Media Statements

For Region: All

Date	Minister	Portfolio	Title
17/08/2018	McGowan	Premier	McGowan Government Cabinet heads north to the Pilbara
17/08/2018	Wyatt	Finance	Liberal and Nationals parties distort facts to justify protecting foreign home buyers over WA families
17/08/2018	McGurk	Child Protection	Midland Child Advocacy Centre receives $4.5 million grant
17/08/2018	Kelly	Fisheries	First of more than 1,000 lifesaving signs installed at WA beaches
17/08/2018	Johnston	Mines and Petroleum	Mine site leaders come together to talk safety
17/08/2018	Tinley	Veterans Issues	Western Australia honours sacrifice of its warriors in Vietnam War
16/08/2018	Wyatt	Finance	Liberal and Nationals parties ignore facts and WA families
16/08/2018	Wyatt	Aboriginal Affairs	Fitzroy Pioneer Cemetery remains repatriated
16/08/2018	Cook	Health	Cold Cuddle Cots - the gift of time for grieving families
16/08/2018	McGowan	Premier	Kalamunda Community Hub election commitment underway
16/08/2018	Roberts	Police	Police Minister unveils latest high-tech weapons in the fight against meth
16/08/2018	McGowan; Kelly	Premier; Science	Premier’s Science Awards celebrate leading WA scientists
16/08/2018	McGowan; Ellery	Premier; Education and Training	WA to attract best and brightest international students
15/08/2018	Cook	Health	Anti-vaccination message dangerous and misleading
15/08/2018	Wyatt	Finance	Liberal and Nationals parties side with foreign investors over WA households
15/08/2018	McGowan	Premier; Public Sector Management	McGowan Government cuts excessive payouts to bureaucrats
15/08/2018	Quigley	Attorney General	Government moves to fix legal anomaly for intersex couples
15/08/2018	Ellery	Education and Training	Pilbara-based heavy diesel training now available locally
15/08/2018	Cook	Health	Armadale Hospital’s new neonatal unit opens
15/08/2018	Kelly	Fisheries	Recfishers can now cast a line at Exmouth’s new artificial reef
14/08/2018	Wyatt	Treasurer	Report into coal miners’ superannuation legislation released
14/08/2018	McGowan; Papalia	Premier; Tourism; Racing and Gaming	Cheers to WA: Everyone’s a winner under State’s new liquor laws
14/08/2018	Cook	Health	Perth Children's Hospital patients get immunisation boost
14/08/2018	Murray; McGurk	Sport and Recreation; Women's Interests	McGowan Government levels the playing field for women’s sport
14/08/2018	Johnston	Commerce and Industrial Relations	McGowan Government awards $403,000 to community legal centres
14/08/2018	Kelly	Fisheries	WA to conduct scientific trial of SMART drumlines
13/08/2018	Murray	Sport and Recreation	Help for young regional athletes to train and compete
13/08/2018	Saffioti; Dawson	Transport; Disability Services	METRONET Access and Inclusion Reference Group to form
13/08/2018	Johnston	Mines and Petroleum	Spotlight on safety innovation award finalists
13/08/2018	Kelly	Innovation and ICT	New Data Science Innovation Hub to create and support WA jobs
13/08/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Call for interest in providing new South-West saleyards
11/08/2018	Logan	Emergency Services	Fifteen years of RAC Rescue Helicopters saving WA lives
11/08/2018	McGurk	Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence	Over $1 million funding allocated to support animal welfare in Western Australia
11/08/2018	Papalia	Citizenship and Multicultural Interests	Talented youngsters take to the stage in multicultural spectacular
10/08/2018	Murray	Sport and Recreation	McGowan Government backs local brewer for nib Stadium contract
10/08/2018	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Gascoyne Development Commission chair appointed
10/08/2018	McGowan	Premier	McGowan Government revitalises Collie's public transport system
10/08/2018	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Community Resource Centre funding to continue
9/08/2018	McGowan; Johnston	Premier; Public Sector Management; Commerce and Industrial Relations	Thousands of State Government workers to receive job security
9/08/2018	Dawson	Disability Services	WA's newest Changing Place makes Hedland more inclusive
9/08/2018	Logan	Emergency Services	Honouring one man’s fight to improve community safety
9/08/2018	Murray	Sport and Recreation	Sport and recreation’s best and most innovative recognised
9/08/2018	Cook	Mental Health	Refurbishing Holyoake's facilities to help more Western Australians
9/08/2018	Saffioti	Planning	$158 million development approved for Perth City Link
8/08/2018	Tinley	Veterans Issues	Film screens in Yagan Square to remember WWI 100-day offensive
8/08/2018	Ellery; Saffioti	Education and Training; Planning	Major construction underway at Inner City College
8/08/2018	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Agriculture and Food	McGowan Government drives broadband boost for the bush
8/08/2018	Dawson	Disability Services	Activ resumes Noah's Ark Toy Library service
8/08/2018	Templeman; Papalia	Culture and the Arts; Tourism	Perth Festival announces four major events for 2019
7/08/2018	McGurk	Community Services	Real stories to guide State Government’s 10-Year Strategy on Homelessness
7/08/2018	Tinley; McGurk; Logan	Housing; Community Services; Corrective Services	Mirrabooka complex creates one-stop shop for vulnerable families
7/08/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Grants to capture overseas food markets
7/08/2018	Papalia	Tourism	New trail event showcases Rottnest Island
7/08/2018	Cook	Mental Health	Improving mental health and wellbeing among Aboriginal communities
6/08/2018	Murray	Sport and Recreation	Workshop drives draft motorsport strategy forward
6/08/2018	Dawson	Environment	Smarter students make for a sustainable future
6/08/2018	McGowan; Logan	Premier; Corrective Services	Western Australia’s first female drug treatment prison opens
6/08/2018	Ellery	Education and Training	Top educators on path to State-wide recognition
6/08/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Boost to sheep research capabilities at Katanning
6/08/2018	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Appointment to focus regional growth in Goldfields-Esperance
6/08/2018	Dawson	Environment	Community Rivercare Program grants now open
6/08/2018	Papalia; Templeman	Citizenship and Multicultural Interests; Culture and the Arts	WA - the land of languages
5/08/2018	Roberts	Police	National Missing Persons Week highlights distress and trauma
3/08/2018	Saffioti	Transport	McGowan Government reinstates Nollamara bus route
2/08/2018	Saffioti	Transport	WA company awarded Mount Claremont bus depot tender
2/08/2018	Ellery	Education and Training	Top of training - WA Training Awards 2018 finalists announced
2/08/2018	Cook	Health	Contemporary care at Kondinin and Corrigin health services
2/08/2018	Dawson	Environment	Grants awarded to waste reduction advocates
2/08/2018	Kelly	Water	Subiaco Wastewater Treatment Plant capacity increased after upgrade
2/08/2018	Dawson	Environment	WA firefighters deployed to assist with USA blazes
2/08/2018	Templeman	Culture and the Arts	A whale of a job! Preparing to display the largest animal on Earth
1/08/2018	Dawson	Environment	New island home for south coast endangered species
1/08/2018	Wyatt	Finance	New Department of Finance director general appointed
1/08/2018	Templeman	Local Government	Green light for phase one of local government reform
1/08/2018	Quigley	Attorney General	Peter Quinlan SC named Western Australia’s next top judge
31/07/2018	McGowan	Premier	Aboriginal elders and youth capture history with Lotterywest grant
31/07/2018	Wyatt	Aboriginal Affairs	Pastoral sublease agreement leads to jobs and investment
31/07/2018	Kelly	Innovation and ICT	The countdown is on to crown WA’s 2018 Innovator of the Year
31/07/2018	Papalia	Tourism	Million-dollar campaign promotes Margaret River on the East Coast
31/07/2018	Templeman	Heritage	Conservation order protects 1917 shipwreck near Yanchep
30/07/2018	Cook	Health	High school students Writing for Life competition
30/07/2018	Kelly; MacTiernan	Innovation and ICT; Agriculture and Food	AgHack generates digital solutions to agricultural issues
30/07/2018	Papalia; Templeman	Tourism; Sport and Recreation	Date announced for 2019 Bledisloe Cup clash at Optus Stadium
30/07/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Local biosecurity efforts in regional WA boosted
30/07/2018	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	Common board members for Healthway and Lotterywest
30/07/2018	Dawson	Environment	Native rodent trapped for the first time in WA in 36 years
30/07/2018	Cook	Health	WA gets personal about targeting cancer
30/07/2018	Johnston	Mines and Petroleum	Incentive Scheme rekindles diamond exploration in the Kimberley
30/07/2018	Ellery	Education and Training	McGowan Government takes action on violence in schools
30/07/2018	Kelly	Fisheries	Public consultation to begin on new $1m artificial reef for Perth’s north
27/07/2018	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Regional WA driving tech metals opportunities
27/07/2018	Papalia; Dawson	Tourism; Environment	Recycled plastics help drive Rottnest Island’s sustainability
27/07/2018	McGowan; MacTiernan; Wyatt	Premier; Regional Development; Aboriginal Affairs	Local Capability Fund to assist regional Aboriginal business participation
27/07/2018	Johnston	Mines and Petroleum	Conservation projects vying for environmental excellence award
26/07/2018	Ellery	Education and Training	Architect announced for new Esperance TAFE campus
26/07/2018	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Funding boost to Western Dairy to ‘moove’ industry forward
26/07/2018	Cook	Health	Peel roundtable to focus on local issues
26/07/2018	Kelly	Water	Bunbury, Busselton and Margaret River receive Splash of Colour
26/07/2018	Kelly	Water	Water themed artwork makes a splash across Albany
25/07/2018	Cook	Mental Health	Sneak peek into digital health care of the future