Media Statements

For Portfolio: Forestry

Date	Minister	Portfolio	Title
17/02/2023	Jarvis	Forestry	$4 million available to support projects in WA timber communities
8/12/2022	Kelly	Water; Forestry; Youth	Statement from Minister Dave Kelly
7/12/2022	Kelly	Forestry	Growing momentum in softwood plantation expansion
21/11/2022	Kelly	Forestry	Native Forestry Community Advisory Group members announced
2/11/2022	Kelly	Forestry	Grant applications to assist native forest industry small businesses
19/10/2022	Kelly	Forestry	Expressions of Interest sought for Native Forestry Transition Community Advisory Group
18/10/2022	Whitby; Kelly	Environment; Climate Action; Forestry	Historic new plan to protect WA's forests
8/09/2022	Whitby; Kelly	Environment; Forestry	New nature reserves in South-West to protect threatened species
16/08/2022	Kelly	Forestry	$30 million grant programs to help support South-West communities transitioning from native forest logging
17/06/2022	Kelly	Forestry	New legislation to enable carbon trading by Forest Products Commission passes through State Parliament
23/05/2022	Kelly	Forestry	Forest Products Commission’s Community Support Program grant recipients announced
13/05/2022	Kelly	Forestry	$30 million boost to support native forestry transition
22/04/2022	Kelly	Forestry	Agreement reached on support for native timber businesses
7/03/2022	Kelly	Forestry	Native forestry workers transition packages start rolling out
15/02/2022	Kelly	Forestry	Farm Forestry Assist program supporting growth of local softwood plantation timber industry
13/02/2022	Kelly	Forestry	Local construction timber supply not impacted by recent bushfires
9/02/2022	Kelly	Forestry	Native forestry worker transition payment and reskilling programs
7/02/2022	Kelly	Forestry	Forest Products Commission Community Support Program opens
25/11/2021	Kelly	Forestry	Additional 12,000 tonnes of local softwood timber a boost for WA building industry
16/11/2021	Kelly	Forestry	New Forest Products Commission Chair Appointed
20/10/2021	Kelly	Forestry	New legislation to enable carbon trading by Forest Products Commission
15/10/2021	MacTiernan; Kelly	Agriculture and Food; Forestry	Technology boost drives jobs at Albany sandalwood factory
8/09/2021	McGowan; Sanderson; Kelly	Premier; Environment; Climate Action; Forestry	McGowan Government’s historic move to protect native forests
11/08/2021	Kelly	Forestry	Softwood planting season in the South-West begins
6/07/2021	Kelly	Forestry	Forest Products Commission community support grants announced
1/04/2021	Kelly	Forestry	Forest Products Commission Community Support Program returns for another year
25/01/2021	Kelly; Dawson	Forestry; Environment	Government increases support for Aboriginal involvement in sandalwood industry
2/11/2020	Kelly; Dawson; MacTiernan	Forestry; Environment; Regional Development	WA Sandalwood Taskforce Report released for public comment
17/08/2020	Kelly	Forestry	Rebuilding the Western Australian softwood plantation estate
11/06/2020	Kelly	Forestry	Increased fire response capacity key focus for grant program
10/02/2020	Kelly	Forestry	Popular Community Support Program increased as new round opens
22/01/2020	Kelly	Forestry	Grants open to help farmers grow WA’s pine resource
3/12/2019	Kelly	Forestry	Local timber industry gets a boost as leading miller joins WA
2/07/2019	Kelly	Forestry	Plan sets vision for the WA forestry industry
5/06/2019	Kelly	Forestry	Trails hub set to crank-up Nannup tourism
28/05/2019	MacTiernan; Ellery; Kelly	Agriculture and Food; Education and Training; Fisheries; Forestry	Education initiative to raise primary industries profile
13/05/2019	Kelly	Forestry	Expanded grants program delivers more for community
4/02/2019	Kelly	Forestry	Community Support Program increased to share more benefits of forestry
30/01/2019	Kelly	Forestry	Grant to help farmers increase WA pine resource
6/06/2018	Kelly	Forestry	Community Support Program grant recipients announced
11/04/2018	Kelly; Dawson	Forestry; Environment	$2.5m allocated to protect Carnaby’s cockatoo habitat
3/04/2018	Kelly	Forestry	New grant to help farmers contribute to a sustainable WA forestry future
28/02/2018	Kelly	Forestry	Forest Products Commission launches new community support program
6/10/2017	Dawson; Kelly	Environment; Forestry	Barrabup old-growth forest to be set aside
22/06/2017	Kelly	Water; Forestry	New plantings to create industry growth and a healthy catchment