Media Statements

For Region: South Eastern Suburbs

Date	Minister	Portfolio	Title
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
15/04/2019	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	METRONET boom gate blitz planned for Armadale Line
6/04/2019	Saffioti	Transport	METRONET’s Thornlie-Cockburn Link and Yanchep Rail Extension tender reaches next phase
26/03/2019	McGurk	Child Protection	Home Stretch trial to provide additional support to vulnerable care leavers
22/03/2019	Tinley	Housing	Apartment living winner gets rent-free trial in Rivervale
12/03/2019	Saffioti	Transport	Blueprint for future Perth and Peel cycling network starts
18/02/2019	Saffioti	Transport	Next generation Transperth app launched today
10/02/2019	McGowan; Dawson	Premier; Environment	New three-bin system the centrepiece of Waste Strategy
8/02/2019	Ellery	Education and Training	New primary school for students in Southern River
8/02/2019	Ellery	Education and Training	New primary school in Piara Waters expands to Year 6
31/01/2019	McGowan; Ellery	Premier; State Development, Jobs and Trade; Education and Training	Local jobs key for Southern River College upgrades
30/01/2019	McGowan	Premier	Designs revealed for major school upgrade in Forrestfield
30/01/2019	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	Take a break from driving, try a bus or train
12/12/2018	Saffioti; McGurk	Lands; Community Services	Green light for Ngala community hub to support WA families
5/12/2018	McGowan; Ellery	Premier; Education and Training	Five new primary schools for Perth’s growing suburbs
3/12/2018	Kelly	Water	Irrigation cabinet in John Macmillan Park transformed with Splash of Colour
29/11/2018	Saffioti	Transport	Geotechnical testing crew mobilise to Denny Avenue site
19/11/2018	Kelly	Water	Splash of Colour arts program to brighten up Mundaring
5/11/2018	Templeman	Sport and Recreation	New synthetic hockey field brings competitive edge to southern suburbs
31/10/2018	Cook	Health; Mental Health	New mental health unit for young Western Australians
29/10/2018	Tinley	Housing	Brownlie Towers’ demolition contract sees Bentley redevelopment one step closer
22/10/2018	Kelly	Water	Five billion reasons for us all to reduce our water use this spring
21/09/2018	Saffioti	Lands	Bentley-Curtin plan to activate and grow knowledge precinct
20/09/2018	Papalia	Tourism	Perth to host 2019 Australian Masters Rowing Championships
14/09/2018	Dawson	Environment	Funding to protect Perth riverbanks
15/08/2018	Cook	Health	Armadale Hospital’s new neonatal unit opens
22/06/2018	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	Joint media statement - Perth’s southern suburbs job creating, congestion tackling combo fix
20/06/2018	McGowan; Saffioti; Papalia	Premier; Planning; Tourism	New strategy set to maximise Perth Hills’ tourism potential
17/06/2018	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	METRONET extension to Byford reaches new milestone
16/06/2018	Saffioti	Planning	New community with aged care announced for Champion Lakes
14/06/2018	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	Design revealed for Denny Avenue METRONET level crossing removal
8/06/2018	McGurk	Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence	Family and domestic violence support boosted in Perth’s south-east
4/06/2018	McGowan; Saffioti; Papalia	Premier; Planning; Tourism	Funding boost to help Araluen tourism bloom
3/06/2018	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Planning; Lands	New jobs on the horizon with green light for industrial estate
1/06/2018	Papalia	Citizenship and Multicultural Interests	Dragons compete on Champion Lakes
31/05/2018	Kelly	Water	Five billion reasons to turn your sprinklers off for winter
30/05/2018	McGowan; Ellery	Premier; State Development, Jobs and Trade; Education and Training	Boost for WA jobs as Jobs and Skills Centres open
24/05/2018	Saffioti	Transport	Trains to service Perth Stadium Station all day on weekends
23/05/2018	Saffioti	Transport	Opening in sight for the WA-made Matagarup Bridge
22/05/2018	Murray	Sport and Recreation	Local hockey brought to international standard in Southern River
20/05/2018	McGowan; McGurk	Premier; Child Protection; Community Services	$20.5 million to target and reduce offending by young people
18/05/2018	Papalia	Citizenship and Multicultural Interests	Local festival celebrates global cultures
16/05/2018	McGowan; Ellery	Premier; Education and Training	Stage 2 of Southern Grove Primary School underway
16/05/2018	McGowan; Ellery	Premier; Education and Training	Primary school construction underway to cater for Piara Waters
15/05/2018	McGowan; Tinley; Saffioti	Premier; Housing; Transport; Planning	WA’s biggest urban infill developments to deliver major jobs boost
10/05/2018	Saffioti	Transport	METRONET Bill to enshrine rail commitment in legislation
3/05/2018	Roberts; Quigley	Police; Attorney General	Armadale Courthouse and Police Complex to be centre of new district
1/05/2018	Saffioti	Lands	Proposed Ascot development halted
1/05/2018	Logan	Corrective Services	Today marks historic return of privatised asset to public hands
1/05/2018	McGowan	Premier	$3.8 billion multi-use Belmont Park redevelopment underway
27/04/2018	McGowan	Premier	Joint media statement - Major jobs and infrastructure boost for Western Australia
24/04/2018	Murray	Sport and Recreation	Growing suburbs to benefit from Willetton Basketball Association upgrades
19/04/2018	Saffioti	Transport	Tourism or charter opportunity at new Burswood Jetty
18/04/2018	Cook	Health	Bentley Maternity Unit receives certainty to continue the vital service
17/04/2018	Dawson; Papalia; Johnston	Environment; Tourism; Citizenship and Multicultural Interests; Local Government; Heritage	Trail celebrates Sikh heritage
10/04/2018	Kelly	Water	Water Corporation ‘grey cabinets’ to be splashed with colour
6/04/2018	Tinley	Housing	Bentley 360 regeneration project will breathe new life into suburb
25/03/2018	Saffioti	Transport	Swan River navigation channel closure starts soon
23/03/2018	Saffioti	Planning	Perth and Peel at 3.5million plans the future
22/03/2018	Papalia	Citizenship and Multicultural Interests	Bentley marks Harmony Week with free family festival
22/03/2018	Kelly	Water	A living stream project to turn functional into fantastic
15/03/2018	Kelly	Water	Top 10 suburbs breaching sprinkler roster across Perth in 2017
13/03/2018	Tinley	Housing	Kinlock primary school site to deliver affordable housing choices
12/03/2018	McGowan	Premier; State Development, Jobs and Trade	McGowan Government’s WA jobs focus on show at Community Cabinet
9/03/2018	Kelly; Dawson	Water; Environment	Popular Kent Street Weir reopens to public after $4.8m revamp
7/03/2018	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	Joint media statement - Work starts on major Armadale Road upgrade