Media Statements

For Portfolio: Housing

Date	Minister	Portfolio	Title
22/03/2023	Saffioti; Carey	Planning; Housing	Applications open for $80 million infrastructure fund to boost housing
21/03/2023	Carey	Housing	Demolition makes way for prime North Beach site revitalisation
20/03/2023	Carey	Housing; Homelessness	Members appointed to new Advisory Group on homelessness
10/03/2023	Carey	Housing	New locally built homes ready for Broome workers
2/03/2023	Carey	Housing	New modular social housing for the Goldfields
2/03/2023	Carey	Housing	Major housing boost for Collie with seven new modular social homes
22/02/2023	McGowan; Saffioti; Carey	Premier; Planning; Housing	$80 million headworks fund to boost infill and regional housing
14/02/2023	Carey	Housing	McGowan Government housing reforms deliver 1,000 social homes
21/12/2022	Carey	Housing	Four Aboriginal families now buying their own homes through Jalbi Jiya program
20/12/2022	Carey	Housing	State-wide builders panel established to deliver more social housing
11/12/2022	McGowan; Carey	Premier; Housing	Keystart changes to boost affordable housing options
11/12/2022	Carey	Housing	$60 million boost for McGowan Government’s social housing program
8/12/2022	Carey; Ellery	Housing; Education and Training	McGowan Government delivers three new locally-built homes for teachers in remote community of Bidyadanga
8/12/2022	Carey; Buti	Housing; Aboriginal Affairs	McGowan Government delivers $3.9 million for eight new social homes in Fitzroy Crossing
5/12/2022	Carey; Buti	Housing; Aboriginal Affairs	Site selected for Perth Short Stay facility
11/11/2022	Carey	Housing	Nearly $40 million funding to deliver more than 150 social housing dwellings
4/11/2022	Carey; Johnston	Housing; Energy	Clean, green, emission-free target for State’s public housing stock
2/11/2022	Carey	Housing	$294,000 essential housing maintenance funding for Goldfields Aboriginal community
20/10/2022	Kelly; Carey	Water; Housing	North-West public housing tenants to benefit from improved water efficiency and lower bills
11/10/2022	McGurk; Carey	Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Housing; Homelessness	New men’s behaviour change program for the Pilbara
10/10/2022	Carey	Housing; Homelessness	Expressions of Interest open for Housing First Homelessness Advisory Group
30/08/2022	Carey; Saffioti	Housing; Lands; Planning	Expressions of interest open for nine housing development sites
18/08/2022	Carey	Housing	Four modular homes ready for social housing tenants in Tom Price
12/08/2022	Carey	Housing	Respondents shortlisted for WA’s first ground lease build-to-rent development
5/08/2022	Carey	Housing	Fresh start for cottages ready to be called home
29/07/2022	Carey; MacTiernan	Housing; Regional Development	Six new locally-built homes for Karratha workers
27/07/2022	McGowan; Carey	Premier; Housing	McGowan Government invests $500,000 to bring more housing online in Karratha
27/07/2022	Carey	Housing	Major boost for pilot housing support program in the Pilbara
15/07/2022	Carey	Housing	Builders sought for social housing builds and refurbishments
13/07/2022	McGowan; Carey; Saffioti	Premier; Housing; Planning	New Keystart loan to support urban infill goals and boost home ownership
30/06/2022	Carey	Housing	Three new locally built social homes delivered in Kununurra
17/06/2022	Carey	Housing	State-wide panel to be established for new builds and refurbishments
16/06/2022	Carey	Housing	Reforms delivering critical boost to social housing supply in regional WA
7/06/2022	Carey	Housing	$3.1 million housing grant for Ngaanyatjarra Lands community
4/06/2022	Carey	Housing; Homelessness	New life for Albany’s Paddy Coyne Complex
27/05/2022	Carey; Buti	Housing; Aboriginal Affairs	Architects appointed for $20 million Kununurra Aboriginal Short Stay
26/05/2022	Carey	Housing	$3.12 million to revitalise homes in remote Western Desert communities
17/05/2022	Carey	Housing	Six WA builders join State-wide panel to bolster Modular Build Program
17/05/2022	Carey	Housing	First homes delivered under the Modular Build Program on their way to the Pilbara
12/05/2022	McGowan; Carey	Premier; Treasurer; Housing; Homelessness	$408 million in additional investments for housing and homelessness
12/05/2022	McGowan; Cook; Buti; Carey	Premier; Treasurer; Commerce; Finance; Housing	New measures to protect home owners and support building and construction industry
12/05/2022	McGowan; Saffioti; Carey	Premier; Treasurer; Planning; Housing	Tax reform and incentives to deliver a housing supply boost
11/05/2022	Carey	Housing; Homelessness	Geraldton rough sleepers to be housed as part of new pilot program
29/04/2022	Carey	Housing	Albany architect appointed to design eight new social housing units as part of Spencer Park renewal
28/04/2022	Carey	Housing	Pilot Build-to-Rent development proposal for Stirling Towers
7/04/2022	Carey	Housing	Increase in income eligibility limits for social housing
7/04/2022	Carey	Housing	More than 170 new social houses to be delivered through $39 million grants program
2/04/2022	Carey	Housing; Lands	Demolition of former Challenger TAFE campus to breathe new life into Beaconsfield
31/03/2022	Carey	Housing	Youth Housing service to support Broome's Aboriginal young people in education and employment
31/03/2022	Carey	Housing	Keystart customers make most of property price growth with refinancing rates at a 12 year high
15/03/2022	Carey	Housing	Factory homes help speed up delivery of social housing in regional WA
9/03/2022	Templeman; Carey; Buti	Culture and the Arts; Sport and Recreation; Housing; Racing and Gaming; Aboriginal Affairs; Citizenship and Multicultural Interests	Lanie Chopping appointed Director General of the Department Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries
1/03/2022	Carey	Housing	Two homes underway for child protection staff and teachers in Laverton
1/03/2022	Carey	Housing	Two homes for teachers and police underway in Carnarvon
28/02/2022	Carey	Housing	Social housing boost on the way for East Kimberley and Kununurra
23/02/2022	Carey	Housing	$1.7 million water upgrade for Junjuwa remote community
18/02/2022	Carey	Housing	Pilot Build-to-Rent development proposal for Stirling Towers
18/02/2022	Carey; Saffioti	Housing; Lands; Planning	Housing Diversity Pipeline to boost social housing and support jobs
11/02/2022	Carey; Buti	Housing; Aboriginal Affairs	McGowan Government seeks architect to design Kununurra’s $20 million Aboriginal Short Stay Accommodation
11/02/2022	Carey	Housing	$1.89 million to revitalise homes in remote Kurrawang Aboriginal Christian Community
3/02/2022	Carey	Housing	$4 million investment to deliver 15 rapid timber frame social homes in Perth’s south
2/02/2022	Carey; Ellery	Housing; Education and Training	New housing for teachers in the Shire of Kent
25/01/2022	Carey	Housing	Nearly $58 million in grants for community housing across Western Australia
24/01/2022	Carey	Housing	Building assessments on 10,000 social housing properties gets underway
10/01/2022	Carey	Housing	Social housing boost on the way for Collie
24/12/2021	Carey	Housing	$1 million provided to revamp Fremantle lodging house
21/12/2021	Carey	Housing	Social housing reform delivers more apartments for vulnerable Western Australians in Perth's north
17/12/2021	Carey	Housing	McGowan Government to boost housing availability in Pilbara towns
17/12/2021	Carey	Housing	McGowan Government to boost housing availability in Derby
30/11/2021	Carey	Housing	Kalgoorlie’s first modular social homes to be ready for families before Christmas
30/11/2021	Carey	Housing	$3.4 million water treatment plant begins operation in Warburton
30/11/2021	Carey; Dawson	Housing; Aboriginal Affairs	Ngaanyatjarra maintenance contract reaffirms WA commitment to Closing the Gap
23/11/2021	Carey	Housing	Thirty-two new timber-frame homes for social housing in Hilton
11/11/2021	Carey	Housing	Energy efficient, environmentally friendly apartments ready for social housing in Perth’s north
29/10/2021	Carey	Housing	State-wide modular social housing program underway
26/10/2021	Carey; McGurk	Housing; Community Services	New lease of life for Fremantle lodging house
21/10/2021	Kelly; Carey	Water; Housing	McGowan Government helping public housing tenants reduce water use and lower water bills
19/10/2021	Carey	Housing	Rapid timber-frame builds speed up social housing delivery
14/10/2021	Carey	Housing	Increased support for WA’s community housing sector
7/10/2021	Carey	Housing	Spalding renewal kicks into gear with works to deliver new road
30/09/2021	Carey; Dawson	Housing; Aboriginal Affairs	First family enters home ownership through Jalbi Jiya program
29/09/2021	Carey	Housing	New housing support boost for Western Australians
28/09/2021	Carey	Housing	Modular to be used for social housing in Kalgoorlie for first time
13/09/2021	McGowan; Carey	Premier; Housing	Premier unveils plans for new housing in Albany’s Spencer Park
9/09/2021	McGowan; Carey; McGurk	Premier; Housing; Community Services	Record $884 million Budget boost for housing and homelessness
7/09/2021	Carey; MacTiernan	Housing; Regional Development	$20 million for regional social housing revitalisation
6/09/2021	Carey	Housing	Regional WA to benefit from record investment in social housing
5/09/2021	McGowan; Carey	Premier; Housing	$875 million to significantly boost social housing in WA
3/09/2021	Johnston; Carey	Energy; Housing	Public housing solar trial saves tenants hundreds
24/08/2021	Carey	Housing	$93 million in grants to be made available to community housing across WA
3/08/2021	Carey	Housing	Programmed Facility Management purchase of Pindan Asset Management
15/07/2021	Buti; Carey	Lands; Housing	New housing options to meet demand in Kalgoorlie-Boulder
7/07/2021	Carey	Housing	More Western Australians to have access to Keystart
25/06/2021	Sanderson; Carey	Commerce; Housing	Rent relief grant scheme extended to help struggling tenants
25/06/2021	Carey	Housing	Regional communities to benefit from WA’s largest ever social housing maintenance program
22/06/2021	Carey; Dawson	Housing; Aboriginal Affairs	Geraldton one step closer to Aboriginal Short Stay Accommodation facility
10/06/2021	Templeman; Carey	Heritage; Housing	Recovery funds conservation contract for historic cottages
14/04/2021	Carey	Housing	First homes completed under $221 million investment package
30/12/2020	Tinley	Housing	McGowan Government to help thousands more in 2021 through Keystart
24/12/2020	Tinley; McGurk	Housing; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence	Derby to get improved family and domestic violence refuge