Energy Minister Mike Nahan today released a discussion paper on ways to reform the electricity market in the south west of Western Australia. The Electricity Market Review Discussion Paper examines why the cost of supplying electricity in WA is so high compared to the rest of Australia. Several options to deal with this – and […]
Work has commenced on a new homeless shelter in Highgate which will provide overnight accommodation for up to 10 chronically homeless men and couples. Premier Colin Barnett and Child Protection Minister Helen Morton launched the pre-construction works at an official soil-turning ceremony this morning. Mr Barnett said the initiative was a collaborative partnership between the […]
Premier Colin Barnett has renewed calls for the Federal Government to address the inequities in the distribution of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) which are stifling the Western Australian economy. “The imbalance in the GST distribution has reached absurd levels and is a major issue for the State’s economic stability and security,” the Premier […]
Five of the State’s leading fire managers will travel to Canada’s British Columbia as part of an 81-strong Australian-New Zealand contingent to help battle widespread forest fires. Announcing the deployment today, Environment Minister Albert Jacob and Emergency Services Minister Joe Francis said the five Western Australian fire managers would leave on Sunday to help fight […]
Marine tourism in protected areas will be the focus of a major international ecotourism conference to be held next year at Rottnest Island. Announcing Western Australia as host of the 2015 Global Eco Asia-Pacific Tourism Conference, Tourism Minister Liza Harvey and Environment Minister Albert Jacob said it was a great coup for WA to host […]
Telstra Perth Fashion Festival has secured a three-year sponsorship deal with the State Government through Tourism WA. Tourism Minister Liza Harvey said the new deal was a testament to the value the State Government placed on the Telstra Perth Fashion Festival. “Over the past 16 years the festival has evolved into one of the most […]
Agriculture and Food Minister Ken Baston today witnessed the signing of a historic agreement between a Western Australian meat processor and a Chinese company which will deliver long-term benefits to the State’s sheep and cattle industries. China’s largest red meat importer Grand Farm and South-West processor V&V Walsh today signed a Cooperation Agreement at the […]
In the midst of the AFL’s Multicultural Round, the West Australian Football Commission (WAFC) will today host a Cultural Diversity Breakfast at Patersons Stadium. Citizenship and Multicultural Interests Minister Mike Nahan said that as the State’s population and cultural diversity grows, young migrants were increasing their participation in all aspects of football and revitalising the […]
The Giants – an 11-metre tall Deep Sea Diver and a six-metre tall Little Girl – will walk the streets of Perth over three days next February to commemorate the Anzac Centenary. As part of the Perth International Arts Festival, French street theatre company, Royal de Luxe, will use The Giants to tell the true […]
Education Minister Peter Collier has assured parents that the State Government was taking every precaution with children’s health in managing asbestos in schools. Mr Collier said the Western Australian Advisory Committee on Hazardous Substances had advised that exposure to asbestos cement material in WA public schools represented very little risk to health. “Environmental health experts […]