Reform of Western Australia's century-old water rights laws are unlikely to happen in this term of government, Water Minister Don Punch says, but it is on the cards.
The multi-million-dollar investment will go towards conservation efforts by Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation to support World Heritage Listing requirements.
Confidence in the state government's ability to effectively manage water has collapsed as it faces pressure on multiple fronts over industrial use, climate change, and a growing population.
This week's appointments include Michael Allan, Penny Fielding, Michael Veletta, Perenti leadership changes, new director appointments at Mineral Resources, and others.
The state government's involvement in the 800-page Murujuga rock art monitoring report has been called into question after one of the authors' email chain was made public.
A Broome prison and emissions reduction reporting implementation are among 10 key projects the state has fallen behind on over the last year, a new progress report has revealed.
The average cost of environmental compliance audits by the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation was more than double the state's target last financial year.
A Pilbara Aboriginal corporation has accused the WA government of mismanaging an aquifer critical to a national park and Karratha's drinking water supply.
The state government has refreshed public sector leadership with the appointment of three new directors general, including Jay Peckitt taking up the role at Department of Education.
The state government has selected Eve Drain to head up the Office of the Appeals Convenor after a seven-month recruitment process for Emma Gaunt's replacement.
Traditional Owners have raised the alarm about the level of water extraction from a pool on the Ashburton River only months after defeating a Forrest-backed irrigation project
The state's third-largest vegetable producer and two of its directors have been fined more than $50,000 for using excess water at properties in Perth's north east.
Sydney-based Tellus Holdings has been given the green light to operate what it says is Australia's first commercial hazardous waste repository, 240 kilometres north-west of Kalgoorlie.
The state government has struck a partnership deal to utilise one of the world's "most powerful and greenest” supercomputers to make climate change projections for WA.
The environmental watchdog has decided not to assess the $100 million Perth Surf Park project, which is proposed to be built on a 5.7-hectare lot in Jandakot.
The state's water regulator has told Alcoa to clean out a pipeline running near a drinking water dam in Waroona after finding the pipe likely to contain contaminated water and pose a pollution threat.
Up to 1 per cent of energy on WA's main electricity network will be drawn from renewable hydrogen as part of a comprehensive overhaul of the sector's regulatory framework.
The state's peak conservation body has fronted court this morning in an 11th-hour bid to halt a key component of Woodside's $16.5 billion Scarborough gas project.
Border closures and skills shortages have hit state government plans to recruit new approvals officers, with the opposition's Tjorn Sibma saying the challenges had been kept secret.
The state's environmental regulator has given BHP the green light to increase iron ore exports from Port Hedland by 40 million tonnes annually, despite concerns about dust exposure.
Global technology company Insight has secured a $23 million contract with the state government to build a new environmental assessment platform over the next three years.
The state's largest grain handler will go ahead with its $50 million Kwinana fertiliser project after the proposal received development approval today.
The state's environment minister has rejected appeals against decisions to allow two of Australia's biggest iron ore miners to increase their annual exports through Port Hedland, despite ongoing concerns about dust.
The state's environmental regulator has ordered mining giant BHP to file a site management by the end of the month following the detection of chemicals in the soil and groundwater of its Newman iron ore mine.
The McGowan government has committed more than $1.6 million to fast-track approvals for major resource projects following feedback from industry stakeholders.
A Bullsbrook market gardener has been ordered to pay $18,618 for clearing almost nine hectares of native vegetation without receiving regulatory approval.
The co-operative that distributes water in the Ord River irrigation area has scored a big court victory over the state government, retaining its current water allocation to support the development of new cotton farms. The state government had wanted to slash the Ord Irrigation Co-operative's annual water allocation by one third.
Primewest has unveiled the second stage of its $100 million plan for the City of Joondalup, pushing ahead with an $80 million proposal for a 12,000 square metre office building, with parking for 150 vehicles.
