Media Statements

For Portfolio: Child Protection

Date	Minister	Portfolio	Title
12/10/2018	McGurk	Child Protection; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence	Aboriginal Advisory Panel to provide expertise to government
31/08/2018	McGurk	Child Protection	Exhibition offers rare insight into the lives of young people in care
22/08/2018	McGurk	Child Protection	Child Protection Minister accepts more needs to be done to support children leaving care
17/08/2018	McGurk	Child Protection	Midland Child Advocacy Centre receives $4.5 million grant
27/06/2018	McGowan; McGurk; Quigley	Premier; Child Protection; Attorney General	WA responds to Royal Commission and signs up to National Redress Scheme
16/06/2018	McGurk	Child Protection; Community Services	State Government supports family day care restrictions
1/06/2018	McGurk	Child Protection; Community Services	WA calls on Turnbull Government to better support foster and grand carers
20/05/2018	McGowan; McGurk	Premier; Child Protection; Community Services	$20.5 million to target and reduce offending by young people
11/05/2018	McGurk	Child Protection	State Government youth crime initiative to start in Bunbury
29/03/2018	McGurk	Child Protection	Awards honour inspirational young Western Australians
19/02/2018	McGurk	Child Protection; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Community Services	West Pilbara Plan: Working together with Roebourne
1/02/2018	McGurk	Child Protection	$20 million contract to help keep WA Aboriginal children out of care
9/01/2018	McGurk	Child Protection; Women's Interests; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Community Services	Communities Director General appointed
15/12/2017	McGurk	Child Protection	Royal Commission into child sex abuse hands down its final report
28/11/2017	McGurk	Child Protection	Review recommends changes for WA child protection legislation
15/11/2017	McGurk	Child Protection; Community Services	Increased funding for parenting support
24/10/2017	McGurk	Child Protection; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence	$4 million funding boost for homeless and youth services
21/10/2017	McGurk	Child Protection; Community Services	Childrens Week off to a super hero start
3/09/2017	McGurk	Child Protection; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence	Pilbara National Child Protection Week events highlight our role in keeping children safe
3/09/2017	McGurk	Child Protection; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence	Peel National Child Protection Week events highlight our role in keeping children safe
3/09/2017	McGurk	Child Protection; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence	Murchison National Child Protection Week events highlight our role in keeping children safe
3/09/2017	McGurk	Child Protection; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence	Kimberley National Child Protection Week events highlight our role in keeping children safe
3/09/2017	McGurk	Child Protection; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence	Goldfields-Esperance National Child Protection Week events highlight our role in keeping children safe
3/09/2017	McGurk	Child Protection; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence	Metropolitan National Child Protection Week events highlight our role in keeping children safe
26/07/2017	McGurk	Child Protection; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence	Grant to assist victims of family and domestic violence
17/07/2017	McGurk	Child Protection	Everyday heroes needed to help vulnerable children
17/06/2017	McGurk	Child Protection; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence	Local community to band together for the homeless
13/06/2017	McGurk; Tinley	Child Protection; Housing	South Fremantle's homeless facility reopens
26/05/2017	Wyatt; McGurk	Aboriginal Affairs; Child Protection	Transfer of personal files strengthens Aboriginal family history
15/05/2017	Tinley; McGurk	Housing; Child Protection	Rockingham crisis facility supports homeless youth
1/05/2017	McGurk	Child Protection; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence	Family and domestic violence election commitment delivered
10/04/2017	McGurk	Child Protection	Western Australians fly in to support cyclone-ravaged Queensland
30/03/2017	McGurk	Child Protection	WA honours 25 inspirational young people