A #seafog is moving down the west coast and over #Rottnest. This is quite a rare event for waters offshore of Perth. It won't move over land, but it could linger over the ocean for the rest of the day.
Want to know more about fog? Check out our blog: https://t.co/o5KjxII0Ua
JUST IN: Our Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill has just been passed by the Legislative Council and has now cleared its biggest hurdle.
The Bill will now return to the Lower House for a special sitting on Tuesday, where we will make this law.
Across WA, thousands of retired greyhounds now live as pets with loving local families.
Currently, they are required to be muzzled in public places, despite most being calm, gentle and placid.
Next year, we are introducing legislation to remove that requirement.
Fisheries advise water users take caution in the Coral Bay Area due to a whale carcass on shore that may attract sharks, for more see:
https://t.co/uJsZZuuot1
Our state government funded Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter will return to the skies as of tomorrow, 1 September 2019 through to 30 April 2020, with increased flying coverage and patrol hours across the coming season.
Full media release at https://t.co/rKrasBB9Uk
The State-funded beach patrol helicopters spring into action from this weekend for Perth and South-West beaches🚁 🏖☀️These patrols are just one of the many ways the McGowan Government is helping make WA beaches as safe as possible. Use your #SeaSense: https://t.co/v5MSqfBHhY
@917TheWave Where did this claim about fisheries officers sighting the shark come from?
“Fisheries officers sighted the shark around 9.50am on Tuesday.” Comments on Facebook indicate that it was a sighting by a member of the public.
We set an ambitious target to create five million hectares of new national and marine parks and reserves across Western Australia.
Today, we are getting on with the job.
Creating the Houtman Abrolhos Islands National Park – the first under our Plan for Our Parks.
This is the third whale to be caught in shark nets in Queensland this season! The ensnaring of three whales in such a short space of time should make the Queensland government see reason and pulls the nets out. https://t.co/7P2EY1hH6S