Media Statements

For Portfolio: Regional Development

Date	Minister	Portfolio	Title
22/06/2022	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Grant equips South-West nursery to meet grape expectations
22/06/2022	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Round five RED Grants now open
22/06/2022	MacTiernan	Regional Development	REDs deliver for Dwellingup bush camp
17/06/2022	MacTiernan	Regional Development	New funding to boost Collie hospitality and tourism projects
17/06/2022	MacTiernan; Kelly	Regional Development; Water	Green magnesium refinery proposal for Collie reaches milestone
10/06/2022	Cook; MacTiernan	Tourism; Regional Development	Aboriginal tourism wins in the North-West with Jina Plan
9/06/2022	MacTiernan; Buti	Regional Development; Aboriginal Affairs	Step forward for Mid-West Aboriginal businesses
9/06/2022	Buti; MacTiernan; Cook	Finance; Aboriginal Affairs; Regional Development; State Development, Jobs and Trade	Aboriginal Business Forum connecting businesses and industry
8/06/2022	Cook; MacTiernan	Tourism; Regional Development	Regional events to reignite tourism around the State
7/06/2022	Templeman; MacTiernan	Culture and the Arts; Regional Development	Detective Jay Swan to return to our screens with Mystery Road: Origin premiering on ABC TV
7/06/2022	Saffioti; MacTiernan	Transport; Regional Development	Next stage of the Bunbury waterfront transformation set to begin
2/06/2022	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Kimberley community safety grants now open
27/05/2022	Templeman; MacTiernan; Buti	Culture and the Arts; Regional Development; Aboriginal Affairs	Unique exhibits unveiled in Carnarvon
26/05/2022	MacTiernan	Regional Development	State invests in sustainable Gascoyne River catchments
26/05/2022	Templeman; MacTiernan	Culture and the Arts; Regional Development	UK actors in Kalgoorlie and Perth for first feature film production since WA border reopened
26/05/2022	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Mount Augustus development improves visitor experience
25/05/2022	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Waroona Town Centre redevelopment gets underway
24/05/2022	MacTiernan	Regional Development	New Indigenous trainees support Kalgoorlie City Centre Project
24/05/2022	Cook; MacTiernan	Tourism; Regional Development	WA welcomes back working holiday makers
20/05/2022	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Funding to support the celebration of Collie’s proud history and strong future
20/05/2022	Templeman; MacTiernan	Culture and the Arts; Regional Development	WA Documentary series Shipwreck Hunters Australia to premiere on Disney+
17/05/2022	Cook; MacTiernan	Tourism; Regional Development	Dates confirmed for popular Ord Valley Muster next May
12/05/2022	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Treasurer; Regional Development	Strong State Budget securing Goldfields-Esperance’s future
12/05/2022	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Treasurer; Regional Development	Strong State Budget securing the Great Southern’s future
12/05/2022	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Treasurer; Regional Development	Strong State Budget securing the Peel’s future
12/05/2022	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Treasurer; Regional Development	Strong State Budget securing the South-West’s future
12/05/2022	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Treasurer; Regional Development	Strong State Budget securing the Wheatbelt’s future
12/05/2022	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Treasurer; Regional Development	Strong State Budget securing the Pilbara’s future
12/05/2022	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Treasurer; Regional Development	Strong State Budget securing the Gascoyne’s future
12/05/2022	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Treasurer; Regional Development	Strong State Budget securing the Mid-West’s future
12/05/2022	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Treasurer; Regional Development	Strong State Budget securing the Kimberley’s future
12/05/2022	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Treasurer; Regional Development	Record $12 billion infrastructure boost for regional WA
6/05/2022	Cook; MacTiernan	Tourism; Regional Development	Shinju Matsuri support renewed for another three years
5/05/2022	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Regional community wellbeing in focus for Rural Women’s Award winner
3/05/2022	MacTiernan; McGurk; Johnston; Papalia	Regional Development; Child Protection; Corrective Services; Police	$40.4 million package to tackle juvenile crime in the Kimberley
29/04/2022	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Another step towards WA’s first graphite processing plant in Collie
28/04/2022	MacTiernan	Regional Development	$48.6 million boost for mobile and broadband in the regions
28/04/2022	Cook; MacTiernan; Punch	Deputy Premier; Tourism; Regional Development; Fisheries	Shore Leave festival back showcasing the best of the Mid-West for 2022
22/04/2022	MacTiernan	Regional Development	New Noongar meeting place to be built in Katanning
20/04/2022	MacTiernan	Regional Development	New CEO to drive opportunities in the Mid-West
16/04/2022	MacTiernan; Punch	Regional Development; Fisheries	Investment to support trout stocking and tourism across the South-West
12/04/2022	McGowan; Sanderson; MacTiernan	Premier; Health; Regional Development	Free RATs from WA regional community resource centres
6/04/2022	McGowan; MacTiernan; Cook	Premier; Regional Development; Tourism	History made as direct flights between Busselton and Melbourne take off
5/04/2022	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Aboriginal Pastoral Academy nurturing the next generation of the pastoral workforce
5/04/2022	MacTiernan	Regional Development	RED grants creating jobs & developing skills in the Kimberley
1/04/2022	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Planning for big battery and renewable energy hub for Collie
31/03/2022	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Strategic industry collaboration another step forward for WA’s carbon farming industry
30/03/2022	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Emerging leaders drive sustainable Wheatbelt communities
25/03/2022	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Manjimup brewery toasts distribution potential with help from grant
24/03/2022	Dawson; MacTiernan	Emergency Services; Regional Development	First ever District Recovery Coordinator appointed to Wheatbelt following catastrophic bushfires
18/03/2022	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Milestone for Leonora aged accommodation project
17/03/2022	Templeman; MacTiernan	Culture and the Arts; Regional Development	Seven home-grown productions hit the road to tour regional WA
15/03/2022	Templeman; MacTiernan	Culture and the Arts; Regional Development	Regional galleries welcome upgrades to support touring visual arts
15/03/2022	MacTiernan; Buti	Regional Development; Aboriginal Affairs	Boost for Goldfields-based Aboriginal businesses
15/03/2022	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Boost for regional telecommunications resilience
7/03/2022	Carey; MacTiernan	Lands; Regional Development	Kalbarri land released for much needed worker accommodation
4/03/2022	MacTiernan	Regional Development	New Community Resource Centre for the Pilbara
4/03/2022	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Pilbara RED Grants to diversify the regional economy
3/03/2022	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Gascoyne RED Grants backing local business
25/02/2022	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Major investment to bridge Northern Goldfields digital divide
25/02/2022	MacTiernan	Regional Development	REDs boost for Goldfields-Esperance businesses, training
25/02/2022	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Great Southern shires clean up on waste management
17/02/2022	Templeman; MacTiernan	Culture and the Arts; Regional Development	$700,000 to improve social inclusion and access to arts and culture in regional communities
16/02/2022	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Carnarvon barge loading study paves way for future investment
16/02/2022	Templeman; MacTiernan	Culture and the Arts; Regional Development	Eight regional festivals to bring together communities across the State
11/02/2022	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Great Southern Tourism and Trade Partnership launched
4/02/2022	MacTiernan	Regional Development	New Chair appointed to Kimberley Development Commission
4/02/2022	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Wheatbelt RED Grants driving local diversification
3/02/2022	Cook; Saffioti; Kelly; MacTiernan	State Development, Jobs and Trade; Ports; Water; Regional Development	Landmark $255 million Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility investment in Pilbara urea project
25/01/2022	Saffioti; MacTiernan	Transport; Regional Development	Tender now open for new Casuarina Boat Harbour boat ramp
21/01/2022	MacTiernan	Regional Development	New funding to unlock jobs and industry growth in South-West
20/01/2022	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Mid-West RED grants building sustainable communities
14/01/2022	MacTiernan	Regional Development	RED Grants deliver boost for Great Southern business
10/01/2022	MacTiernan	Regional Development; Agriculture and Food	Outgoing DPIRD Director General thanked
7/01/2022	Carey; MacTiernan	Lands; Regional Development	New $10.5 million road paves way for Port Hedland investment
21/12/2021	MacTiernan	Regional Development	New chair appointed to Mid West Development Commission
14/12/2021	MacTiernan; Buti	Regional Development; Lands	Keralup access road paves way for local jobs
14/12/2021	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Peel RED Grants diversifying regional economies
14/12/2021	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Kalgoorlie-Boulder Youth Precinct progressing
13/12/2021	MacTiernan	Regional Development	New export opportunities open for Peel and WA producers
11/12/2021	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Refreshed Bunbury waterfront delivered in time for summer
8/12/2021	MacTiernan; Buti	Regional Development; Lands	Proponents sought for workforce accommodation site in Exmouth
8/12/2021	Templeman; MacTiernan	Tourism; Regional Development	Three-year funding secured for festival shore to please
6/12/2021	Templeman; MacTiernan	Culture and the Arts; Regional Development	Landmark exhibition of Aboriginal art from the Pilbara to open
6/12/2021	MacTiernan	Regional Development	New CEO to drive opportunities in the Kimberley
2/12/2021	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Feasibility study into innovative magnesium smelter for Collie
26/11/2021	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Local communities to benefit from regional traineeships
21/11/2021	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Regional Development	Collie Futures Small Grants driving local jobs and diversification
18/11/2021	Buti; MacTiernan; Sanderson; Cook	Lands; Regional Development; Hydrogen Industry; Environment; Climate Action; State Development, Jobs and Trade	State Government to unlock land for renewable energy and economic diversification
10/11/2021	MacTiernan	Regional Development	New campaign to help address hospitality worker shortage in Busselton-Margaret River region
6/11/2021	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Broome’s Town Beach fishing jetty officially opened
5/11/2021	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Chinatown revitalisation complete as Stage 2 officially opens
5/11/2021	MacTiernan	Regional Development	WA’s newest destination market opens its doors
30/10/2021	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Heartland Journeys project celebrates WA’s Great Southern
27/10/2021	MacTiernan	Regional Development	New app to guide self-drive holidays in the Pilbara
20/10/2021	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Accolades for Western Australian winner of national Rural Women’s Award
12/10/2021	Templeman; MacTiernan	Culture and the Arts; Regional Development	WA television industry boost - third instalment of Mystery Road
5/10/2021	McGowan; Cook; MacTiernan	Premier; State Development, Jobs and Trade; Regional Development	Collie investment and job opportunities highlighted in new prospectus
1/10/2021	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Bright future for Nannup as a world-class mountain biking destination
1/10/2021	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Grant helps kick-start new chapter for one-of-a-kind WA motorcycle manufacturer