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| 18/06/2008 | Driving partnerships to improve indigenous employment
Premier Alan Carpenter today welcomed a partnership between the State Government and the mining sector to create jobs for indigenous people through improving their driving skills.
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| 13/06/2008 | More consistency for regional learner drivers
The State Government today announced changes to driving assessments for regional and rural Western Australia.
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| 09/06/2008 | New licensing centre for Midland
Vehicle licensing services for eastern suburbs residents received a boost today with the opening of the new Midland Licensing Centre.
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| 05/06/2008 | Government moves to cut red tape on interstate vehicle inspections
Light vehicles entering Western Australia from interstate will no longer face mandatory vehicle examinations.
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| 22/05/2008 | New Midland Licensing centre now open
The Midland Licensing centre has now moved to Midland Gate Shopping Centre, Cale Street. Vehicle examinations will still be carried out at 11 Victoria Street, Midland.
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| 21/05/2008 | Private-sector partners sought to provide low-risk vehicle examinations
The State Government today announced that Expressions of Interest were being called from the private sector to perform vehicle examinations in the Perth metropolitan area.
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| 08/05/2008 | Service disruptions at Metropolitan licensing and vehicle examination centres
Metropolitan licensing and vehicle examination centres will encounter service disruptions or closures today due to public sector wide industrial action campaign by members of the Civil Service Association (CSA). union.
Customers are encouraged, wherever possible, to pay accounts online or at Australian Post Office outlets. Transactions that cannot be paid online should be deferred until Friday 8 May.
For those transactions that cannot be paid online or through a post office, customers are asked to defer their business until Friday, 8 May.
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| 16/04/2008 | Welshpool licensing centre now open
Welshpool licensing and vehicle examination centre has re-opened. It was forced to close this morning due to a power failure.
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| 07/04/2008 | New Rockingham licensing centre now open
The licensing centre in Rockingham has now moved. Please see the more information link below for further details.
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| 01/04/2008 | Licensing services in Pinjarra to move
Licensing services in Pinjarra will be available from new premises as of Tuesday 1 April. For further details, click on the more information link below.
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| 31/03/2008 | Mandurah licensing centre now open
Customers are advised that the Licensing centre in Mandurah is now open again after the power outage this morning.
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| 19/03/2008 | New legislation set to increase road safety
The State Government today announced the introduction of a new law that will make it mandatory for all drivers to report any permanent or long-term medical condition that is likely to impair their ability to drive.
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| 17/03/2008 | Minister announces online licence payments
The Minister Assisting the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure, Ljiljanna Ravlich, today announced the introduction of online payment methods for driver licence renewals.
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| 12/03/2008 | Save time and pay online
You can now renew your driver's licence online if you don't require a new photograph to be taken.
When you receive your renewal notification, you will be supplied with an account number if you are able to renew using this facility.
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| 27/02/2008 | WA leads the way on licensing reform
Western Australia continues to lead the way towards standardising driver and vehicle licensing across the country.
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| 21/02/2008 | Demerit point hotline now available
You can now contact us on 1300 720 111 to quickly check your current demerit point balance. For more information please contact us.
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| 19/02/2008 | Service disruptions at Metropolitan licensing and vehicle examination centres
Metropolitan licensing and vehicle examination centres will encounter service disruptions or closures tomorrow, Wednesday, 20 February, due to public sector wide industrial action by members of the Civil Service Association (CSA) union.
See more information or read the media statement.
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| 18/02/2008 | Service disruptions at Metropolitan licensing and vehicle examination centres
Metropolitan licensing and vehicle examination centres will encounter service disruptions or closures tomorrow, Wednesday, 20 February, due to public sector wide industrial action by members of the Civil Service Association (CSA) union.
Customers are encouraged to pay accounts at Australian Post Office outlets or online, wherever possible. Licensing centre customers are asked to defer their business until Thursday, 21 February wherever possible. The Licensing contact centre will close, but customers will be able to call the 13 11 56 number and perform instant voice recognition transactions.
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| 17/12/2007 | New contact options for Interstate callers
Callers from anywhere around Australia can now contact Licensing on 13 11 56. International callers should use +61 8 9427 6404.
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| 11/12/2007 | Joondalup Licensing Centre now open
Joondalup Licensing Centre is now open after being closed for most of the day due to a gas leak. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. For more information please contact us.
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| 10/12/2007 | New freight licence to regulate South-West timber transport
A new licence will be introduced next year, aimed at curbing freight on heavy-haulage trucks between plantation sites and Bunbury.
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| 05/12/2007 | Transporting woodchips and timber logs
If you are a truck owner transporting woodchips and timber logs to the Port of Bunbury that are sourced in the South West, you might need a licence from the Department for Planning and Infrastructure.
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| 09/11/2007 | Kelmscott Licensing Centre has re-opened
Kelmscott Licensing Centre has now re-opened after the power failure this morning. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused.
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| 29/10/2007 | Application period now closed - Casual driver assessor positions
The application period for the casual driver assessor positions has now closed. We thank all those who applied and successful applicants will be contacted soon.
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| 25/10/2007 | Casual driver assessor positions
We're recruiting casual driver assessors to assist Licensing staff with after hours driving assessments. If you are interested in becoming one of these assessors, please see jobs.wa.gov.au
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| 24/10/2007 | New legislation to help farmers in time for harvest
The State Government today announced amendments to the Road Traffic Act for Towed Agricultural Implements, which will make transportation of farming equipment much easier for all Western Australian farmers.
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| 27/09/2007 | New ways to change your details and contact us
You can now use our online Licensing enquiry form to contact us with any comments, suggestions or queries you may have. If you need to change your address details then please use the online change of address form.
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| 04/08/2007 | Credit Card payments can now be made in Licensing Centres
From 1 July 2007, Licensing centres and participating shires and agents will accept Mastercard and Visa payments for all Licensing
transactions. Customers can also make a number of payments using Mastercard or Visa cards through our Online Payments section or on 13 11 56.
See more information.
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| 03/08/2007 | Licensing phone and online payments not available this weekend
As a result of routine system upgrades, customers are advised that telephone and online payments will not be available this weekend between 5.00pm Saturday 4th August and 1.00pm Sunday 5th August 2007. We apologise for any inconvenience.
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| 29/06/2007 | Changes to Licensing fees and charges
From 1 July 2007; some Licensing fees and charges will change. For more details please refer to our Fees and Charges section.
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| 24/06/2007 | New trial to provide low-risk vehicle inspections by private sector partners
The State Government today announced a trial that will see some vehicle inspections carried out by selected private sector partners.
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| 08/06/2007 | New district number plates to mark creation of the City of Geraldton Greenough
The Department for Planning and Infrastructure will release a new district number plate to mark the formation of the City of Geraldton Greenough in Western Australia's Mid-West region.
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| 01/05/2007 | WA Police start handover of regional driver assessment services
WA Police today started a phased handover of driver assessment services in regional areas.
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| 29/04/2007 | $73.8million to improve State''s licensing services
The State Government today announced a $73.8million funding package to improve licensing services for Western Australians.
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| 12/04/2007 | WA Police to transfer regional driving assessments to DPI
WA Police will start a phased withdrawal from driving assessment services in regional areas next month, with regional police stopping all motor driver licence assessments from 1 July 2008.
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| 22/03/2007 | Initiatives to tackle delays at metro vehicle examination centres
The Department for Planning and Infrastructure will trial two initiatives aimed at reducing waiting times at metropolitan vehicle examination centres.
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| 20/02/2007 | Licensing and vehicle examination centres to reopen tomorrow
Metropolitan and regional licensing and vehicle examination centres will reopen tomorrow (Wednesday 21 February).
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| 20/02/2007 | Metropolitan licensing and vehicle examination centres closed today
All metropolitan and some regional licensing and vehicle examination centres have been closed for the rest of today (Tuesday 20 February) due to industrial action by members of the Civil Service Association (CSA) union.
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| 14/09/2006 | Country pathways grants 2006-07
$500,000 funding for regional shared paths announced by WA Government will contribute to the provision of cycling and walking facilities in the country areas of the state.
Read the media statement.
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