Our community always receives great support from our Premier and his Ministers and the last few weeks have been no exception.
 
Hon Peter Tinley, Minister for Housing and Asian Engagement visited at the end of June. He attended an event for Tradies, hosted by the local office of the Housing Industry Association. This event was an opportunity for the Minister to speak directly with local tradespeople and construction workers about the opportunities available through the recently expanded maintenance and building programmes for public housing. He then attended a sundowner with members of the City of Bunbury Sister Cities Committee and the Board of the South West China Business Association, a function the Mayor and Bunbury City Council were kind enough to host.

Minister Saffiotti was also in Bunbury recently. The Minister for Transport was here to announce the draft of the South West Supply Chain Strategy had been released for public comment. This is an important strategy to unlock the potential for future economic growth in our region and will be vital for new industries seeking to establish themselves here. To have your say on the strategy visit https://www.transport.wa.gov.au/Freight-Ports/south-west-supply-chain-strategy.asp. The comments period will be open until Friday 21 August.



I also had the great pleasure to join Minister Alannah MacTiernan to officially open Bunbury’s new accessible fishing platform. Located at what used to be the supply jetty at the old wharf at the end of Casuarina Drive, this is a fantastic new facility complete with seating, shade, solar lighting and a fish cleaning station that will be hugely popular with anyone in our recreational fishing community who has to overcome accessibility issues. Young families, the elderly and people living with a disability can now safely go fishing and make the most of Bunbury’s amazing marine environment.