WA Senator speaks out on Juukan Gorge destruction report

Senator Dean Smith, a member of the Joint Standing Committee on Northern Australia since 2016, has taken the opportunity to make additional comments on the Committee’s interim report –  “Never Again – Inquiry into the destruction of 46,000 year old caves at the Juukan Gorge in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Senator Smith said…

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Major grant brings bright future for Beechboro Christian School

Beechboro Christian School will benefit from the development of a new site and the relocation of classrooms ahead of its opening in 2022, thanks to a Coalition Government grant. The $750,000 grant was announced today by Senator Dean Smith, Senator for Perth’s northern suburbs. Senator Smith said the Morrison Government would contribute to the project…

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New facilities transform Alta-1 College

Students and staff at Alta-1 College will benefit from new facilities in Joondalup, including offices, a boardroom, meeting rooms, teacher preparation space and three student learning areas. Dean Smith, Senator for Perth’s northern suburbs, yesterday officiated at the opening ceremony for the project, which has been funded by the Morrison Coalition Government. The Morrison Government…

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COVID-19 Youth Survey reveals job worries a rising priority

104 young people responded to a COVID-19 survey designed to measure their pandemic experience. The survey, operated through Senator Dean Smith’s Facebook page, asked them to compare their concerns and priorities pre and following COVID-19. While climate change remained the greatest overall concern, the biggest change was increasing anxiety over jobs and unemployment. The results…

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Safety boost for WA’s Sikh community

Background: Sikh Gurdwara Perth Inc has received $315,000 from the Morrison Government as part of the Safer Communities Fund. The money will go towards a perimeter security fence and an emergency PA system at their Bennett Springs headquarters. Dean Smith, Senator for Perth’s Northern Suburbs, this week met with President Navtej Kaur Uppal and other…

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Senator gives youth a voice with new COVID-19 survey

Dean Smith, Senator for Perth’s Northern Suburbs, has launched an online survey for young people. Called the COVID-19 Gen Z Survey, it’s aimed at finding out more about how the pandemic has affected youth across Perth’s Northern Suburbs, and what they want the post-pandemic future to look like. The initiative, which begins this week and…

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Major security boost protects Jewish Community Centre from crime

Chabad Lubavitch of WA has received nearly $200,000 from the Morrison Government to improve security at its Noranda hub. The funding is part of a $15 million commitment to the Safer Communities Fund. CCTV cameras, security lights and fencing are among the crime-fighting upgrades the money will help deliver. A Jewish community group in Perth’s…

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Kicking goals for Cowan

Wanneroo City Soccer Club has received $400,000 from the Morrison Government for its new changerooms. The money is part of the Government’s Community Development Grants (CDG) Program. The project helps further establish Kingsway Regional Sporting Complex as a major sports and recreation facility for Perth’s northern suburbs. Wanneroo City Soccer Club’s new changerooms are now…

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