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Morrgul Successfully Awarded State-wide Aboriginal Procurement Advisory Service Contract for Western Australia
The Hon Alannah MacTiernan MLC Minister for Regional Development; Agriculture and Food; Hydrogen Industry attended the office this week to announce Morrgul’s success in being awarded the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development’s state-wide Aboriginal Procurement Advisory Service (APAS) contract for the next 5 years. Press Release: ...
Morrgul Awarded Department of Finance Aboriginal Business Capability Building Services for the Kimberley and Pilbara
The Aboriginal Business Capability Building Program, funded by the WA Government’s Department of Finance assists Aboriginal businesses to build capacity in several areas through one-on-one mentoring. Morrgul have the contract to deliver the program in the Kimberley...
Morrgul announces new CEO
Respected Indigenous support agency Morrgul today announced the appointment of Patrick Le Lievre as its new CEO. Patrick joined Morrgul in May 2021 to work in business development. He was recruited with extensive commercial experience and a strong record of success...
IMPORTANT GOVERNMENT POLICY CHANGES IMPACTING ABORIGINAL BUSINESS
Have you heard about the changes to the Aboriginal Procurement Policy which was announced by the Minister for Finance on 1 July 2021? This Policy includes mandatory targets for Government contracting with Aboriginal businesses and will create new opportunities for the...
Aboriginal Procurement Policy to be extended
The McGowan Government has announced it will extend the Aboriginal Procurement Policy for another 3 years. So far the policy has exceeded all its targets and has been extremely successful. The policy will have updated targets for...
Procurement changes extended
In July, the Government announced changes to the way local Aboriginal owned businesses can win contracts with government agencies in 2020. These measures have now been extended and will be in place until May 31st 2021. These changes include: No need for a tender...
WAIPS improvements mean more work for local businesses
The McGowan Government has announced improvements to the Western Australian Industry Participation Strategy (WAIPS). These changes aim to ensure more government contracts and funds are awarded to local WA businesses. The aim of WAIPS is to create more jobs and...
$27 billion in government contracts announced
Yesterday the McGowan Government announced its ‘Pipeline of Work’ initiative. This work plan outlines all the government’s upcoming infrastructure projects, for a total of $27 billion over the next four years. This will give Aboriginal businesses time to plan for...
Record number of contracts awarded to Aboriginal businesses
As part of the government’s Aboriginal Procurement Policy, the McGowan government committed to award 2% of all government contracts to Aboriginal businesses. Yesterday it was announced that this target was nearly tripled, with 5.5% of government contracts being...
New training centre construction creates 1,000 jobs in Broome
The North Regional TAFE is building a new training centre in Broome. This centre will be designed by a Broome architectural firm, and building is set to begin in August 2021. The $10 million centre will create 1,000 new jobs. Keep an eye out for more updates on this...