Media Statements

From the Office of the Hon Stephen Dawson MLC

Date	Minister	Portfolio	Title
26/05/2022	Sanderson; Dawson	Health; Innovation and ICT	New $10 million heliport for Royal Perth Hospital
26/05/2022	Dawson	Emergency Services	Changing of the guard with first female Deputy Commissioner appointed to Department of Fire and Emergency Services
25/05/2022	Dawson	Innovation and ICT	Data linkage reforms set to deliver more for Western Australians
25/05/2022	Dawson	Emergency Services	Rescue Helicopter Service propelled to new heights
23/05/2022	Dawson	Medical Research	McGowan Government commits $2.25 million for new clinical trials centre to open in Joondalup
20/05/2022	Dawson	Volunteering	Volunteers’ long-term service recognised
19/05/2022	Dawson	Volunteering	New generation of volunteers urged to step up
19/05/2022	Dawson	Medical Research	Researchers backed to develop initiatives to improve WA health care
18/05/2022	Dawson	Emergency Services	State Emergency Service units receive new utility vehicles on ‘Wear Orange Wednesday’
17/05/2022	Dawson	Emergency Services	Wear orange on Wednesday to thank the SES
17/05/2022	Dawson	Medical Research	Major boost to support research aimed at improving health outcomes
17/05/2022	Dawson	Volunteering	Volunteers celebrated as the lifeblood of regional WA
16/05/2022	Dawson	Volunteering	National Volunteer Week underway for 2022
12/05/2022	Dawson	Emergency Services	Major boost to Western Australia's emergency services
10/05/2022	McGowan; Dawson	Premier; Emergency Services	Bill introduced to provide certainty on COVID-19 response measures
9/05/2022	Dawson; Cook	Medical Research; Science	Global partnership between Australia and USA set to boost Biodesign Australia
9/05/2022	Dawson	Innovation and ICT	Western Australia’s Data Science Week 2022 gets underway
6/05/2022	Dawson	Medical Research	Call for tenders for a training program to improve consumer involvement in research
4/05/2022	Dawson	Innovation and ICT	Western Australia’s leaders gather for Brain Gain Roundtable
3/05/2022	Dawson	Innovation and ICT	Search begins for Western Australia’s Innovator of the Year 2022
1/05/2022	Dawson	Emergency Services	Fallen heroes’ legacy set in stone
30/04/2022	Templeman; Dawson	Sport and Recreation; Emergency Services	Northampton celebrates road to recovery with Festival of Footy
29/04/2022	Whitby; Dawson	Environment; Emergency Services	Celebrating 50 years of bushfire aerial detection
28/04/2022	Dawson	Volunteering	Lotterywest funding to recognise volunteers
28/04/2022	Dawson	Emergency Services	Joint media statement - Disaster assistance for flood-affected communities in WA’s Pilbara
27/04/2022	Dawson	Medical Research	Research Institute Support program to distribute $6.5 million funding boost
19/04/2022	Dawson	Emergency Services	First locally based Large Air Tanker to fight WA bushfires
14/04/2022	Dawson	Medical Research	WA visionaries encouraged to apply for health and medical Innovation Fellowships
9/04/2022	Dawson	Emergency Services	Great Southern volunteers armed with new firefighting equipment
8/04/2022	Dawson	Medical Research	Artificial Intelligence research project a winner in $2.1 million funding program
8/04/2022	Sanderson; Dawson	Health; Medical Research	WA Child Research Fund now open for applications to improve child and adolescent health
7/04/2022	Dawson	Emergency Services	WA continues to support NSW flood victims with emergency support
7/04/2022	Dawson	Medical Research	Clinicians encouraged to apply for fellowships to advance WA health research
6/04/2022	Dawson	Emergency Services	Joint media statement - Mobile worker accommodation rolls out for Seroja recovery
30/03/2022	Dawson	Emergency Services	WA sends another team to assist with flooding response
30/03/2022	Dawson	Medical Research	Innovation Seed Fund grants now open for innovators with novel health and medical research solutions
29/03/2022	Dawson	Emergency Services	Independent Wooroloo Bushfire review recommendations released
26/03/2022	Dawson	Emergency Services	SES Mounted Section bids farewell after 35 years of service
25/03/2022	Dawson	Innovation and ICT	McGowan Government continues investment in world-class cyber security services
24/03/2022	Dawson; MacTiernan	Emergency Services; Regional Development	First ever District Recovery Coordinator appointed to Wheatbelt following catastrophic bushfires
23/03/2022	Dawson	Emergency Services	Joint media statement - Disaster assistance following severe bushfire in WA’s South-West
23/03/2022	Dawson	Emergency Services	Joint media statement - Disaster assistance for farming communities in WA’s Wheatbelt
20/03/2022	Dawson	Medical Research	Groundbreaking WA rapid COVID-19 screening system to help protect remote and FIFO communities
18/03/2022	Dawson	Volunteering	YVolunteer program launched to help young people get ‘job ready’
17/03/2022	Sanderson; Dawson	Health; Medical Research	New study to capture data on undetected COVID-19 in Perth
16/03/2022	Dawson	Emergency Services	Joint media statement - Disaster assistance for flood-affected communities in WA’s Kimberley
11/03/2022	Dawson	Emergency Services	World-class firefighting vehicles give Esperance brigades new edge
11/03/2022	Dawson	Medical Research	New Chair of Western Australian Health Translation Network
9/03/2022	Dawson	Innovation and ICT	WA innovators invited to apply for $20,000 Innovation Booster Grants
9/03/2022	Dawson	Emergency Services	SES volunteers step up to assist flood-affected NSW
8/03/2022	Dawson; McGurk	Innovation and ICT; Women's Interests	Celebrating Western Australia’s women in innovation on International Women’s Day 2022
7/03/2022	Dawson	Emergency Services	Two more WA Emergency Services teams deployed to NSW to help communities devastated by floods
4/03/2022	Dawson	Emergency Services	Western Australian Emergency Services team to help NSW flooding response
4/03/2022	Dawson	Emergency Services	New marine rescue vessel pays homage to local history
2/03/2022	Dawson	Emergency Services	Joint media statement - Funding boost to reduce disaster risk for WA communities
24/02/2022	Dawson	Medical Research	$10 million to support outstanding health and medical research
22/02/2022	Dawson	Volunteering; Emergency Services	Volunteering WA online presence to be boosted
21/02/2022	Dawson	Medical Research	Funding opportunity to set up health and medical researchers for success
18/02/2022	Dawson; Johnston; Kelly	Emergency Services; Energy; Water	Financial relief for bushfire-affected Western Australians
17/02/2022	Dawson	Innovation and ICT	More than $615,000 to grow entrepreneur and investor education programs
16/02/2022	Whitby; Dawson	Environment; Innovation and ICT	Vital research informs industry on best practice to recycle and divert e-waste from landfill
15/02/2022	Dawson	Innovation and ICT	New Roadmap has delivery of Digital Strategy 2021-2025 on track
28/01/2022	Dawson	Medical Research; Innovation and ICT	Final call for innovations for child and youth mental health issues
19/01/2022	Dawson	Emergency Services	International recognition for DFES staff and volunteers
18/01/2022	Dawson	Emergency Services	Western Australians pick names for Black Hawk helicopters
13/01/2022	Dawson	Emergency Services	Two new Bushfire Brigade stations for the South-West
12/01/2022	Dawson	Emergency Services	Multi-million dollar investment for Northampton emergency service volunteers
17/12/2021	Dawson	Industrial Relations	Draft Work Health and Safety regulations released
17/12/2021	Dawson	Mental Health	Broome Sobering Up Centre to re-open, Step Up/Step Down community consultation begins
17/12/2021	Templeman; Dawson	Tourism; Aboriginal Affairs	Aboriginal artwork unveiled at newly renovated visitor centre
16/12/2021	Dawson	Industrial Relations	Landmark Industrial Relations Bill pass through WA Parliament
16/12/2021	McGowan; Dawson	Premier; Industrial Relations	WA public sector workers to benefit from new wages policy
15/12/2021	Sanderson; Dawson; Buti	Environment; Climate Action; Aboriginal Affairs; Lands	Big boost for carbon farming opportunities in Western Australia
15/12/2021	McGowan; Dawson	Premier; Aboriginal Affairs	Historic laws passed to protect WA’s Aboriginal cultural heritage
30/11/2021	Carey; Dawson	Housing; Aboriginal Affairs	Ngaanyatjarra maintenance contract reaffirms WA commitment to Closing the Gap
30/11/2021	Dawson	Mental Health	Community grants awarded for targeted engagement on Mental Health Act
26/11/2021	Dawson	Mental Health	2021 WA Mental Health Award winners announced
24/11/2021	Dawson	Mental Health	$500,000 to support LGBTIQA+ youth in regional WA
23/11/2021	Dawson	Mental Health	Drug and Alcohol Clinical Advisory Service recognised for contribution to health sector
18/11/2021	Dawson	Industrial Relations	New laws to bolster employment protections in WA inch closer
17/11/2021	McGowan; Dawson	Premier; Aboriginal Affairs	New Bill to deliver better protection for Aboriginal cultural heritage
15/11/2021	Dawson	Mental Health	Targeted social media campaigns to help keep Leavers safe
11/11/2021	Dawson	Mental Health	Perinatal Mental Health Week shines a spotlight on supports for parents
10/11/2021	Buti; Dawson	Finance; Industrial Relations	McGowan Government introduces Australia’s first debarment regime
9/11/2021	Templeman; Dawson	Culture and the Arts; Aboriginal Affairs	New Aboriginal literacy initiative 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
4/11/2021	Kelly; Dawson	Water; Aboriginal Affairs	Landmark first lease agreement for access to water from the Yamatji Strategic Aboriginal Water Reserve
27/10/2021	Buti; Dawson	Finance; Aboriginal Affairs	Largest ever attendance at third annual Aboriginal Business Expo
22/10/2021	Dawson	Industrial Relations	Work Health and Safety Excellence Awards winners announced
20/10/2021	Dawson	Mental Health	Key mental health partners collaborate to progress system-wide reform
20/10/2021	Dawson	Industrial Relations	Laws introduced to boost employment protections
20/10/2021	Ellery; Dawson	Education and Training; Aboriginal Affairs	WA students to learn about science from world’s oldest cultures
19/10/2021	Cook; Dawson	Health; Mental Health	McGowan Government helping reduce alcohol-related harm
18/10/2021	Dawson	Aboriginal Affairs	McGowan Government welcomes Senate Inquiry Final Report into Juukan Gorge
15/10/2021	Cook; Dawson	Health; Mental Health	Radical innovations sought for child and youth mental health issues
13/10/2021	Cook; Dawson	Health; Mental Health	Country football kicks goals for mental health
13/10/2021	Cook; Dawson	Health; Mental Health	Research fellowship grant to improve childhood mental health
12/10/2021	Dawson	Mental Health	Young people help design mental health and AOD solutions
11/10/2021	Dawson	Mental Health	2021 WA Mental Health Awards finalists announced
10/10/2021	Dawson	Mental Health	On World Mental Health Day, tell us what keeps you well