Media Statements

For Region: South Eastern Suburbs

Date	Minister	Portfolio	Title
1/12/2021	Punch	Innovation and ICT	$2.4 million for data science and cybersecurity innovation hubs to support start-up and SME growth
30/11/2021	Johnston	Energy	Technical solution to allow more residential rooftop solar
24/11/2021	Ellery	Education and Training	New administration facilities unveiled at Serpentine Primary School
22/11/2021	Ellery	Education and Training	New Kindergarten/Pre-primary facilities officially opened at High Wycombe Primary School
19/11/2021	Sanderson	Environment	Feedback sought on management plan for beautiful Bold Park
16/11/2021	Saffioti	Transport	Traffic switches to new Ranford Road Bridge
12/11/2021	Whitby	Emergency Services	Employers in the State’s south supporting emergency services volunteers
6/11/2021	Cook	Health	New pop-up COVID-19 vaccination clinic to open in Canning Vale
28/10/2021	McGurk	Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence	New family and domestic violence hub to be located in Armadale
18/10/2021	Cook	Health	New Armadale COVID-19 vaccination clinic boosts opportunities to get vaccinated
2/10/2021	Buti	Sport and Recreation	New Swan River canoe slalom course opens
22/09/2021	Saffioti	Transport	Planning underway on Airport Line connecting bus and train services
19/09/2021	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	Swanbourne site secured for WA’s first children’s hospice
19/09/2021	Templeman	Tourism	See more of Rottnest for less this Spring
26/08/2021	Carey	Local Government	$1 million Lotterywest grant enables reconnection to community
23/08/2021	Saffioti	Transport	TBM “Jana” joins the METRONET Thornlie-Cockburn Link Project
18/08/2021	McGowan; Buti	Premier; Sport and Recreation	Joint media statement - Kicking goals as construction begins on $32.5 million State Football Centre
12/08/2021	Dawson; McGurk; Kelly	Mental Health; Community Services; Youth	Queens Park to be site of interim youth mental health and homelessness service
29/07/2021	Ellery	Education and Training	Official name announced for new primary school in Piara Waters
18/07/2021	Saffioti	Transport	Joint media statement - Bye bye boom gates: elevated rail to remove level crossings
2/07/2021	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	Perth and Peel lockdown ends at midnight
28/06/2021	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	Perth and Peel to enter lockdown from midnight tonight
28/06/2021	Johnston	Energy	Carlisle North celebrates transition to underground power
27/06/2021	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	Restrictions introduced for Perth and Peel immediately
22/06/2021	Cook	Health	Roll up to Kwinana for your Pfizer vaccine
9/06/2021	Ellery	Education and Training	West Byford Primary School improvement now underway
9/06/2021	Ellery	Education and Training	McGowan Government opens new primary school in Perth’s south
9/06/2021	Ellery	Education and Training	Seaforth Primary School upgraded administration building opened
9/06/2021	Ellery	Education and Training	New technology buildings open at Darling Range Sports College
8/06/2021	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	Joint media statement - Construction underway to fix one of WA’s most dangerous intersections
17/05/2021	Saffioti	Transport	WA’s biggest manufactured bridge beams installed on METRONET
12/05/2021	Templeman	Heritage	State welcomes Commonwealth grants for Fremantle Prison
5/05/2021	McGowan; Ellery	Premier; Education and Training	Huge investment in education continues as construction starts at Piara Waters Secondary School
28/04/2021	Saffioti	Transport	Joint media statement - Boom gates long gone as traffic starts under Davis Road underpass
26/04/2021	McGowan; Cook	Premier; Health	Perth and Peel post-lockdown transition starts midnight tonight
21/04/2021	Buti	Lands	New land available in job-creating industrial estate in Forrestdale
6/04/2021	Templeman; Saffioti	Heritage; Planning	Heritage specialists awarded contract for Ascot Kilns conservation
1/04/2021	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	Joint media statement - Bye-bye boom gates - Denny Avenue level crossing closes for good
1/02/2021	Saffioti	Transport	McGowan Government delivering key intersection upgrades for Armadale
25/01/2021	Kelly	Water	Beautiful birdlife mural unwraps $2.5m dam recreational upgrades program
21/01/2021	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	Industry workshop starts search for Tonkin Highway Extension contractor
20/01/2021	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	Joint media statement - METRONET steaming ahead with three projects moving to shortlist phase
19/01/2021	Cook	Health	Armadale Hospital emergency department upgrade starts in latest expansion for WA public hospitals
12/01/2021	Ellery	Education and Training	Architect appointed to design major Lynwood Senior High School upgrade
14/12/2020	Cook	Health	Innovative $22 million HIVE remote monitoring of patients begins
8/12/2020	McGowan; Ellery	Premier; Education and Training	Three new primary schools announced for Perth’s growing suburbs
5/12/2020	McGowan	Premier	McGowan Labor Government contributes $1.5 million to construct new WA Indian Community Centre
24/11/2020	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	Thomas Road works mark start of METRONET Byford Rail Extension
24/11/2020	Ellery	Education and Training	Architect appointed for major construction works at Lesmurdie Primary School
19/11/2020	Ellery	Education and Training	Cannington community has its say in consultation: results announced
12/11/2020	Ellery	Education and Training	Jobs and Skills Centres open in Armadale and Midland
11/11/2020	Ellery	Education and Training	Architect appointed to design new early childhood facility
12/10/2020	Wyatt; Saffioti	Treasurer; Transport	Byford and Darling Range wins big in safe and strong WA Budget
5/10/2020	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	Joint media statement - METRONET Byford Rail Extension procurement now underway
30/09/2020	Ellery	Education and Training	Local architect appointed to design new TAFE campus in jobs boost for Armadale
25/09/2020	Ellery	Education and Training	Double milestone for Southern River’s newest primary school
3/09/2020	Murray	Sport and Recreation	Slalom on the Swan with new Ascot training course
31/08/2020	Saffioti	Transport	Joint media statement - Armadale Line to be transformed with removal of level crossings
31/08/2020	Saffioti	Transport	Accessibility upgrade for three Armadale Line train stations
23/08/2020	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	Joint media statement - First look at Thornlie-Cockburn Link’s Ranford Road Station site
21/08/2020	Ellery	Education and Training	Local community gets its say on secondary schooling for Cannington and broader south-east region
13/07/2020	Saffioti	Transport	Joint media statement - Opening of time-saving Manning Road on-ramp to Kwinana Freeway
7/07/2020	Cook	Health; Mental Health	$20 million funding to create specialist mental health hub
30/06/2020	Ellery	Education and Training	Work starts on exciting inner city primary school upgrade
11/06/2020	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	McGowan Government delivering upgrades for Thomas Road
25/05/2020	McGowan; Ellery	Premier; Education and Training	Lights, camera, action at Belmont City College!
19/05/2020	Saffioti	Transport	Major METRONET project construction contracts awarded
20/03/2020	Logan	Emergency Services	Joint media statement - Disaster assistance following severe WA storms
18/03/2020	Saffioti	Transport	Intersection upgrades underway for busy Airport link
17/03/2020	Saffioti	Transport	McGowan Government closing the gaps on Perth cycling network
26/02/2020	McGowan; Ellery	Premier; Education and Training	Harrisdale Senior High School celebrates construction milestone
26/02/2020	McGowan; Ellery	Premier; Education and Training	Multimillion-dollar Southern River College upgrades unveiled
26/02/2020	McGowan; Ellery	Premier; Education and Training	Construction underway on new primary school in Southern River
21/02/2020	McGowan; Ellery	Premier; Education and Training	Primary school officially opened in popular Byford area
20/02/2020	Papalia; Murray	Tourism; Sport and Recreation	Perth to attract rowing elite with championship triple
23/01/2020	Ellery; Wyatt	Education and Training; Aboriginal Affairs	New program to support Aboriginal staff to become teachers
16/01/2020	Ellery	Education and Training	South Metropolitan TAFE receives top training award in China
14/01/2020	Templeman	Culture and the Arts	Arts program to build capacity of outer metro communities
20/12/2019	Saffioti	Transport	Preferred proponent chosen for METRONET Denny Avenue rail package
15/12/2019	McGowan; Saffioti; Tinley	Premier; Transport; Veterans Issues	Western Australia’s newest bridge named after Victoria Cross hero
15/12/2019	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	Joint media statement - New bridge honours Western Australian Victoria Cross recipient
1/12/2019	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	Joint media statement - Congestion relief for southern suburbs gathers pace with construction commencing on $237 million bridge
29/10/2019	Saffioti	Transport	Joint media statement - Construction commences for new Manning on-ramp
14/09/2019	Saffioti	Transport; Planning	Joint media statement - Roe Highway and Kalamunda Road interchange construction underway
5/09/2019	Saffioti	Transport	Byford rail extension takes next step forward
1/09/2019	Kelly	Water	Rebate offered for Perth residents to install a weather smart irrigation controller
21/08/2019	Kelly	Fisheries	New measures to protect blue swimmer crabs in Perth and the South-West
12/08/2019	Saffioti	Transport	3km extension of Perth-Fremantle Principal Shared Path now open
9/08/2019	Kelly	Water	Local Aboriginal artist and students make a stunning Splash in Lynwood
30/07/2019	Johnston	Energy	Industry and Government join forces for a brighter energy future
3/07/2019	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	Planning underway for upgrade to Leach Highway and Welshpool Road intersection
3/07/2019	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	Armadale Road transformation taking shape to ease congestion in southern suburbs
19/06/2019	Murray	Sport and Recreation	McGowan Government supporting WA’s elite national hockey program
16/06/2019	Tinley	Housing	Bentley 360 development roars ahead as Brownlie Towers come down
12/06/2019	McGowan; Ellery	Premier; State Development, Jobs and Trade; Education and Training	Cutting-edge automation courses skilling WA workers for the future
6/06/2019	Ellery	Education and Training	Performing arts on the playbill for Belmont City College
21/05/2019	Cook; McGurk	Health; Women's Interests	New Family Birthing Centre set to deliver for mums to be
30/04/2019	McGowan; Ellery	Premier; Education and Training	New plans for a purpose-built TAFE in Armadale
26/04/2019	Cook	Health	Public input urged on voluntary assisted dying legislation
24/04/2019	Dawson	Disability Services	Changing Place makes Westfield Carousel more inclusive