grants awarded to attract childcare workers to regional WA
30/06/2022	McGurk; Buti	Women's Interests; Finance	State Government uses buying power to advance gender equality
26/06/2022	McGurk; Templeman	Child Protection; Sport and Recreation	Ready Check GO Working with Children Check campaign helping to keep kids safe
22/06/2022	Johnston; McGurk	Mines and Petroleum; Women's Interests	Major boost for workplace mental health and mines safety
15/06/2022	McGurk	Women's Interests	Funding boost to help shape future female Aboriginal leaders
14/06/2022	McGurk	Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence	New family and domestic violence hub announced in Broome
2/06/2022	Buti; McGurk	Aboriginal Affairs; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence	Support for prevention of family and domestic violence in Derby
2/06/2022	McGurk	Community Services	Childcare operators in hot water over burn incidents
2/06/2022	McGurk	Child Protection	New Home Stretch WA partnership boosts support for young Aboriginal people leaving care
30/05/2022	McGurk	Child Protection	Australian Centre for Child Protection launches WA program
25/05/2022	McGurk	Child Protection	New residential care homes in regional WA to benefit children
19/05/2022	McGurk; Sanderson	Community Services; Mental Health	New provider announced for former Esther Foundation facility
19/05/2022	McGurk	Community Services	Department of Communities staff deployed to flood-ravaged NSW
13/05/2022	McGurk	Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence	New family and domestic violence counselling service for young people in Rockingham and Northam
12/05/2022	Quigley; McGurk; Punch	Attorney General; Child Protection; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Community Services; Disability Services	$450 million to support safe and thriving WA communities
5/05/2022	McGurk	Community Services	Statement from Minister for Community Services
5/05/2022	McGurk	Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence	$34.4 million to combat family and domestic violence and hold perpetrators to account
4/05/2022	Johnston; McGurk	Mines and Petroleum; Industrial Relations; Women's Interests	Resources workforce safety program gets $6.5 million boost
3/05/2022	McGurk	Child Protection	$11.1 million boost to Target 120 program to address drivers of youth crime
3/05/2022	McGurk; Papalia	Child Protection; Police	New initiatives to tackle youth crime in the Pilbara
3/05/2022	MacTiernan; McGurk; Johnston; Papalia	Regional Development; Child Protection; Corrective Services; Police	$40.4 million package to tackle juvenile crime in the Kimberley
1/05/2022	McGurk	Child Protection	New child protection measures come into effect
22/04/2022	McGurk	Child Protection	$114 million boost to protect and support Western Australian children
8/04/2022	McGurk	Child Protection	State Government delivering on commitments following Royal Commission into Child Sexual Abuse
7/04/2022	McGurk; Sanderson	Women's Interests	Esther Foundation referred to parliamentary committee
6/04/2022	McGurk	Child Protection	Significant child protection laws progress through WA Parliament
29/03/2022	McGurk; Quigley	Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Attorney General	Community to be consulted about tackling coercive control
28/03/2022	Quigley; McGurk; Buti	Attorney General; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Aboriginal Affairs	Aboriginal partners to provide Perth family violence legal service
24/03/2022	McGurk; Sanderson	Child Protection; Health	$3.5 million to support the health of vulnerable children in WA
21/03/2022	McGurk; Sanderson	Child Protection; Health	Pre-Birth Planning Program keeping mums and babies together
17/03/2022	McGurk; Buti	Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Aboriginal Affairs	Aboriginal Family Safety Strategy released for comment
11/03/2022	McGurk	Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence	Funding to help family and domestic violence survivors stay in their homes
9/03/2022	Sanderson; Ellery; McGurk	Health; Education and Training; Community Services	Very high caseload settings introduced for Western Australia
8/03/2022	Dawson; McGurk	Innovation and ICT; Women's Interests	Celebrating Western Australia’s women in innovation on International Women’s Day 2022
8/03/2022	McGurk	Women's Interests	Determined to #BreaktheBias on International Women’s Day
4/03/2022	McGurk	Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence	New funding to help stamp out family and domestic violence
3/03/2022	McGurk	Community Services	Lotterywest funds for Vinnies to help our most vulnerable
8/02/2022	Quigley; McGurk	Attorney General; Women's Interests	Two major reviews to examine WA’s sexual offence laws
7/02/2022	Ellery; McGurk	Education and Training; Community Services	High caseload measures for schools and childcare
2/02/2022	McGurk	Child Protection	Pilot program empowers Aboriginal communities to keep children safe
28/01/2022	Ellery; McGurk	Education and Training; Community Services	New close contact definitions for school and childcare settings
19/01/2022	McGurk	Community Services	Heat on childcare operators to take care this summer
18/01/2022	McGurk	Women's Interests	WA’s Plan for Gender Equality going strong
17/01/2022	McGurk	Community Services	Derby under-fives helped to thrive through Early Years Initiative
12/01/2022	McGurk	Women's Interests	Grants to help women reach their full potential
11/01/2022	McGurk	Community Services	Ready, set, grow! Funding to bring community garden projects to life
10/01/2022	McGurk	Community Services	McGowan Government provides $1 million boost for regional childcare
14/12/2021	Papalia; Saffioti; McGurk	Police; Transport; Community Services	McGowan Government releases new measures to tackle antisocial behaviour and boost safety in City and Northbridge
14/12/2021	McGurk	Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence	Animal relationships program to help children impacted by violence
11/12/2021	Johnston; McGurk	Mines and Petroleum; Women's Interests	New safety program for Western Australia’s FIFO workforce
10/12/2021	McGurk	Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence	Family and domestic violence sector thanked as 16 Days in WA campaign ends
10/12/2021	McGurk	Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence	Eagles join 16 Days in WA campaign to call for end to violence against women
8/12/2021	McGurk	Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence	Construction begins on $8.7 million East Metro Women’s Refuge
7/12/2021	McGurk; Papalia	Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Police	‘Don’t be silent’ amid high family violence risk this festive season
3/12/2021	McGurk	Community Services	Target 120 Albany transitions to Aboriginal leadership
3/12/2021	McGurk	Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence	Pets in Crisis program expanded to Albany, Bunbury and Busselton
2/12/2021	McGurk	Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence	McGowan Government delivers expanded Peel therapeutic refuge
1/12/2021	McGurk; Ellery	Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Education and Training	Respectful Relationships to promote equality in additional schools
26/11/2021	McGurk	Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence	McGowan Government delivers expanded Kwinana refuge
25/11/2021	McGowan; McGurk	Premier; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence	New 16 Days in WA campaign: ‘Don’t be silent’ on violence
17/11/2021	Quigley; McGurk	Attorney General; Child Protection	New Commissioner for Children and Young People appointed
10/11/2021	Johnston; McGurk	Energy; Community Services	$13 million household energy efficiency pilot program launched
5/11/2021	Quigley; McGurk; Dawson	Attorney General; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Aboriginal Affairs	Aboriginal legal service sought to tackle family violence
2/11/2021	McGurk	Women's Interests; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Community Services	Lotterywest grant to support Fitzroy Valley women and families
31/10/2021	McGowan; McGurk	Premier; Child Protection	McGowan Government delivers payment boost for grandcarers
28/10/2021	McGurk	Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence	New family and domestic violence hub to be located in Armadale
26/10/2021	Carey; McGurk	Housing; Community Services	New lease of life for Fremantle lodging house
24/10/2021	McGurk	Community Services	Children’s Week kicks off with family fun day at Whiteman Park
20/10/2021	McGurk	Women's Interests	Roundtable discusses women’s economic security
14/10/2021	McGurk	Child Protection	Child safety laws pass WA Parliament