The Kalgoorlie-Boulder Aboriginal short stay facility will undergo a $1.3million upgrade made possible by Royalties for Regions. Member for Kalgoorlie, Wendy Duncan MLA, said the facility had keys handed over in September 2012 after it was identified that there was a shortage of short-term accommodation for Aboriginal people visiting Kalgoorlie-Boulder for family, health, business or…
Mid West Sports Federation (MWSF) are the latest Geraldton recipients of the Mid West region’s Community Chest Fund (CCF), made possible by the State Government’s Royalties for Regions program. MWSF have received $20,000 to facilitate a 12 month governance training program in support of our local sporting organisations. Minister for Sport and Recreation Mia Davies…
Households in Kalgoorlie-Boulder used 100 million litres less water in 2016, compared with the same eight-month period last year. Member for the Mining and Pastoral Region Dave Grills MLC congratulated the local households that took part in the water efficiency program. “These savings were the equivalent of more than 44 Olympic-sized swimming pools,”…
Delivery of essential services, information and activities to regional and remote communities will continue, thanks to a $56 million Liberal National Government Royalties for Regions investment in the Western Australian Community Resource Network (WACRN). Consisting of 106 Community Resource Centres (CRCs), the WACRN provides a physical community hub for the delivery of government services and…
Minister for Sport and Recreation, Hon Mia Davies MLA officially ‘turned on the lights’ at Wonthella Oval yesterday. The 500 lux flood lighting project totalled $1.5million and allows the oval to host elite sporting events as well as concerts and other large-scale events. Minister for Sport and Recreation, Hon Mia Davies MLA and Nationals WA…
Year 12 students will be included for the first time in the State Government’s successful training scholarship program, which encourages women into trade and industry areas with low female participation. Member for the Mining and Pastoral Region Dave Grills MLC said applications were now open for the 2017 round of the ‘Expanding career options for…
Delivery of essential services, information and activities to regional and remote communities will continue thanks to a $56 million State Government Royalties for Regions investment in the Western Australian Community Resource Network (WACRN). Consisting of 106 Community Resource Centres (CRCs), the WACRN provides a physical community hub for the delivery of government services and information…
Community projects in Esperance, Ravensthorpe, Coolgardie, Leonora and Kalgoorlie-Boulder will be among those to benefit from the latest round of grants through the Goldfields-Esperance Regional Grants Scheme, made possible by Royalties for Regions. Member for the Mining and Pastoral Region Dave Grills MLC said the Regional Grants Scheme provided one-off grants to community, public and…
The community of Onslow is set to benefit from a major investment by private business which will create opportunities for more than 100 local workers over three stages. Onslow Marine Support Base Pty Ltd (OMSB), a privately owned Western Australian company, has begun construction of a world class marine supply base facility in Onslow’s Beadon…
An array of community projects across the Goldfields-Esperance region are set to receive a funding boost thanks to the latest round of Community Chest Fund grants, supported by Royalties for Regions. It was announced today that 23 projects in the region would benefit from the most recent round of the Goldfield-Esperance Community Chest Fund scheme,…