Media Statements

For Region: Wheatbelt

Date	Minister	Portfolio	Title
17/01/2022	Whitby	Environment	Dryandra Woodland is Western Australia’s newest national park
9/12/2021	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	New pasture option to maximise production and resilience
26/11/2021	Sanderson	Environment	Sustainability superheroes recognised at Tidy Towns Sustainable Communities 2021 Awards
26/11/2021	Kelly	Water	Community water supply grant delivers water for public open space in Yuna
25/11/2021	Punch	Seniors and Ageing	2021 WA Seniors Awards winners announced
23/11/2021	Cook	Health	New alliance to transform health care delivery in regional WA
4/11/2021	Kelly	Water	Wheatbelt towns to receive over $230,000 in community water supply grants
2/11/2021	Saffioti	Transport	Rail safety program for regions extended
2/11/2021	Kelly	Water	Support provided to Water Corporation customers in Bruce Rock
18/10/2021	Johnston	Energy	Registrations of interest open for WA’s first disconnected microgrid
13/09/2021	Ellery	Education and Training	Growing a sustainable Wheatbelt workforce
10/09/2021	Ellery	Education and Training	McGowan Government’s TAFE investment delivers for Wheatbelt
9/09/2021	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Regional Development	McGowan Government delivers plan to keep the Agricultural Region strong
7/09/2021	Kelly	Water	$3.7 million investment enhancing water security in WA’s southern dryland agricultural areas
31/08/2021	Cook	Health	New paramedics boost ambulance services in the Wheatbelt and Pilbara
27/08/2021	Saffioti	Transport	$5 million program to revegetate Wheatbelt and support local jobs
25/08/2021	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	$4 million R&D investment to support sheep industry
13/08/2021	Cook	Health	Regional WA hospitals set to get three brand new CT scanners
4/08/2021	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Valiant variety to rev up WA’s grainbelt
27/07/2021	McGowan	Premier	State Government supports inaugural Merredin Festival
20/07/2021	Sanderson	Environment	Plan for vast Wheatbelt Region
1/07/2021	Cook	Health	Boddington, Dalwallinu and Wongan Hills ED upgrades have begun
25/06/2021	Carey	Housing	Regional communities to benefit from WA’s largest ever social housing maintenance program
24/06/2021	Saffioti	Transport	$14 million of improvements to heavy vehicle rest areas across WA
23/06/2021	Whitby	Emergency Services	$2.2 million emergency services complex for Gingin
20/06/2021	McGowan; Whitby	Premier; Emergency Services	Help available for Cyclone Seroja devastated communities
10/06/2021	McGowan	Premier	McGowan Government delivering important community projects in the Wheatbelt
3/06/2021	Johnston	Energy	Funding and new power solutions for Cyclone Seroja recovery
19/05/2021	Johnston	Energy	Western Australia’s biggest wind farm officially opens
29/04/2021	Templeman; MacTiernan	Tourism; Regional Development	Competitors set to rise to occasion at ballooning championships
20/04/2021	Carey; Buti	Local Government; Sport and Recreation	Shire of York off-road vehicle area receives funding boost
20/04/2021	Whitby	Emergency Services	Cyclone Seroja recovery efforts continue throughout disaster area
19/04/2021	Johnston; Kelly	Energy; Water	Financial relief for cyclone affected Western Australians
17/04/2021	Whitby	Emergency Services	Joint media statement - Disaster assistance following WA flooding
2/02/2021	Dawson	Environment	Proposed Helena and Aurora Ranges National Park one step closer
2/02/2021	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Watersmart Farms funding to drive on-farm desalination
29/01/2021	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	$6.3 million funding injection to bring high-speed broadband to the grainbelt
25/01/2021	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Technology and innovation boost for Community Resource Centres
20/12/2020	McGowan; Saffioti	Premier; Transport	McGowan Government delivering Wi-Fi to the Prospector train
17/12/2020	Saffioti	Transport	Joint media statement - Next tranche of Wheatbelt Secondary Freight Network projects announced
15/12/2020	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Science Partnerships to boost WA grains research capacity
10/12/2020	Dawson	Environment	Green light for Green Jobs
8/12/2020	McGurk	Community Services	Target 120 to turn young lives around in Port Hedland and Northam
5/12/2020	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Wheatbelt REDs growing local industry
28/11/2020	Murray	Sport and Recreation	Summer swimming on the cards in Southern Cross with new $5.65 million aquatic centre
24/11/2020	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Technology grants for Community Resource Centres
21/10/2020	Murray	Sport and Recreation	State Government contributes $85,000 to enrich country sport
13/10/2020	Templeman	Local Government	Report into Shire of Toodyay handed down
8/10/2020	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Regional Development	Recovery Budget delivers relief for Wheatbelt families and drives economic activity
8/10/2020	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Regional Development	Recovery Budget delivers relief for regional families and drives economic activity
25/09/2020	Saffioti	Transport	Community to shape future of cycling in Avon and Central Coast
24/09/2020	Saffioti	Transport	Business case to be prepared for Tier 3 grain lines
17/09/2020	Ellery	Education and Training	WA Recovery Plan progresses with architect appointed for Northam TAFE upgrade
7/09/2020	Saffioti	Transport	Joint media statement - First shovel-ready WA project complete on Great Eastern Highway
24/08/2020	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Goodlands digital infrastructure upgrade testament to local farmer’s tenacity
6/08/2020	Ellery	Education and Training	Wheatbelt training facilities overhauled to meet industry need
6/08/2020	McGowan; Ellery; MacTiernan	Premier; Education and Training; Agriculture and Food	McGowan Government invests in skills for vital agricultural sector
6/08/2020	McGowan; MacTiernan; Ellery	Premier; Regional Development; Education and Training	Plan for Wheatbelt unveiled as part of WA Recovery Plan
4/08/2020	Cook	Health	State-of-the-art Northam Health Service officially opened following $42 million redevelopment
27/07/2020	Wyatt	Lands	$116 million affordable land package driving growth in the Wheatbelt
24/07/2020	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Wheatbelt aged accommodation supporting regional communities
24/07/2020	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Digital connectivity boost to speed up the Wheatbelt
24/07/2020	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Merredin DPIRD RD&I upgrade heralds next generation of dryland agricultural research
29/06/2020	Saffioti; MacTiernan	Transport; Agriculture and Food	Agricultural freight strategy sets course for future freight needs in WA
24/06/2020	Saffioti	Transport	Joint media statement - Completed upgrades north of Muchea make Great Northern Highway even greater
22/06/2020	Saffioti	Transport	$10 million to improve road safety on two major freight roads
5/06/2020	Templeman	Heritage	Bruce Rock’s ‘living memorial’ and garden heritage listed
1/06/2020	Cook	Health	State-of-the-art operating theatres open at Northam Health Campus
22/05/2020	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Regional Development	$111 million investment in critical regional programs
25/04/2020	Cook	Health	TeleChemotherapy comes to Narrogin and Broome
9/04/2020	Templeman; MacTiernan	Culture and the Arts; Regional Development	Funding to continue support for regional arts community
20/03/2020	Logan	Emergency Services	Joint media statement - Disaster assistance following severe WA storms
25/02/2020	Johnston	Energy	New technology for WA’s electricity network
21/02/2020	Kelly; MacTiernan	Water; Agriculture and Food	Water deficiency declared in the shires of Dumbleyung and Kent
19/02/2020	Saffioti	Transport	Joint media statement - Wheatbelt Secondary Freight Network upgrades trucking along
14/02/2020	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Boost for manufacturing, agriculture in Wheatbelt
5/02/2020	MacTiernan	Regional Development	CEOs appointed to Wheatbelt, Gascoyne Development Commissions
30/01/2020	Kelly	Youth	Lotterywest grant to help disadvantaged students get to school
29/01/2020	Logan	Emergency Services	$5.5 million assistance for local governments to mitigate bushfire risks
23/01/2020	Ellery; Wyatt	Education and Training; Aboriginal Affairs	New program to support Aboriginal staff to become teachers
12/12/2019	Kelly	Water	$6 million investment in Northam, Wagin and Gnowangerup’s wastewater network
4/12/2019	Johnston	Energy	Badgingarra Solar Farm officially opens
7/11/2019	Saffioti	Transport	Restrictions on movement of oversize agricultural vehicles eased
1/11/2019	Cook	Health	Merredin Health Service and Mukinbudin Health Centre officially opened
17/10/2019	Kelly	Water	Kondinin, Hyden and Karlgarin benefit from $15.2 million water supply upgrade
17/09/2019	MacTiernan	Regional Development	Nominations open for 2020 WA Rural Women’s Award
16/08/2019	Johnston	Energy	Drone trial to inspect faults in regional areas
8/08/2019	Kelly	Water	Household water flow restrictions in Agricultural region decline 75 per cent
26/07/2019	MacTiernan	Agriculture and Food	Upgrades to kick off at Wheatbelt agricultural research facility
10/07/2019	Logan	Sport and Recreation	McGowan Government breaks ground on Toodyay Sports Precinct
1/07/2019	Saffioti	Transport	Toodyay’s Duke Street footbridge to receive $145,000 upgrade
21/06/2019	McGowan	Premier; State Development, Jobs and Trade	Premier officially opens Iluka Resources’ Cataby mine
19/06/2019	Ellery	Education and Training	Cutting-edge FarmSmarts showcased at Muresk Institute
5/06/2019	Saffioti; MacTiernan	Transport; Regional Development	Efficiency-boosting plan for agricultural region freight released for comment
5/06/2019	Saffioti	Transport	Joint media statement - Great Northern Highway upgrade reaches new milestone
30/05/2019	Ellery	Education and Training	Northam Jobs and Skills Centre to boost opportunities for regional jobseekers
24/05/2019	Papalia; MacTiernan	Tourism; Regional Development	Regional WA secures million-dollar event funding
9/05/2019	Saffioti	Transport	Further transition assistance available to country taxi operators
9/05/2019	McGowan; MacTiernan	Premier; Regional Development	McGowan Government’s strong investment in the Wheatbelt continues
9/05/2019	Saffioti	Transport	McGowan Government’s record regional road budget continues