Media Statements

From the Office of the Hon Sue Ellery MLC

Date	Minister	Portfolio	Title
20/03/2023	Ellery	Commerce	New cyber security roadshow to block scammers and identity theft
16/03/2023	Ellery	Commerce	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander consumers invited to have their say
8/03/2023	Ellery	Women's Interests	Increased grants to help WA women reach their full potential
8/03/2023	McGowan; Ellery; McGurk	Premier; Women's Interests; Training	Building equal and safe workplaces on International Women's Day
1/03/2023	Ellery	Commerce	Joint industry working group to progress construction reforms
19/02/2023	Ellery	Commerce	New campaign to help pet buyers understand their consumer rights
16/02/2023	Sanderson; Ellery	Health; Finance	Expressions of interest sought for Bunbury hospital redevelopment
10/02/2023	Quigley; Ellery	Attorney General; Women's Interests	Review of sexual offence laws open for discussion
10/02/2023	Ellery	Finance	Next steps for GovNext
9/02/2023	Ellery	Women's Interests	Boost for WA Women’s Hall of Fame with $33,500 grant
6/02/2023	Ellery	Mines and Petroleum	Mineral exploration in WA continues its phenomenal run
5/02/2023	Sanderson; Ellery	Health; Finance	Evaluation of EOI progressing for Geraldton Health Campus
1/02/2023	Ellery	Commerce	Building on payment protections for subcontractors
31/01/2023	Ellery	Commerce	Online shopping and trading scams hit record WA victims in 2022
24/01/2023	Whitby; Ellery	Climate Action; Energy	McGowan Government to introduce climate change legislation
24/01/2023	Ellery	Commerce	More scams target Kimberley flood victims via social media
23/01/2023	Templeman; Ellery	Sport and Recreation; Women's Interests	Women’s sports teams score grants to go for national glory
23/01/2023	Ellery	Mines and Petroleum	Statistics reveal momentous year for WA’s resources sector
20/01/2023	Ellery	Mines and Petroleum	Draft Bill helps build foundations to decarbonisation
19/01/2023	McGurk; Ellery	Water; Energy	Additional financial relief available to flood-affected Kimberley
20/12/2022	Quigley; Ellery	Attorney General; Women's Interests	Views sought on overhauling WA’s sexual offence laws
14/12/2022	Ellery	Education and Training	New public primary schools for Eglinton and Brabham in 2025
13/12/2022	Saffioti; Ellery	Planning; Education and Training	Government policy guides better planning for new school sites
13/12/2022	Ellery	Education and Training	Punjabi the newest language for Western Australian schools
12/12/2022	Ellery	Education and Training	Kinross College expansion to offer seamless secondary education
8/12/2022	Carey; Ellery	Housing; Education and Training	McGowan Government delivers three new locally-built homes for teachers in remote community of Bidyadanga
7/12/2022	Ellery	Education and Training	Additional initiatives to boost teacher supply for WA public schools
2/12/2022	McGowan; Ellery	Premier; Education and Training	Construction begins on $47.9 million upgrade of Balga TAFE
29/11/2022	MacTiernan; Ellery	Agriculture and Food; Education and Training	New Carnarvon agricultural training site to help deliver skilled workforce
28/11/2022	McGowan; Ellery	Premier; Education and Training	Joint media statement - Australian and WA governments sign landmark skills agreement
21/11/2022	Ellery	Education and Training	Schools triumph in inaugural Minister's Innovation Challenge
19/11/2022	Ellery	Education and Training	Western Australians celebrated at Australian Training Awards 2022
18/11/2022	Ellery	Education and Training	Schools shine in WA Education Awards 2022
16/11/2022	Ellery	Education and Training	Innovative design to cater for growing Shenton College enrolments
15/11/2022	Ellery; Saffioti	Education and Training; Transport	Heavy vehicle training program putting more truckies on the road
13/11/2022	Ellery	Education and Training	$12.4 million to boost remote and regional teacher supply
11/11/2022	Ellery	Education and Training	Students to commemorate WWII history on Premier's ANZAC tour
10/11/2022	McGowan; Ellery; Papalia	Premier; Education and Training; Defence Industry	Cutting-edge machines to train WA defence industry workers
10/11/2022	McGowan; Ellery; Papalia	Premier; Education and Training; Defence Industry	WA's joint force approach to defence industry collaboration
9/11/2022	Kelly; Ellery	Water; Education and Training	Waterwise initiatives helping WA public schools save millions of litres of precious water
8/11/2022	Ellery	Education and Training	Cannington students start scanning at WA’s first ‘Mini Woolies’
4/11/2022	Ellery	Education and Training	Stage 2 works begin at Alkimos College
1/11/2022	McGowan; Ellery	Premier; Education and Training	Ground breaks on new $39 million Armadale TAFE campus
31/10/2022	Ellery; McGurk	Education and Training; Community Services	Industry partnership to grow early childhood education and care workforce
28/10/2022	Ellery	Education and Training	Remote and regional students get a taste of careers
27/10/2022	Ellery	Education and Training	New initiatives to support high-quality teaching in WA schools
26/10/2022	McGowan; Ellery	Premier; Education and Training	Prizes awarded for successful Premier's Reading Challenge 2022
19/10/2022	Ellery	Education and Training	Autism Specialist Learning Program expanded to additional schools
14/10/2022	Ellery	Education and Training	Schools to take on inaugural Minister's Innovation Challenge
11/10/2022	Ellery; McGurk	Education and Training; Women's Interests; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence	Consent education to be embedded in WA schools’ curriculum
10/10/2022	Ellery	Education and Training	Twelve public schools to benefit from upgrades to facilities
14/09/2022	Ellery	Education and Training	New trades training workshop at Northam TAFE complete
14/09/2022	Ellery	Education and Training	More Western Australians to be trained in first aid at school
13/09/2022	Ellery	Education and Training	Student Council selected to represent young people of WA
6/09/2022	Ellery	Education and Training	New primary school in Dayton officially named
6/09/2022	Ellery; Dawson	Education and Training; Innovation and ICT	New challenge to develop school students’ innovation
5/09/2022	McGowan; MacTiernan; Ellery	Premier; Regional Development; Education and Training	$1 million towards expansion of Collie's WesTrac Technology Training Centre
31/08/2022	Ellery; Johnston	Education and Training; Industrial Relations	Teachers to receive wage increase under new agreement
28/08/2022	McGurk; Ellery	Women's Interests; Education and Training	Free period products for WA public secondary schools
26/08/2022	Ellery	Education and Training	New primary school in Wellard officially named
26/08/2022	Ellery; Papalia	Education and Training; Defence Industry	New training incentive to promote WA defence jobs
25/08/2022	Ellery	Education and Training	New Landsdale Gardens Primary School officially named
25/08/2022	Ellery	Education and Training	Record number of apprentices and trainees in training in WA
24/08/2022	Ellery	Education and Training	Build on track at newly named Piara Waters Senior High School
23/08/2022	Ellery	Education and Training	Architect appointed for Roleystone Community College upgrade
21/08/2022	McGowan; Ellery	Premier; Education and Training	New settings to make WA the most attractive State for skilled migrants
12/08/2022	McGowan; Ellery	Premier; Education and Training	Redeveloped Mount Lockyer Primary School officially open
12/08/2022	Ellery	Education and Training	Clean energy funding helps 96 more public schools turn green
11/08/2022	Ellery	Education and Training	Spotlight on WA's Training Awards finalists
2/08/2022	Ellery	Education and Training	New Jobs and Skills Centre for the Pilbara region
2/08/2022	Ellery	Education and Training	$48.9 million Pundulmurra upgrade to expand Pilbara trade training
1/08/2022	McGowan; Ellery	Premier; Education and Training	New Jobs and Skills Centre for the East Kimberley
1/08/2022	McGowan; Ellery	Premier; Education and Training	Rebuilt Broome Primary School facilities officially open
1/08/2022	Sanderson; Ellery	Health; Education and Training	Increased RAT distribution for WA schools
26/07/2022	Ellery	Education and Training	New Managing Director appointed for North Regional TAFE
26/07/2022	Ellery	Education and Training	Early learning program launched for Aboriginal families in Baynton
25/07/2022	Ellery	Education and Training	Nominations open for WA Education Awards
4/07/2022	Ellery; Buti	Education and Training; Aboriginal Affairs	Aboriginal languages are alive in WA public schools
1/07/2022	Ellery	Education and Training	Architects appointed for first round of school STEM upgrades
30/06/2022	Ellery	Education and Training	Getting Western Australians ready for jobs in the resources sector
29/06/2022	Ellery	Education and Training	New science lab opened at Ocean Road Primary School
29/06/2022	Ellery	Education and Training	New Madora Bay Primary School officially named
28/06/2022	Ellery	Education and Training	Albany TAFE ahead of the curve with new automation equipment
24/06/2022	Ellery	Education and Training	New buildings at Gingin District High School officially open
23/06/2022	Ellery	Education and Training	Architect appointed for Illawarra Primary School upgrade
23/06/2022	Ellery	Education and Training	$40 million redevelopment of Balga TAFE taking shape
22/06/2022	Ellery; Saffioti	Education and Training; Transport	Construction of METRONET training facility reaches next stop
21/06/2022	Ellery	Education and Training	Major Milestone for refurbishments at Huntingdale Primary School
21/06/2022	Ellery	Education and Training	Architect appointed for upgrades at Greenwood College
17/06/2022	Ellery	Education and Training	Get job ready and explore training opportunities at Recruit WA
16/06/2022	Ellery	Education and Training	Architect appointed for further Balga Senior High School upgrades
15/06/2022	Ellery	Education and Training	Architect appointed to $1 million project at Kewdale Primary School
14/06/2022	Ellery	Education and Training	Architect appointed for Eaton Community College transformation
10/06/2022	Ellery; Sanderson	Education and Training; Health	Toolkit and education campaign to stop young people vaping
8/06/2022	Ellery	Education and Training	New Margaret River Senior High School oval officially open
3/06/2022	Ellery	Education and Training	Bandwidth boost for Geraldton Senior High School
3/06/2022	Ellery	Education and Training	$4 million Geraldton creative industries hub officially open
2/06/2022	Ellery	Education and Training	New science facilities officially opened at Balga Senior High School
1/06/2022	Ellery	Education and Training	Bandwidth boost for Broome Senior High School
1/06/2022	Ellery; Johnston	Education and Training; Energy	Broome North Primary School first of 28 new solar schools