Important News

Job recruiters urge New Zealand workers to ‘Go West’
The State Government’s ‘Go West Now’ team heads to New Zealand this week on another push to attract skilled workers to fill Western Australia’s estimated 27,000 job vacancies.More...

Prisoners’ bricklaying program helps build community safety
A special bricklaying program designed to teach building and construction skills to offenders in Albany Regional Prison has the benefit of improving community safety, Corrective Services Minister Margaret Quirk said today.More...

Minister announces more prison beds for South-West
Corrective Services Minister Margaret Quirk said today that the multi-million dollar upgrade of Bunbury Regional Prison was on track for completion by September 2008.More...

Federal and State Government agree on skilled migrant plan
Small Business Minister Margaret Quirk said today that she was relieved that the Rudd Government had recognised the State’s migration needs by committing to develop a migration plan for Western Australia. More...

Minister calls for comment on new work camp for East Kimberley
Corrective Services Minister Margaret Quirk has called for community comment on a $10million proposal to expand the State Government’s successful work camps program in Wyndham.More...


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