Author: Brendon Grylls
Funding for regional events across Western Australia is now available through Eventscorp’s Regional Events Scheme (RES), which is jointly funded by Royalties for Regions.
Tourism Minister Kim Hames said event organisers could apply for funding of up to $50,000 for smaller, developing regional eve... (15-Dec)
Author: Wendy Duncan
The City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s Burt Street Heritage Precinct Restoration Project was today given a boost of $1.35million from the successful Royalties for Regions Program.
The City have been working on the Burt Street project after an earthquake shook the area in April 2010, followed by storms ea... (13-Dec)
Author: Mia Davies
Member for the Agricultural Region, Mia Davies said the State Government’s continued investment in regional airports would open up new business opportunities and bolster emergency service capabilities across the Wheatbelt.
Under the Regional Airports Development Scheme a further $10 million in Roya... (13-Dec)
Author: Brendon Grylls
Regional Development Minister Brendon Grylls today announced the State Government will provide $1.35million in Royalties for Regions to support the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s Burt Street Heritage Precinct Restoration Project.
Mr Grylls said Burt Street is recognised as an important cultural her... (13-Dec)
Author: Mia Davies
Member for the Agricultural Region, Mia Davies says six regional communities now have better access to a doctor thanks to the $565 million Southern Inland Health Initiative.
Doctors in Merredin, Lake Grace, Corrigin, Quairading, Kalbarri and Esperance have agreed to work under the Southern Inland n... (12-Dec)
Author: Brendon Grylls
Public sector employees based in eligible regional areas will receive increases to their District Allowance, following the release of findings from the Regional Price Index (RPI) today.
The increase to the District Allowance is funded by the State Government’s Royalties for Regions program for $6... (12-Dec)
Author: Colin Holt
Workers with disabilities have settled in to Activ Industries’ new $1.4 million production facilities in Albany, officially opened today by Regional Development Minister Brendon Grylls and South West MLC Colin Holt.
Royalties for Regions funding of $95,000 through the Great Southern Regional Grants... (12-Dec)
Author: Wendy Duncan
Member for Mining and Pastoral Region, Hon Wendy Duncan MLC, has welcomed the recent announcement that six towns, including Esperance, are benefitting from the appointment of doctors new to regional Western Australia.
The six towns to benefit from the first round of appointments are C... (12-Dec)
Author: Brendon Grylls
Regional Development Minister Brendon Grylls today announced $45million State Government Royalties for Regions funding towards Carnarvon Stage 2 Flood Mitigation Works.
The Royalties for Regions funding includes $25million from the Gascoyne Development Plan (GDP) and $20million from the Regional ... (09-Dec)
Author: Brendon Grylls
Water provision and natural resource management (NRM) will drive growth in key regional growth areas under a $78.2million four-year suite of projects launched today.
Regional Development and Lands Minister Brendon Grylls and Water Minister Bill Marmion jointly announced the projects.
Mr Grylls... (09-Dec)
Author: Brendon Grylls
Up to 31 positions will be created to expand drug and alcohol treatment, prevention and counselling services across the Kimberley and Pilbara, thanks to a $16.4million over four-year commitment from the State Government’s Royalties for Regions program.
Mental Health Minister Helen Morton said sui... (09-Dec)
Author: Brendon Grylls
The State Government’s Ord-East Kimberley Expansion Project reached another important milestone with the announcement of Leighton Contractors as the contractor for Phase 2 construction works.
Regional Development and Lands Minister Brendon Grylls said the $146million Royalties for Regions-funded... (08-Dec)
Author: Brendon Grylls
The first nurse practitioner to be appointed under the State Government’s $565million Southern Inland Health Initiative will work in the Eastern Wheatbelt region, Health Minister Kim Hames said today.
Dr Hames said Laura Black was a nurse practitioner with more than 30 years experience and would ... (08-Dec)
Author: Brendon Grylls
Manjimup is expecting about 5,000 visitors next weekend when the 10th annual Manjimup Cherry Harmony Festival gets under way.
Tourism Minister Kim Hames said the festival highlight would be the International Cherry Pip Spitting Championships which attracts international media attention.
“This pop... (08-Dec)
Author: Brendon Grylls
Perth will be home to Australia’s richest golf tournament from October next year - the tournament one of a record 84 events sponsored by the State Government, through Eventscorp, in 2012.
Announcing the US$2million Perth International today at the Eventscorp 2012 Calendar launch, Tourism Mi... (07-Dec)