Author: Tony Crook
Federal Member for O’Connor Tony Crook MP has welcomed the announcement of $6 million in federal funding over three years for service organisations in the Goldfields-Esperance region.
Federal Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Hon Jenny Macklin MP, announced ... (29-Sep)
Author: Tony Crook
Federal Member for O’Connor Tony Crook MP has welcomed the announcement of $9.9 million in federal funding over three years for service organisations in the Great Southern.
Federal Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Hon Jenny Macklin MP, announced the funding... (29-Sep)
Author: Brendon Grylls
The Great Southern region will showcase an impressive range of art and craft exhibits, as part of its annual celebration.
Tourism Minister Kim Hames said the Bendigo Bank Southern Art and Craft Trail, now in its ninth year, featured exhibitions of paintings, sculptures, printmaking, photography,... (29-Sep)
Author: Brendon Grylls
A renowned Australian rock band and the State’s premier ballet company will both perform in Karratha this weekend as part of events funded by the State Government.
Tourism Minister Kim Hames said Thirsty Merc would headline the Karratha Community Celebration on Sunday October 2.
“The festival ... (29-Sep)
Author: Brendon Grylls
Western Australia’s first ever major scale interactive children’s festival kicks off in Bunbury this weekend.
The State Government has provided funding for the Funtabulous Bunbury Kidsfest through Eventscorp’s Regional Events Scheme, partly funded by Royalties for Regions.
Tourism Minister Kim... (29-Sep)
Author: Wendy Duncan
The Hon Wendy Duncan MLC, Member for the Mining and Pastoral Region has today welcomed the announcement by Minister for Regional Development; Lands, Brendon Grylls, of the further release of land at LandCorp’s Waranyjarri Estate at Broome North.
Ms Duncan said that the State Government’s recognitio... (28-Sep)
Author: Brendon Grylls
Homebuyers and investors are set to benefit from the release of a variety of different residential home sites at LandCorp’s Waranyjarri Estate at Broome North.
Lands Minister Brendon Grylls today announced the release next week of 11 medium density and grouped housing sites, as well as 39 s... (28-Sep)
Author: Brendon Grylls
The State Government today announced a one-off extraordinary round of funding of up to $300,000 for Eventscorp’s Regional Events Scheme (RES).
Tourism Minister Kim Hames said the funding was available for smaller and developing events to be held in the 2012 calendar year, thanks to Royaltie... (28-Sep)
Author: Tony Crook
Federal Member for O’Connor Tony Crook MP has welcomed the completion of upgrades to seven remote airstrips in the Ngaanyatjarra Lands.
More than $2 million was invested in essential infrastructure works on these remote airstrips, including providing camel-proof fences, resealing of runways and gen... (27-Sep)
Author: Wendy Duncan
The government’s response to the Rangelands Tenure Options Discussion paper has been released along with a commitment to progress six broad changes to the Land Administration Act 1997, according to Member for Mining and Pastoral, Wendy Duncan.
Ms Duncan has been closely involved in the rangelands r... (26-Sep)
Author: Brendon Grylls
The State Government has confirmed its intention to introduce new land tenure options as part of the Rangelands Reform Program in a response paper released by the Department of Regional Development and Lands.
The paper responds to feedback received from the Rangelands Tenure Options Discussion Pape... (26-Sep)
Author: Brendon Grylls
Regional Development Minister Brendon Grylls has congratulated the team behind the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) ‘Remote-i’ research project for winning two awards at the recent 2011 National iAwards in Melbourne.
Remote-i, which received Royalties fo... (22-Sep)
Author: Colin Holt
Nationals’ member for the South West Region Hon. Colin Holt has called on all residents to wear red this Saturday September 24th to show their support for the second annual ‘Wear Red for Ruby Day’
‘Red for Ruby’ is an initiative aiming to remove the stigma attached to sufferers of adolescen... (22-Sep)
Author: Mia Davies
Member for the Agricultural Region, Mia Davies attended the launch of a new solar desalinator at Avery Acres near Dowerin on Sunday.
Ms Davies said the technology was developed by an Australian business and had the capability to provide quality water from unusable saline water sources.
... (22-Sep)
Author: Mia Davies
Member for the Agricultural Region, Mia Davies visited the Nambling Lakes near Dowerin on Sunday 18 September for an event organized as part of the John Curtin Weekend volunteering series.
Ms Davies joined Adrian Price and volunteers in mulching saplings and trees planted as part of the rehab... (20-Sep)