Media Statements

For Portfolio: Housing

Date MinisterPortfolioTitle

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