Media Statements

From the Office of the Hon Stephen Dawson MLC

Date	Minister	Portfolio	Title
22/01/2020	Dawson	Environment	Bushfire recovery plan for western ground parrots
22/01/2020	Dawson; Wyatt	Environment; Aboriginal Affairs	Aboriginal Ranger Program Round 3 applications open
22/01/2020	Dawson	Environment	New dive trail for Marmion Marine Park
21/01/2020	Dawson	Environment	Calling all waste champions - Infinity Awards return in 2020
20/01/2020	Logan; Dawson	Emergency Services; Environment	Firefighting aerial giant touches down in Perth
17/01/2020	Dawson	Environment	Recycling charities funded through dumping reduction program
17/01/2020	Dawson	Lands	Western Australian data assisting bushfire response
16/01/2020	McGowan; Dawson	Premier; Environment	First look at Containers for Change recycling network
16/01/2020	Saffioti; Dawson	Planning; Environment	Register for special entertainment precincts info sessions
14/01/2020	Dawson	Environment	Have your say on swimming with humpback whales
11/01/2020	Dawson	Environment	Perth Zoo opens late for Summer of Fun
3/01/2020	Dawson	Environment	Have your say about Kings Park and Botanic Garden
19/12/2019	Dawson	Disability Services	Disability advocacy providers to share $2.5 million of new funding
17/12/2019	Dawson	Environment	Regulations pave way for Container Deposit Scheme in June 2020
17/12/2019	Dawson	Disability Services	$130,000 grant to promote active life for people with disability
17/12/2019	Dawson	Environment	Eyes in the sky watching for native vegetation clearing
16/12/2019	Dawson	Environment	New plan to guide management of Kimberley islands
14/12/2019	Saffioti; Dawson	Planning; Disability Services	Pia’s Place playspace captures spirit of inclusion and adventure
11/12/2019	Saffioti; Dawson	Transport; Environment	All aboard for the first ride on MV Tricia
10/12/2019	Dawson	Environment	$10 million facility to help manage mercury waste in WA
5/12/2019	MacTiernan; Wyatt; Dawson	Regional Development; Lands; Environment	Landmark decision to allow carbon farming on pastoral lands
5/12/2019	Kelly; Dawson	Water; Disability Services	Water Corporation’s fourth Disability Access and Inclusion Plan launched
5/12/2019	Dawson	Disability Services	Public authorities get top marks for access and inclusion
5/12/2019	Dawson	Environment	Cultural and conservation milestone in the west Kimberley
3/12/2019	McGowan; Dawson	Premier; Public Sector Management; Disability Services	New five per cent target for disability employment in public sector to help drive WA prosperity
29/11/2019	Dawson; Murray	Environment; Sport and Recreation	More mountain bike trails on the cards for Collie
29/11/2019	Dawson	Environment	Joint management plan for conservation reserves in the Pilbara and Kimberley areas
28/11/2019	Dawson	Environment	Funding boost supports community projects in regional parks
28/11/2019	Murray; Dawson	Sport and Recreation; Environment	Trail-building workshop to support local jobs in Collie and Dwellingup
27/11/2019	Dawson	Disability Services	$4.45 million to help WA service providers transition to NDIS
27/11/2019	McGowan; Dawson	Premier; Environment	Commonwealth urged to sign agreement to fast track approvals
23/11/2019	Dawson	Environment	A regal name for Perth Zoo’s new giraffe calf
22/11/2019	Saffioti; Dawson	Planning; Environment	Reforms pave the way for WA’s first special entertainment precincts
22/11/2019	Dawson	Environment	One week left to have your say on climate change
22/11/2019	Dawson	Environment	South-West regional parks milestone
21/11/2019	Ellery; Dawson	Education and Training; Disability Services	Training boost for the social assistance and allied health sector
21/11/2019	Dawson	Environment	Community Rivercare Program round 3 projects announced
18/11/2019	Dawson	Environment	Grants to improve waste management in WA
15/11/2019	Dawson	Environment	Feedback sought on improving native vegetation management
15/11/2019	Dawson	Environment	Protecting the Pilbara focus for new offsets fund
15/11/2019	Saffioti; Dawson	Transport; Environment	The name of Perth’s new locally-built ferry revealed
14/11/2019	Logan; Dawson	Emergency Services; Environment	WA firefighters providing much-needed relief for NSW and QLD
13/11/2019	Dawson	Environment	Schools champion reducing waste
13/11/2019	Dawson	Environment	Contract awarded for William Bay renewal project
12/11/2019	Dawson	Disability Services	Grants announced for International Day of People with Disability
11/11/2019	Dawson	Environment	Getting waste sorted a focus for National Recycling Week
8/11/2019	Dawson	Environment	Calls for Federal action on critical environmental issues
8/11/2019	Dawson	Environment	Progress made toward Murujuga World Heritage status
7/11/2019	Dawson	Disability Services	$2.5 million for innovative disability advocacy providers
7/11/2019	Dawson	Environment	Perth schools celebrate a decade of being wise with waste
31/10/2019	Dawson	Environment	$15,000 in fines dished out to dumpers
29/10/2019	Dawson	Environment	New members for Cockburn Sound Management Council
28/10/2019	Dawson	Environment	Feedback sought on improving environmental legislation
25/10/2019	Dawson	Environment	Bunbury named 2019 Tidy Town winner
25/10/2019	Dawson	Environment	Community asked to help name Perth Zoo’s giraffe calf
19/10/2019	Dawson	Environment	Hitting a Garage Sale Trail of treasures this weekend
18/10/2019	Dawson	Environment	Funding help for WA schools to be waste wise
11/10/2019	Dawson	Environment	Get involved in Mandurah Estuary clean-up
11/10/2019	Dawson	Environment	New Environmental Protection Authority board member appointed
10/10/2019	Murray; Dawson	Sport and Recreation; Environment	Course to help equip locals with trail building skills
9/10/2019	Dawson; Papalia	Environment; Tourism	Rare opportunity for world class Kalbarri Skywalk venture
7/10/2019	Dawson	Environment	Spring prescribed burning underway
6/10/2019	Wyatt; Dawson	Lands; Environment	New milestone brings Ocean Reef Marina closer to construction
4/10/2019	MacTiernan; Dawson	Regional Development; Environment	Masterplan to unlock Mid-West’s iconic Moresby Range
2/10/2019	Dawson	Environment	Collie gearing up for new mountain bike trails
1/10/2019	Dawson	Environment	Endangered Dibblers destined for Dirk Hartog Island National Park
26/09/2019	Dawson	Environment	Litter grants to help reduce litter in WA
26/09/2019	Dawson	Environment	Plastic bag litter has fallen in latest rubbish index report
25/09/2019	Kelly; Dawson	Water; Environment	Work to restore and revegetate Bennett Brook Catchment underway
19/09/2019	Dawson; Papalia	Environment; Tourism	First look at ground-breaking $24m Kalbarri Skywalk project
11/09/2019	Dawson	Environment	Have your say on improving the use of Perth’s Swan River
11/09/2019	Dawson; Wyatt	Environment; Aboriginal Affairs	Aboriginal Ranger Program round two recipients announced
4/09/2019	Dawson	Environment	Climate change consultation to help shape WA response
2/09/2019	Dawson	Environment	A feast for the senses in Kings Park this September
29/08/2019	Dawson	Environment	New board members for Perth Zoo
28/08/2019	Dawson	Environment	Company fined for burying waste oil at its Esperance abattoir
27/08/2019	Dawson	Environment	New members sought for WA Contaminated Sites Committee
26/08/2019	Dawson; Kelly	Environment; Fisheries	Reel It In fishing line bin project continues to grow
26/08/2019	Dawson	Environment	Grants to help reduce waste
22/08/2019	Dawson; McGurk	Environment; Women's Interests	Call for more women in fire management
16/08/2019	Dawson	Environment	Six regional towns vie for tidiest town awards
16/08/2019	Wyatt; Dawson	Lands; Environment	Ocean Reef Marina gets the “green” light of environmental approval
15/08/2019	Dawson	Environment	WA first: drones track endangered wildlife on Dirk Hartog Island
14/08/2019	Dawson	Environment	Biggest wild release for rare native reptiles
13/08/2019	Dawson	Environment	Dumpers pay for illegally disposing waste
13/08/2019	Dawson	Environment	New Crime Stoppers partnership to help catch environmental crooks
12/08/2019	Dawson	Environment	Community Rivercare Program third round of grants open
8/08/2019	Dawson	Environment	$1 million funding for riverbanks along Swan and Canning Rivers
6/08/2019	Dawson	Environment	$3 million funding to protect Swan and Canning Rivers
27/07/2019	Dawson	Disability Services	Additional funding to empower people with disability
26/07/2019	Dawson	Disability Services	Changing Place for people with disability now open in Kings Park
25/07/2019	McGowan; Dawson	Premier; Environment	Land added to Murujuga National Park as plan to recognise ancient culture progresses
25/07/2019	McGowan; Dawson	Premier; Environment	Historic day for WA as Houtman Abrolhos Islands National Park officially created
18/07/2019	Dawson	Environment	WA’s new container deposit scheme to launch on June 2, 2020
17/07/2019	Dawson	Disability Services	New guide to help people with disability improve their future
16/07/2019	Dawson	Heritage	Collie Railway Roundhouse and turntable heritage listed
12/07/2019	McGowan; Dawson	Premier; State Development, Jobs and Trade; Environment	Mining giant’s long-term plan for the Pilbara approved
10/07/2019	Dawson	Environment	New-look board for WA’s Waste Authority
4/07/2019	Dawson	Environment	Schools lead the way on reducing waste
3/07/2019	Dawson	Environment	Have your say on reducing single-use plastics