Media Statements

For Portfolio: Agriculture and Food

Date	Minister	Portfolio	Title
14/06/2019	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Work commences on Katanning sheep feed facility
14/06/2019	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	New lamb definition to support WA exports
13/06/2019	MacTiernan; Dawson	Agriculture and Food; Environment	Action taken to protect native animals from feral cats
12/06/2019	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Geraldton Doppler radar upgrade complete
5/06/2019	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Wild dog control under research microscope
4/06/2019	Kelly; MacTiernan	Water; Agriculture and Food	Water deficiency declared in the Shire of Kent
31/05/2019	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Work begins on Kalgoorlie cell fence
28/05/2019	MacTiernan; Ellery; Kelly	Agriculture and Food; Education and Training; Fisheries; Forestry	Education initiative to raise primary industries profile
23/05/2019	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Extension of historic State Barrier Fence begins
20/05/2019	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Community approach to combat key regional pests
15/05/2019	Kelly; MacTiernan	Water; Agriculture and Food	Water deficiency declared in the Shire of Lake Grace
15/05/2019	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Albany Doppler radar upgrade complete
13/05/2019	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Panel to review Animal Welfare Act
7/05/2019	Kelly; MacTiernan	Water; Agriculture and Food	Water deficiency declared in the Shire of Ravensthorpe
24/04/2019	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Minister heralds start of the 2019 Bravo® apple harvest
18/04/2019	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	State Budget securing future for WA agricultural effort
16/04/2019	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	All clear for State Barrier Fence Esperance extension
10/04/2019	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Internet of Things DecisionAg grants to drive agtech
10/04/2019	MacTiernan; Templeman	Agriculture and Food; Local Government	Consultation open on dog standards and guidelines
4/04/2019	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Connecting country and city through local food
1/04/2019	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	New northern cattle partnership welcomed
1/04/2019	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Connecting WA agrifood businesses to Asia
1/04/2019	MacTiernan; Dawson; Kelly	Agriculture and Food; Environment; Water	NRM funding round now open across WA
26/03/2019	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Carnarvon cell fence to keep out wild dogs
26/03/2019	MacTiernan	Regional Development; Agriculture and Food	Agriculture, hydrogen on the agenda at Boao Forum
26/03/2019	MacTiernan; Dawson; Kelly	Agriculture and Food; Environment; Water	New direction for salinity management
22/03/2019	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Esperance extension funding welcome, but not enough
20/03/2019	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Support for dry season feral animal control in pastoral regions
15/03/2019	MacTiernan; Dawson; Kelly; Wyatt	Regional Development; Agriculture and Food; Environment; Water; Aboriginal Affairs	Meeting to progress plan for the Fitzroy
13/03/2019	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Fairer pest rate targets Carnarvon fruit fly
8/03/2019	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Updated tool to manage sheep condition
7/03/2019	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Call for Industry Funding Scheme Management Committee members
28/02/2019	Kelly; MacTiernan	Science; Agriculture and Food	Grants open to agriculture and aquaculture to seek out innovation
20/02/2019	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Roundtable to support strong future for northern pastoralism
15/02/2019	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Value adding grants driving regional jobs
13/02/2019	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Grains research boost for Western Australia
31/01/2019	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Grants to sow seed of success for WA hemp
30/01/2019	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Horticulture future focus for North Wanneroo
29/01/2019	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Animal welfare response on Pilbara property
25/01/2019	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Grants to help expand WA value-added products into Asia
25/01/2019	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Coastal radar upgrade to make WA’s weather service nation’s best
16/01/2019	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Fairer pest rates for Carnarvon
3/01/2019	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Response to animal welfare issue in the Kimberley
3/01/2019	MacTiernan; McGurk; Cook	Agriculture and Food; Environment; Water	Funding to protect and restore State’s natural assets
19/12/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	WA potatoes headed east again
12/12/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Benefits to flow from Gascoyne River land release
11/12/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Progress on South-West saleyard solution
4/12/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Northern summer live export moratorium welcomed
30/11/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Horticulture trials to examine unique crop for Newman
29/11/2018	Wyatt; MacTiernan	Finance; Agriculture and Food	Farming families set to be the next winners from McGowan Government reforms
27/11/2018	MacTiernan; Dawson; Kelly; Wyatt	Regional Development; Agriculture and Food; Environment; Water; Aboriginal Affairs	Government appoints expert as Fitzroy River stakeholder convenor
21/11/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Step forward for animal welfare
20/11/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Digital connectivity boost for the Ord
2/11/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Grants to grow WA's hemp industry
31/10/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Moss Review recommendations welcomed
30/10/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Wagin business takes to food game like duck to water
26/10/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Grants to generate growth potential of northern beef industry
25/10/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Bursary to encourage local agrifood research
24/10/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	New pasture species a boost for sheep industry
18/10/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	R&D funds for new wild dog control methods
17/10/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Call to get behind 2018 Biosecurity Blitz
12/10/2018	MacTiernan; Kelly	Agriculture and Food; Water	Joint media statement - Myalup-Wellington water project boost for South West
10/10/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Grants bridge digital divide in South-West
5/10/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Expert initiative to help grow food and beverage businesses
2/10/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	State celebrates Buy West Eat Best month
7/09/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Celebrating the produce of the Swan Valley
5/09/2018	MacTiernan; Kelly	Agriculture and Food; Innovation and ICT	Digital Infrastructure Atlas maps the way to telecommunications investment
5/09/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Boosting broadband capacity in the grainbelt
4/09/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Grants for agrifood businesses to pursue Asian markets
4/09/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Feds must come to the table on Esperance extension
29/08/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Grower groups help advance ag-tech revolution
24/08/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Incentivising value-adding agribusiness in WA
23/08/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Hemp changes pass Parliament
22/08/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Federal support needed for WA farmers
13/08/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Call for interest in providing new South-West saleyards
8/08/2018	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Agriculture and Food	McGowan Government drives broadband boost for the bush
7/08/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Grants to capture overseas food markets
6/08/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Boost to sheep research capabilities at Katanning
30/07/2018	Kelly; MacTiernan	Innovation and ICT; Agriculture and Food	AgHack generates digital solutions to agricultural issues
30/07/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Local biosecurity efforts in regional WA boosted
26/07/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Funding boost to Western Dairy to ‘moove’ industry forward
20/07/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Loan to help sheep processor grow exports
20/07/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Boost for WA premium food and beverage producers
17/07/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Local food champions to feature in Gold Plate Awards
13/07/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	BIG boost for northern beef businesses
3/07/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Steps to support WA sheep producers
3/07/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Grains research scholarships help build State's scientific capacity
2/07/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Mobile research labs to drive grains research capacity
1/07/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Gascoyne seasonal produce on show at Taste of WA event
25/06/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Processors step up to take stranded sheep
23/06/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Suspension of Emanuel Exports live export licence welcomed
21/06/2018	Saffioti; MacTiernan; Wyatt	Lands; Agriculture and Food; Aboriginal Affairs	Agreement supports Pilbara station to diversify
18/06/2018	Wyatt; MacTiernan	Treasurer; Agriculture and Food	New initiative to reduce red tape for horticulture businesses
14/06/2018	Wyatt; MacTiernan	Finance; Regional Development; Agriculture and Food	Land tax win for farmers under McGowan Government reforms
8/06/2018	MacTiernan; Saffioti	Regional Development; Agriculture and Food; Lands	Pastoral lands reform - Encouraging investment and ecological sustainability
29/05/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Collie greenhouse crop potential examined
25/05/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Highlighting WA produce on a plate
17/05/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Response to the McCarthy Review into live sheep trade
16/05/2018	MacTiernan; Dawson; Kelly	Agriculture and Food; Environment; Water	Steps taken to fix salinity issues
16/05/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Federal Government indecision causing industry uncertainty