Author: Terry Redman
Agriculture and Food Minister Terry Redman today officially opened a new national pilot malting facility in Perth which will help sell Australian barley to overseas customers.
Mr Redman said the $500,000 state-of-the-art facility, co-located at Edith Cowan University’s (ECU) Malting and Bre... (13-May)
Author: Terry Redman
The Liberal-National Government has reached an agreement with the Federal Government to extend and significantly expand the successful trial of drought reform measures.
Agriculture and Food Minister Terry Redman said the extended pilot, which would help build the resilience of farming businesses, i... (11-May)
Author: Terry Redman
The State Government has selected Serco Australia Pty Ltd as the preferred tender respondent for court security and custodial services in Western Australia.
The current court security and custodial services contract expires on July 30, 2011 and new arrangements are required to be in place to ensur... (05-May)
Author: Terry Redman
The State Government is seeking expressions of interest (EOI) from the private sector to design, construct, finance and maintain the Eastern Goldfields Regional Prison Redevelopment Project, which is set to open in 2015.
The new $232million, mixed gender facility will provide 350 beds across ... (29-Apr)
Author: Terry Redman
Agriculture and Food Minister Terry Redman today congratulated three inductees into the Agricultural Hall of Fame.
Former agriculture minister Hon. Ernie Bridge OAM, former Wesfarmers chief executive officer John Bennison AM OBE and researcher, the late Professor Laurence Hartley Teakle CMG, were ... (28-Apr)
Author: Terry Redman
Agriculture and Food Minister Terry Redman has welcomed the appointment of three North-West women to the Rural, Remote and Regional (RRR) Women’s Network of Western Australia reference group.
Melva Stone OAM, of Broome, has been appointed chair of the reference group, which sets the stra... (20-Apr)
Author: Terry Redman
Significant achievements have been made to advance Western Australia’s agricultural sector since the State Government released its ‘Priority Plan for Agriculture and Food’two years ago.
Agriculture and Food Minister Terry Redman detailed those gains and his vision for a progressive and profitable s... (13-Apr)
Author: Terry Redman
Corrective Services Minister Terry Redman will today officially open new prisoner accommodation units at Hakea Prison, the first to be completed under the State Government’s 640-bed accommodation strategy.
Hakea and Casuarina prisons gain an extra 256 beds each, while Albany Regional Prison’s... (11-Apr)
Author: Terry Redman
Announcing the trial in Bunbury today, Mr Collier said community-based offenders, under the Repay WA scheme, would coat fire retardant paint on power poles in high fire risk areas.
The offenders on community service orders will be part of a trial to test whether hand painting poles could beco... (11-Apr)
Author: Terry Redman
A high achiever with a passion for sustainable agriculture has claimed the Young Professionals in Agriculture Forum’s top award.
Agriculture and Food Minister Terry Redman presented Alana Shedley with the award and prize money at a function in Perth yesterday evening, hosted by the Departme... (04-Apr)
Author: Terry Redman
Western Australia’s agriculture and food sector is well positioned to tap into growing world demand for food, Agriculture and Food Minister Terry Redman today told a food security forum.
“Growing and diversifying demand for food presents great opportunity for the WA agrifood industry, but thi... (30-Mar)
Author: Terry Redman
International customers will get a taste of Western Australia’s diverse produce at the Fine Food Western Australia trade exhibition.
Agriculture and Food Minister Terry Redman today opened the biennial event showcasing the State’s outstanding food and beverage industries.
“Agriculture and... (21-Mar)
Author: Terry Redman
Forestry Minister Terry Redman has welcomed Rio Tinto's decision to offer fly-in, fly-out jobs to areas of the South-West that were recently impacted by the closure of a major timber mill.
Mr Redman told State Parliament yesterday that the mining group had offered 24 employment contra... (21-Mar)
Author: Terry Redman
Agriculture and Food Minister Terry Redman today congratulated recipients of the 2011 AgLinkEd scholarships at the Wagin Woolorama.
Mr Redman presented the scholarships to Katelyn Weinert, from the Denmark campus of the Western Australian College of Agriculture, and Hannah-Jane Armstrong, of the Ha... (14-Mar)
Author: Terry Redman
Agriculture and Food Minister Terry Redman today announced plans to establish a Sheep Industry Leadership Council for Western Australia.
“The council’s overarching role will be to bring together all sectors along the industry supply chain to help build a strong, united and clear industry vi... (14-Mar)