Media Statements

For Portfolio: Disability Services

Date	Minister	Portfolio	Title
23/03/2023	McGurk; Punch	Water; Disability Services	Water Corporation employer of choice for people with disability
10/03/2023	Punch	Disability Services	Reforming WA’s disability legislation - have your say
7/03/2023	Punch	Disability Services	Extra funding to improve the lives of people with disability
13/12/2022	Punch	Disability Services	Funding to create workforce opportunities in the disability sector
3/12/2022	Cook; Punch	Disability Services; Commerce	Action plan to meet the needs of consumers living with disability
3/12/2022	Punch	Disability Services	International Day of People with Disability a day to celebrate
23/11/2022	Punch	Fisheries; Disability Services	Awards recognise the valuable volunteers supporting Fishability
17/11/2022	Punch	Disability Services	$100,000 to celebrate International Day of People with Disability
10/11/2022	Punch	Disability Services	Bunbury wheelchair access on the right track
25/10/2022	Punch	Disability Services	Innovative food program to kick off in regional WA
20/10/2022	Sanderson; Punch	Health; Disability Services	Supporting patients with a disability to safely leave hospital
5/10/2022	Punch	Disability Services	Grants of up to $100,000 to bolster WA Australian Disability Enterprises
30/09/2022	Punch	Disability Services	Grants available to mark International Day of People with Disability
15/09/2022	Punch	Disability Services	Taskforce to oversee Activ Foundation transition
8/09/2022	Carey; Punch	Local Government; Disability Services	McGowan Government calling on local government councillors living with a disability to join roundtable
30/08/2022	Punch	Disability Services	New digital web app supports better health outcomes for people living with Down syndrome
11/08/2022	Punch	Disability Services	More Changing Places for Western Australia
10/08/2022	Punch	Disability Services	New platform to link people with disability to employment pathways and assist skills shortage
5/08/2022	Punch	Disability Services	New additions to the Disability Services Commission Board
1/08/2022	Saffioti; Punch	Transport; Disability Services	Broome to pilot new regional wheelchair accessible taxi grants
27/07/2022	Punch	Disability Services	Foodbank WA nutrition program delivering invaluable skills for people with disability
19/06/2022	McGowan; Punch	Premier; Disability Services	Joint media statement - A transition plan for Activ support workers with disability
1/06/2022	Punch	Disability Services	New Changing Place supporting Fremantle locals and visitors with disability
31/05/2022	Whitby; Punch	Environment; Disability Services	McGowan Government making WA parks more accessible for people with disability
19/05/2022	Punch	Disability Services	Inaugural Director appointed for newly established Office of Disability
12/05/2022	Quigley; McGurk; Punch	Attorney General; Child Protection; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Community Services; Disability Services	$450 million to support safe and thriving WA communities
4/05/2022	Templeman; Punch	Sport and Recreation; Disability Services	Optus Stadium’s accessible rooftop experiences a first in Australia
4/05/2022	Punch	Disability Services	McGowan Government’s sponsorship of People with Disabilities WA State Conference to shine a light on disability issues
28/04/2022	Saffioti; Punch	Transport; Disability Services	Boost for wheelchair accessible taxi services around the State
20/04/2022	Punch	Disability Services	Western Australians’ views vital to Disability Access and Inclusion Plan
11/04/2022	Punch	Disability Services	$9 million to attract workers and build further capacity in WA’s disability sector
7/04/2022	Punch	Disability Services	Funding announced for new innovative projects to improve the lives of people with disability
7/04/2022	Cook; Punch	State Development, Jobs and Trade; Disability Services	Buy Local Policy updated to prioritise jobs for people with disability in regional WA
31/03/2022	Punch	Disability Services	New voices to advocate for people with disability on renewed Ministerial Advisory Council on Disability
31/03/2022	Punch	Disability Services	Applications open to join Disability Services Commission Board
30/03/2022	Punch; Cook	Disability Services; Tourism	New all-terrain wheelchair for Rottnest Island
18/02/2022	Punch	Disability Services	McGowan Government election commitment to deliver more accessible adult change facilities across WA
20/01/2022	Punch	Disability Services	More all-terrain wheelchairs across WA as McGowan Government election commitment delivered
3/12/2021	Punch	Disability Services	International Day of People with Disability a cause for celebration
3/12/2021	Saffioti; Punch	Planning; Disability Services	New train carriage at Whiteman Park caters for wheelchair users
25/11/2021	Cook; Punch	Health; Disability Services	Pilot program to support patients with disability to transition from hospital to community living
19/11/2021	Punch	Disability Services	100 celebrations across WA to make International Day of People with Disability 2021 one to remember
22/10/2021	Punch	Disability Services	Grants now available to support International Day of People with Disability celebrations
4/10/2021	Punch	Disability Services	Allied health funding for Aboriginal NDIS participants will help deliver the right services, in the right place, the right way
1/10/2021	Punch	Disability Services	McGowan Government announces $2.5 million initial round of ‘Innovation Fund’ grants to generate new employment opportunities for people with disability
28/09/2021	Punch	Disability Services	Funding will help develop culturally appropriate NDIS services in the Kimberley
23/09/2021	Punch	Disability Services	McGowan Government delivers on election commitment to provide more all-terrain wheelchairs across WA
14/09/2021	Punch	Disability Services	Lotterywest support for Hospitality Disability Network
9/09/2021	Punch	Disability Services	New Office of Disability to promote rights and interests of sector in WA
31/08/2021	Punch	Disability Services	$321,170 grant to Rebound WA to build social connection for people with disability
23/08/2021	Buti; Punch	Sport and Recreation; Disability Services	WA athletes ready to compete at Tokyo Paralympic Games
11/08/2021	Punch	Disability Services	Lotterywest support for online employment platform
3/08/2021	Punch	Disability Services	New premises for Ethnic Disability Advocacy Centre
18/07/2021	Punch	Disability Services	Wunan Foundation to deliver disability advocacy program across East Kimberley
17/07/2021	Punch	Disability Services	New members sought for Ministerial Advisory Council on Disability
9/07/2021	Punch	Disability Services	Disability Services Minister welcomes sensible decision to scrap independent NDIS assessments
3/06/2021	Punch	Disability Services	Safer carparks as eligibility criteria for ACROD program expanded
27/05/2021	Punch	Disability Services	$3.44 million funding boost for disability advocacy
14/04/2021	Ellery; Punch	Education and Training; Disability Services; Seniors and Ageing	Connecting WA’s growing disability and aged care sector with job-ready workers
1/02/2021	Dawson	Disability Services	New NDIS worker screening takes effect
25/01/2021	Dawson	Disability Services	EOI now open to boost disability advocacy
22/12/2020	Dawson	Disability Services	$8.5 million to support the disability sector transition to the National Disability Insurance Scheme
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
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
30/11/2020	Dawson	Disability Services	Seeking young workers for WA’s disability service providers
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
18/11/2020	Templeman; Dawson	Culture and the Arts; Disability Services	New partnership delivers new arts access program
16/11/2020	Dawson	Disability Services	97 events sponsored for International Day of People with Disability
26/10/2020	Dawson	Disability Services	$100,000 for International Day of People with Disability activities
20/10/2020	Tinley; Dawson	Housing; Disability Services	Work begins on delivering affordable apartments for Claremont
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
7/09/2020	Dawson	Disability Services	$14 million to assist WA disability sector move to the NDIS
4/09/2020	Ellery; Dawson	Education and Training; Disability Services	Job service to support employment needs of disability sector
26/08/2020	Ellery; Dawson	Education and Training; Disability Services	Bunbury training centre to meet aged care and disability workforce needs
29/07/2020	Ellery; Dawson	Education and Training; Disability Services	New state-of-the-art centre to meet local demand in aged care and disability
22/07/2020	Dawson	Environment; Disability Services	WA first for public sector agency and disability recruitment
3/07/2020	Dawson	Disability Services	Funding to help deliver on five per cent disability employment target
23/06/2020	Dawson; Cook	Disability Services; Health	$10 million to support independent living
22/05/2020	Dawson	Disability Services	Funding boost for disability sector workforce skills development
21/05/2020	Dawson	Disability Services	More time for transition to Quality and Safeguards Commission
1/05/2020	Dawson	Disability Services	Jobs in WA Disability Services website launches
23/04/2020	Templeman; Dawson	Local Government; Disability Services	Big increases in fines for drivers illegally parking in ACROD bays
16/04/2020	Dawson	Disability Services	Essential shopping service launches for people with disability
16/03/2020	Tinley; Dawson	Housing; Disability Services	Affordable rent cap for co-resident carers in social housing
17/02/2020	Ellery; Dawson	Education and Training; Disability Services	New service connects employers and jobseekers in the disability sector
11/02/2020	Dawson	Disability Services	Overhaul of dedicated parking to be considered as part of review
30/01/2020	Papalia; Dawson	Citizenship and Multicultural Interests; Disability Services	New centre to support community’s most vulnerable
19/12/2019	Dawson	Disability Services	Disability advocacy providers to share $2.5 million of new funding
17/12/2019	Dawson	Disability Services	$130,000 grant to promote active life for people with disability
14/12/2019	Saffioti; Dawson	Planning; Disability Services	Pia’s Place playspace captures spirit of inclusion and adventure