Media Statements

From the Office of the Hon Stephen Dawson MLC

Date	Minister	Portfolio	Title
2/02/2021	Dawson	Environment	Joint media statement - $174 million boost for Western Australian recycling
2/02/2021	Dawson	Environment	Proposed Helena and Aurora Ranges National Park one step closer
2/02/2021	Dawson	Environment	Grants now open to get Waste Sorted in our schools
2/02/2021	MacTiernan; Dawson; Kelly	Agriculture and Food; Environment; Water	Funding round for community natural resource management now open
2/02/2021	Dawson	Environment	Plan for Our Parks milestone as new Mid-West reserves created
2/02/2021	Dawson	Environment	Reserves reinstated into D’Entrecasteaux National Park
1/02/2021	Dawson	Environment	Funding boost for food and garden organics bins
1/02/2021	Dawson	Disability Services	New NDIS worker screening takes effect
29/01/2021	Dawson	Environment	Upgrades at two mountain bike trail networks completed
26/01/2021	Logan; Dawson	Emergency Services; Environment	Australia Day Honours for distinguished emergency services personnel
25/01/2021	Dawson	Disability Services	EOI now open to boost disability advocacy
25/01/2021	Kelly; Dawson	Forestry; Environment	Government increases support for Aboriginal involvement in sandalwood industry
25/01/2021	Dawson	Environment	Riverbank funding to restore Perth’s river systems
21/01/2021	Kelly; Dawson	Innovation and ICT; Environment	WA Government invests $1 million in initiatives to divert 1,000 tonnes of e-waste from landfill
21/01/2021	Dawson	Environment	Latest Community Rivercare Program projects revealed
19/01/2021	Dawson; Johnston	Environment; Energy	Clean energy projects to lower emissions and create jobs
14/01/2021	McGowan; Cook; Saffioti; Dawson	Premier; Health; Transport; Environment	Construction of rainbow Perth Kids’ Bridge now underway
8/01/2021	Dawson	Environment	Containers for Change sees 120 million returns in first 100 days
7/01/2021	Dawson	Environment	Visitors reminded to take note of park closures
7/01/2021	Dawson	Environment	Study reveals Ningaloo Coast an economic hub for WA
24/12/2020	Dawson	Environment	Zoo has something for all West Aussies this summer
22/12/2020	Dawson	Environment	Construction tenders called for new playground at Mangrove Cove
22/12/2020	Dawson	Disability Services	$8.5 million to support the disability sector transition to the National Disability Insurance Scheme
18/12/2020	Logan; Dawson	Emergency Services; Environment	McGowan Government’s advocacy rewarded with Large Air Tanker for this bushfire season
17/12/2020	Dawson; Wyatt	Environment; Aboriginal Affairs	Milestone for Fitzroy River
17/12/2020	Cook; Saffioti; Dawson	Health; Transport; Environment	Local builder Civmec to construct rainbow Perth Kids’ Bridge
16/12/2020	Dawson; Wyatt	Environment; Aboriginal Affairs	Proposed marine parks on Buccaneer Archipelago progressing
10/12/2020	Dawson	Environment	New Ningaloo Coastal Reserves created under Plan for Our Parks
10/12/2020	Dawson	Environment	Green light for Green Jobs
9/12/2020	McGowan; Dawson	Premier; Environment	Lake Kepwari transformed into major tourism drawcard
4/12/2020	Dawson	Environment	New Environmental Protection Authority Chair appointed
3/12/2020	Dawson; Tinley	Disability Services; Housing	State Disability Accommodation boost on International Day of People with Disability
3/12/2020	Kelly; Dawson	Water; Disability Services	Water Corporation initiatives to boost employment of people with disability
3/12/2020	Dawson	Disability Services	WA adds another Changing Place for people with disability
3/12/2020	Dawson	Disability Services	State Disability Strategy to guide WA for the next decade
3/12/2020	Dawson	Environment; Disability Services	New resource exploring the accessibility of WA’s national parks
2/12/2020	Dawson	Environment	Tender for Collie suspension bridge confirmed
1/12/2020	Dawson	Disability Services	$2 million funding support for disability advocacy providers
1/12/2020	Dawson	Disability Services	$1.5 million to guide and support NDIS plan self-managers
1/12/2020	Dawson	Disability Services	Funding boost to smooth WA’s NDIS transition
1/12/2020	McGowan; MacTiernan; Dawson; Kelly	Premier; Agriculture and Food; Environment; Water	Grants boost community effort to care for State’s natural assets
30/11/2020	Dawson	Disability Services	Seeking young workers for WA’s disability service providers
30/11/2020	McGowan; Kelly; Dawson	Premier; Innovation and ICT; Environment	New strategy to power electric vehicles in Western Australia
30/11/2020	McGowan; Dawson	Premier; Environment	Climate policy supports Western Australia’s low-carbon future
27/11/2020	Dawson	Environment	Tidy Towns 2020 Awards winners announced
26/11/2020	Dawson	Disability Services	New NDIS worker screening takes effect from February 2021
26/11/2020	Dawson	Disability Services	Top marks for Disability Access and Inclusion Plans
25/11/2020	Ellery; Dawson	Education and Training; Environment	New short courses to support green jobs
24/11/2020	Dawson; Wyatt	Environment; Aboriginal Affairs	WA at the forefront of Aboriginal joint management
24/11/2020	Dawson	Environment	Nominations now open for the 2021 WasteSorted awards
19/11/2020	Dawson	Environment	Joint media statement - Environmental offsets agreement a win for the Pilbara
18/11/2020	Templeman; Dawson	Culture and the Arts; Disability Services	New partnership delivers new arts access program
17/11/2020	Dawson	Environment	William Bay National Park now open
16/11/2020	Dawson	Disability Services	97 events sponsored for International Day of People with Disability
12/11/2020	Dawson	Environment	Green light for improved Environmental Protection Act
12/11/2020	Dawson	Environment	Kings Park Education’s popular Noongar cultural festivals are back
12/11/2020	Dawson; Murray	Environment; Sport and Recreation	Call for ecotourism proposals for Wellington National Park
12/11/2020	Dawson	Environment	Recipients of waste reduction grants announced
11/11/2020	Dawson	Environment	Satellite surveillance catches illegal clearing of native vegetation
10/11/2020	Dawson	Environment	WA waste champions recognised to Infinity and beyond
9/11/2020	Dawson	Environment	More Perth and Peel households to go FOGO in 2020-21
9/11/2020	Dawson	Environment	Zoo celebrates Noongar seasons with new education program
8/11/2020	Dawson	Environment	Western Australia’s Plan for Plastics - a roadmap to reduce our reliance on single-use plastics
6/11/2020	Dawson	Environment	Guniyan Binba Conservation Park joint management plan launched
6/11/2020	Dawson	Environment	WA mountain bike trails to be revamped under WA Recovery Plan
6/11/2020	Dawson	Environment	New Environmental Protection Authority Deputy Chair appointed
5/11/2020	Dawson; MacTiernan	Environment; Regional Development	Improved emergency communications at Nanga campgrounds
3/11/2020	Dawson	Environment	New jetties to enhance tourism at Houtman Abrolhos islands
2/11/2020	Kelly; Dawson; MacTiernan	Forestry; Environment; Regional Development	WA Sandalwood Taskforce Report released for public comment
29/10/2020	Wyatt; Dawson	Aboriginal Affairs; Environment	Historic native title settlement agreement reached with the traditional owners of the Gibson Desert Nature Reserve
27/10/2020	Kelly; Dawson	Water; Environment	Native revegetation to protect groundwater and create new home for endangered Carnaby’s cockatoo
26/10/2020	Dawson	Disability Services	$100,000 for International Day of People with Disability activities
23/10/2020	Dawson; Saffioti	Environment; Transport	Canal Rocks upgrades tender awarded
22/10/2020	Dawson	Environment	Covert camera sting catches illegal dumper in Wattleup
21/10/2020	Kelly; Dawson	Innovation and ICT; Environment	New research and development grants to help reduce e-waste
20/10/2020	Tinley; Dawson	Housing; Disability Services	Work begins on delivering affordable apartments for Claremont
16/10/2020	Dawson	Environment	Dwellingup a trailblazer for mountain biking
13/10/2020	Dawson	Environment	Many happy returns: Containers for Change hits the 10 million mark
8/10/2020	Dawson	Environment	$3.35 million injected into Wellington National Park expansion
8/10/2020	Dawson	Environment	Environmental investment to aid COVID-19 recovery
8/10/2020	Dawson	Environment	State Budget continues investment in Plan for Our Parks
5/10/2020	Cook; Saffioti; Dawson	Health; Transport; Environment	Tenders to construct iconic rainbow Kids Bridge now open
1/10/2020	McGowan; Dawson	Premier; Environment	Western Australia ready to make change!
30/09/2020	Dawson	Environment	Western Australian schools getting waste sorted
25/09/2020	Dawson	Environment	Waste not, want not: have your say on legislation to encourage use of waste-derived materials
22/09/2020	Dawson	Environment	Sea turtles to benefit from proposed rehab facility
20/09/2020	Dawson; Wyatt; McGurk	Environment; Aboriginal Affairs; Women's Interests	Aboriginal Ranger Program Round Three recipients announced
18/09/2020	Dawson	Environment	Public comment sought on draft management plan for Pilbara inshore islands
18/09/2020	Tinley; Dawson	Fisheries; Disability Services	New van delivers more benefits for applauded Fishability program
16/09/2020	Dawson	Disability Services	Department of Communities named a Disability Confident Recruiter
11/09/2020	Ellery; Dawson	Education and Training; Disability Services	New centre to meet demand for aged and disability care in Karratha
10/09/2020	Dawson	Disability Services	Disability services partnership to deliver jobs at Alkimos
8/09/2020	Dawson	Environment	Illegal dumper fined for trailer trash
7/09/2020	Dawson	Disability Services	$14 million to assist WA disability sector move to the NDIS
7/09/2020	Dawson	Environment	Bandicoots released on Dirk Hartog Island to mark National Threatened Species Day
4/09/2020	Dawson	Environment	Perth Zoo gives dads free entry
4/09/2020	Ellery; Dawson	Education and Training; Disability Services	Job service to support employment needs of disability sector
3/09/2020	Dawson	Environment	Containers for Change refund points announced
2/09/2020	Dawson	Environment	Feedback sought on WA’s waste management legislation
1/09/2020	Dawson	Environment	World-first science helps the beloved quokka