Media Statements

For Portfolio: Water

Date	Minister	Portfolio	Title
19/04/2021	Kelly; Ellery; Dawson	Water; Education and Training; Aboriginal Affairs	Water industry career in the pipeline for indigenous scholarship recipients
19/04/2021	Johnston; Kelly	Energy; Water	Financial relief for cyclone affected Western Australians
16/04/2021	Kelly	Water	Water Corporation board appointment
3/02/2021	Kelly	Water	McGowan Government announces funding to help WA farmers deal with impacts of climate change
2/02/2021	MacTiernan; Dawson; Kelly	Agriculture and Food; Environment; Water	Funding round for community natural resource management now open
2/02/2021	Kelly	Water	McGowan Government brings more roles in-house at Water Corporation
29/01/2021	Kelly	Water	Greater water security for Karratha with $15.5 million investment
27/01/2021	Kelly	Water	$750,000 tree canopy grant program to help combat urban heat
25/01/2021	Kelly	Water	Beautiful birdlife mural unwraps $2.5m dam recreational upgrades program
22/01/2021	Kelly	Water	Two new initiatives delivered as part of Waterwise Perth Action Plan
24/12/2020	Kelly	Water	Water Corporation Board appointments
18/12/2020	Kelly	Water	$12 million pipeline to further secure future water supply to South-West communities
17/12/2020	Kelly	Water	Free waterwise showerhead offer now available to metropolitan households
16/12/2020	McGowan; Kelly	Premier; Water	McGowan Government delivers on election commitment to protect the Peel-Harvey Estuary
10/12/2020	Kelly; Logan	Water; Emergency Services	West Aussies warned not to rely on scheme water supply during a bushfire
10/12/2020	Kelly	Water	McGowan Government funds new projects under the Community Water Supply Programs grant
9/12/2020	Kelly; McGurk	Water; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence	Better protection and support for water service customers affected by family violence
3/12/2020	Kelly; Dawson	Water; Disability Services	Water Corporation initiatives to boost employment of people with disability
3/12/2020	Kelly	Water	New water infrastructure to support housing growth in Perth’s south
1/12/2020	McGowan; MacTiernan; Dawson; Kelly	Premier; Agriculture and Food; Environment; Water	Grants boost community effort to care for State’s natural assets
26/11/2020	Kelly	Water	$24 million Murchison water quality program reaches first milestone
19/11/2020	Kelly	Water	Draft Derby Groundwater Allocation Plan released for comment
13/11/2020	Kelly	Water	Aboriginal artists make a splash in Guildford for NAIDOC Week
13/11/2020	Kelly	Water	$25.6 million drain upgrade to improve flood mitigation in Busselton
6/11/2020	Kelly; MacTiernan	Water; Regional Development; Agriculture and Food	Fitzroy River water discussion paper released for comment
28/10/2020	Kelly; Ellery	Water; Education and Training	$1.5 million investment in water efficiency flows into WA public schools
27/10/2020	Kelly; Dawson	Water; Environment	Native revegetation to protect groundwater and create new home for endangered Carnaby’s cockatoo
24/10/2020	Kelly	Water	Water Awards recognise the top water industry performers for 2020
22/10/2020	Kelly	Water	Jackson Harvey makes a splash in Fremantle during National Water Week
21/10/2020	Kelly; Cook	Water; Health	$1.2 million support package to benefit Western Australians with incontinence
20/10/2020	Kelly	Water	Major investment in Western Australia’s regional water infrastructure
19/10/2020	Kelly	Water	New awareness campaign to inspire waterwise action at start of National Water Week
13/10/2020	Kelly; MacTiernan	Water; Agriculture and Food	Water deficiency revoked in the Shire of Jerramungup-Gairdner Area
24/09/2020	Kelly	Water	New Water Corporation Board Chair appointed
21/09/2020	Kelly	Water	More support to the Goldfields to help residents save money on their water bills
21/09/2020	Kelly	Water	Water-saving support extended to more Pilbara and Kimberley communities
21/09/2020	Kelly	Water	Exmouth residents to receive water-saving support
21/09/2020	Kelly	Water	Water-saving support provided to South-West communities
21/09/2020	Kelly	Water	Water-saving support extended to 19 communities between Walpole to Esperance
16/09/2020	Kelly	Water	Near record low rainfall to end of winter prompts Perth waterwise reminder
14/09/2020	Kelly	Water	New public viewing area part of $17 million investment at Ord River Diversion Dam
2/09/2020	Kelly	Water	New $15 million water treatment plant opens in Bunbury
2/09/2020	Kelly	Water	$11.9 million investment in new water recycling scheme for Bunbury
28/08/2020	Kelly	Water	Waterwise Aquatic Centre Program makes a splash with new recognition scheme
27/08/2020	Kelly	Water	WA businesses celebrated for commitment to the waterwise message
27/08/2020	Kelly	Water	Specialist technology roles brought in-house at Water Corporation
5/08/2020	Kelly	Water	Green light for $33 million boost to Broome’s water infrastructure
5/08/2020	Kelly; Tinley	Water; Housing	Aboriginal communities to receive $38.9 million water service upgrades
27/07/2020	Kelly	Water	Plants aplenty as Waterwise Greening Scheme reaches new heights
22/07/2020	Kelly	Water	Work complete on $1.6 million upgrade to Carnarvon water tanks
17/07/2020	Kelly	Water	Native plants showcased at Bassendean’s first community waterwise demonstration garden
8/07/2020	Kelly	Water	Household water leaks targeted under new rebate initiative
7/07/2020	Kelly	Water	State Government provides $180,000 to Kimberley community projects
2/07/2020	Kelly	Water	Local governments leading the way towards a Waterwise WA
1/07/2020	MacTiernan; Kelly	Agriculture and Food; Water	Future Drought Fund a lost opportunity for WA
1/07/2020	Kelly	Water	Water charges relief for regional businesses affected by COVID-19
16/06/2020	Kelly; MacTiernan	Water; Agriculture and Food	Water deficiency declared in the Shire of Esperance - Cascade area
10/06/2020	Kelly; MacTiernan	Water; Agriculture and Food	Water deficiency declared in the Shire of Jerramungup - Gairdner area
4/06/2020	Kelly	Water	$19 million upgrade to Margaret River wastewater facility complete
4/06/2020	Kelly	Water	Healthy outcomes for Great Southern estuaries with $7 million funding boost
4/06/2020	Kelly	Water	Pipeline to secure Denmark’s drinking water supply delivers local jobs
29/05/2020	Kelly	Water	A decade of water saving celebrated as annual Winter Sprinkler Switch-off returns for 2020
28/05/2020	Kelly	Water	Water Corporation moves to greener fleet with electric vehicles
27/05/2020	Kelly	Water	Wastewater charge relief for Water Corporation business customers to help boost COVID-19 economic recovery
26/05/2020	Kelly; MacTiernan	Water; Regional Development	Green light for world-leading renewable hydrogen from wastewater project
22/05/2020	Kelly	Water	Local artist helps make a colourful splash in Mount Hawthorn
12/05/2020	Kelly	Water	Water Corporation supports Kimberley through new COVID-19 Community Relief Fund
28/04/2020	MacTiernan; Dawson; Kelly	Agriculture and Food; Environment; Water	Funding round opens for NRM projects across WA
20/04/2020	MacTiernan; Dawson; Kelly; Wyatt	Regional Development; Agriculture and Food; Environment; Water; Aboriginal Affairs	Consultation paused on Fitzroy River commitments
16/03/2020	Kelly	Water	Grant scheme funding open to Kimberley community groups
7/03/2020	Kelly; MacTiernan	Water; Agriculture and Food	Water deficiency declared in the Shire of Esperance - Salmon Gums
26/02/2020	Kelly	Water	Water Corporation commits $30 million to solar energy
21/02/2020	Kelly; MacTiernan	Water; Agriculture and Food	Water deficiency declared in the shires of Dumbleyung and Kent
19/02/2020	Kelly	Water	Unrestricted pumping declared as Gascoyne flows into Carnarvon
14/02/2020	Kelly	Water	Bassendean Community Men’s Shed to become home to a waterwise demonstration garden
13/02/2020	Kelly; MacTiernan	Water; Agriculture and Food	Unprecedented seventh water deficiency declared in WA
5/02/2020	Kelly	Water	McGowan Government supports regional communities as lack of rain impacts dams and water supply schemes
29/01/2020	Kelly	Water	McGowan Government on track to secure drinking water supply through new pipeline in Denmark
19/12/2019	Kelly; MacTiernan	Water; Agriculture and Food	Water deficiency declared in the shires of Jerramungup and Esperance
18/12/2019	Kelly	Water	McGowan Government invests in three new projects to boost rural water supplies
12/12/2019	Kelly	Water	$6 million investment in Northam, Wagin and Gnowangerup’s wastewater network
11/12/2019	Kelly; Logan	Water; Emergency Services	Don’t risk your life - be aware you may not have a water supply during a bushfire
9/12/2019	Kelly; Johnston; McGurk	Water; Energy; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence	Better protection for utility customers experiencing FDV
5/12/2019	Kelly; Dawson	Water; Disability Services	Water Corporation’s fourth Disability Access and Inclusion Plan launched
4/12/2019	Kelly; MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food; Water	Water deficiency declared in the Shire of Lake Grace
2/12/2019	Kelly	Water	Water themed artwork makes a colourful splash in Millbridge
26/11/2019	McGowan; Kelly	Premier; Water	More privatised water services coming back into public hands
13/11/2019	Kelly	Water	Water Corporation Board appointments
6/11/2019	MacTiernan; Logan; Kelly	Agriculture and Food; Environment; Water	Community Stewardship Grants to boost local conservation initiatives
26/10/2019	Kelly	Water	Top water industry performers recognised
25/10/2019	Kelly	Water	Talented young writers put pen to paper to help ‘change the world’
24/10/2019	Kelly	Water	Secondary school students find waterwise solutions part of inaugural Think Tank event
24/10/2019	Kelly	Water	Plan unveiled to make Perth a leading waterwise city by 2030
22/10/2019	Kelly	Water	Spring into action this National Water Week and save water
21/10/2019	Kelly	Water	$52 million project to help secure Perth's water supply now underway
17/10/2019	Kelly	Water	Kondinin, Hyden and Karlgarin benefit from $15.2 million water supply upgrade
3/10/2019	Kelly	Water	More than $285,000 in grants to boost rural emergency water supplies
2/10/2019	Kelly	Water	New WA-developed technology trial to protect our waterways
25/09/2019	Kelly; Dawson	Water; Environment	Work to restore and revegetate Bennett Brook Catchment underway
23/09/2019	Kelly	Water	Busselton's BYO Bottle program to reduce plastics at community events