Year at a glance:
- Created a strong, unified department merging 3 government agencies and staff of 9 Regional Development Commissions.
- Provided $874.9m through the Royalties for Regions program towards 270 new and continuing initiatives.
- Opened Albany multi-species mollusc hatchery that is expected to create 350 new jobs over 10 years.
- Opened new $11.5m Northam grains research facilities.
- Awarded tender for state-of-the-art fish health labs at Watermans Bay.
- Ran effective emergency incident responses to 4 pest and disease incursions into Western Australia (WA).
- Facilitated Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) sustainability certification for our State’s pearl and wild abalone fisheries.
- Awarded total of $19.5m to develop Albany wave energy project.
- Set up beach emergency numbering system to assist emergency response to shark attacks.
- Eliminated a record 130 colonies as part of European wasp surveillance program.
- Ended year with revenue of $453m and expenditure of $473m.
