Fremantle Ports is going to the market for the re-leasing of its two container shipping terminals on North Quay. The current leases held by DP World and Patrick have been in place since 1996 and are due to expire in June 2019. Transport Minister Rita Saffioti announced today that the opportunity was
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An additional $19.5 million will be spent on the State's Volunteer Marine Rescue Service (VMRS) over four years. The funding will give the State's Volunteer Marine Rescue Service groups secure, long-term funding for the first time since being brought under the Department of Fire and Emergency Services. In some cases, volunteer groups have
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To celebrate the birth of Prince Louis Arthur Charles to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the Australian Government is contributing $10,000 to Perth Zoo to help with its numbat breeding program. The contribution, made on behalf of the Australian people, will support research and breeding efforts at the zoo to
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The Federal Court has handed down a determination which recognises that native title exists for the Bindunbur and Jabirr Jabirr people over an area of about 12,050 square kilometres of land on the Dampier Peninsula, in the Kimberley region. The latest determination was made following a decision in the Federal Court
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The Honourable Kim Beazley AC has officially been sworn in as the 33rd Governor of Western Australia, at a ceremony hosted in the Government House ballroom. Governor Beazley has spent almost three decades in Federal Parliament as the Member for Swan and later Brand, and has served as Deputy Prime Minister,
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For the first time in Western Australia, a State Government department has taken back control of a privatised State asset in a move that is hoped to bring significant benefits in the fight against drug addiction. The Wandoo Reintegration Facility has today been brought under the auspices of the Department of
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Premier Mark McGowan today officially broke ground on Stage 1 of the $3.8 billion mixed-use Belmont Park development by Golden Group. Over the 20-year life of the project, developers Golden Group expect $10 billion to be injected into the economy and more than 25,000 local jobs to be created. The first stage
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The State Government has today written to all Community Resource Centres (CRCs), seeking feedback on a recommended future funding approach at a more sustainable level. Under the recommended approach, the majority of CRCs will be offered $70,000 per annum. Some CRCs will be offered $50,000 per annum where they are located
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The frequency of train services on the Fremantle and Midland lines will be boosted by 2021 as part of its METRONET expansion. Passengers at stations between Claremont and Bayswater will have a train every five minutes during peak periods, once track and station upgrades are completed in coming years. A tender released
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In an effort to support recycling and minimise unnecessary regulation, the State Government has amended regulations to ensure sites that accept only clean fill and uncontaminated fill - that meet environmental and health thresholds after testing - are not licensed as a landfill premises or liable for the waste levy. The
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