The WA government will provide $6.1 million to train more Western Australians in Heavy Rigid (HR), Heavy Combination (HC) or Multi-Combination (MC) heavy vehicle driving through both theoretical and hands-on practical truck driver training. The job-ready Heavy Vehicle Driving Operations Skill Set and driver training will train an estimated 1,000 skilled
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Planning and development is progressing to deliver a $386.5 million project that will create a new, free-flowing gateway into Perth's eastern suburbs. The Greater Connect consortium comprising Laing O'Rourke, AECOM, and Arcadis has been awarded the contract to deliver the Great Eastern Highway Bypass Interchanges project. Federal Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure,
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The next round of Waste Wise Schools grant funding is now open for applications. More than 120,000 students attended the 214 accredited Waste Wise Schools across Western Australia in 2019-20. The program delivers educational resources and provides support for schools to improve recycling, avoid waste and recover value from waste that would
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The Watch and Act alert has been downgraded to an Advice due to rainfall over the fireground.Restricted Access Permits are still required for residents to enter the Tilden Park area.Road closures also remain for parts of the warning area.7:36pm - 6 Feb 2021 The Emergency Warning area has been downgraded to
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A 41-year-old man from Ellenbrook has been arrested, charged and refused bail after failing to comply with a direction to wear a face mask in public today. The man was located outside a shopping centre on Great Eastern Highway, Midland, which is within the Perth Metropolitan COVID lockdown area. Police engaged with
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The nation-wide National Disability Insurance Scheme Worker Screening Check (NDIS Check) commences in all States and Territories today, along with the NDIS Worker Screening Database. The new screening process will help ensure that individuals seeking work with registered NDIS providers do not present an unacceptable risk of harm to people with
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Effective from 6pm tonight, Sunday, 31 January 2021 until 6pm Friday, 5 February, the Perth metropolitan area and the Peel and South West regions will enter a five-day lockdown. These measures are being implemented due to a fast evolving situation with a positive COVID-19 case detected in a hotel quarantine worker. People
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Following the latest public health advice, Western Australia's controlled interstate border will be adjusted, pending no further outbreaks, with travel from Queensland permitted from 12.01am, Monday, February 1 2021. The transition for Queensland follows the latest public health advice and comes a week after the Chief Health Officer indicated that the
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Perth's first Smart Freeway is officially open, with southern suburbs drivers on the Kwinana Freeway northbound the first to experience a faster, safer and more reliable journey. The new smart technology allows Main Roads' Network Operations Centre to actively manage the freeway in real time by controlling the flow of traffic,
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New laws introduced into State Parliament today aim to protect the Swan Valley's unique character by providing clear planning guidance and outlining appropriate scales of tourism and development. The new Swan Valley Planning Bill 2020 is built off the recommendations of the Swan Valley Action Plan and the Kobelke Report -
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