Major construction is underway on Western Australia's new museum, delivering more than 3,000 jobs and a world-class attraction for tourists and locals. Premier Mark McGowan and Culture and the Arts Minister David Templeman visited the new museum site today to announce the signing of the Stage Two agreement between the State
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Optus Stadium and the surrounding Stadium Park was officially opened this morning when thousands of Western Australians were given the chance to tour the venue first, and for free, at the Community Open Day. The opening ceremony was held this morning with Premier Mark McGowan, Sport and Recreation Minister Mick Murray
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The WA Government will invest $5 million in driving better digital connectivity for agricultural and pastoral businesses in regional Western Australia. The Digital Farm grants program will enable farming businesses to use smart farming technologies such as cloud-based data sharing and decision-making tools to improve their productivity and output. The program aims
Read MoreThe State Government, through Healthway, has granted $514,654 towards a sexual health and life skills program for Aboriginal young people aged 10-14 years. The Mooditj program is delivered State-wide by Aboriginal educators, and designed to inform and empower young Aboriginal people about their sexual health, emotions and feelings, goal setting, puberty
Read MoreOutstanding individuals and organisations in Western Australia's community services sector will be recognised at this year's Community Services Excellence Awards. Community Services Minister Simone McGurk launched the biennial awards at the Western Australian Council of Social Service (WACOSS) New Year Sector Breakfast in Perth today. Two new individual categories have been introduced
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For the first time, Western Australia's corrections officers have been publicly recognised throughout the State for the important role they play in helping keep our community safe. It is also the first time the entire nation has come together to recognise the significant contribution that corrections officers and department staff make
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Sex Offender Management Squad detectives have charged a 51 year old man as a result of their extensive investigation into allegations of historical child sexual abuse. It is alleged between April and June 1993, the man sexually assaulted a boy who was 13 years old at the time of the first
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Traffic Enforcement Group officers are investigating a crash that occurred just after midnight this morning, 19 January 2018 in the Graham Farmer Freeway tunnel. Emergency workers were in the tunnel several hundred metres from the entrance in the right hand west bound lane. They were attempting to retrieve a duck that
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With Western Australia's ban on lightweight single-use plastic bags just five months away, the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation is holding workshops to help people change the way they shop and do business. Environment Minister Stephen Dawson is urging the community to take advantage of the workshops - being held
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Water Minister Dave Kelly this week emphasised the value of water for people living on the streets, when he inspected Perth's first hybrid shower and laundry van for the homeless. The Orange Sky van - named Lottie - has been built with the support of Lotterywest and the Water Corporation. The
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