The first primary school out of two proposed educational facilities to be built by 2024 has been approved by a state government planning assessment body.
A cohort of 11 regional and metropolitan architects have been contracted to design new STEM facilities for 19 public secondary schools in Western Australia.
Murdoch University has blamed the COVID pandemic for derailing its $250 million inner city campus proposal, which had been predicated on an increase in international students.
Amber-Jade Sanderson announced the transition to "very high caseload settings" just hours after WA reported another record-breaking jump in figures, with 3,594 new infections.
The state government and Shell Australia have penned a deal to supply and install boiler training equipment at South Metropolitan TAFE's Munster facility.
TRCB Architects and EIW Architects have been appointed to design $23 million and $15 million projects at John Curtin College of the Arts and Mount Lawley Senior High School respectively.
The contract to build a $6 million health and hospitality centre at North Regional TAFE's Kununurra campus has been awarded to local business Kimberley Green Constructions.
The state government is set to issue further JobTrainer funding to the tune of $103.5 million in a bid to upskill young people and those seeking employment.
School teachers could be the next group targeted for mandatory coronavirus vaccinations in Western Australia in a bid to accelerate the state's rollout.
Work on a $16.9 million upgrade to South Metropolitan TAFE's Mandurah campus has started, with new hospitality and tourism training facilities to open in 2023.
The state government will launch a $4 million campaign to draw skilled workers from interstate to address WA's skills shortage, as data shows people from the eastern states are moving to WA in droves.
The Nationals will hold just four seats in the lower house after former party leader Terry Redman lost the South West seat he's held since 2013 this morning.
Architects have been major beneficiaries of the state government's COVID-19 stimulus, with a host of firms securing contracts to redesign public schools in recent months.
Parry and Rosenthal Architects will design a $5.3 million performing arts centre at Dianella Secondary College, while Carabiner secured its third state government contract for the month.
Perth-based Carabiner will design $4 million worth of school projects, including a new kindergarten centre in Thornlie and a school upgrade in West Byford.
A $10.4 million performing arts centre and sports hall are in the works in Pinjarra following the appointment of Bunbury-based designer MCG Architects (MCG).
Non-profit organisation Teach for Australia will receive $4 million from the state government to support university graduates and encourage them to teach in disadvantaged communities.