About The Perth Hub
The Invest and Trade Western Australia team in Perth works in partnership with overseas office locations to coordinate ministerial missions and delegations and further strategic partnerships.
We have a Clients Services team who can help you with investment and trade opportunities in Western Australia. If you have a related enquiry complete our online form and the team can assist you!
We speak a range of languages including English, Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, Korean, Cantonese, Malay, Hakka, Indonesian, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian and French.
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Telephone: +61 (08) 6277 3000
Our Deputy Director
Simone Spencer | Deputy Director General - Strategy and International Engagement
Simone is the Deputy Director General, Strategy and International Engagement at the Western Australian Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation. Simone and her team provide strategic policy advice on state economic development issues and help to both shape and promote investment and trade opportunities.
Key areas of focus for Simone and her team include economic diversification, industry decarbonisation and fostering a cohesive approach to the State’s long-term economic development including leading Invest and Trade Western Australia, the State’s ‘front door’ for investors and exporters.
Western Australia warmly welcomes East Java Provincial Government representatives to Perth
From 4-8 September 2024, the Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation, through Invest and Trade Western Australia, welcomed a 17-member delegation to Perth, which was led by Dr Bobby Soemiarsono, Acting Secretary of the East Java Provincial Government.
Western Australia (WA) and East Java have shared a sister-state relationship since 1990, fostering cooperation through people-to-people connections, trade, and cultural collaboration. The Sister-State Agreement, which formalises this partnership, was renewed in Surabaya, East Java, in September 2023 during the Indonesia Connect Roadshow led by WA Government.
The visit in early September brought together senior representatives from both WA and East Java to discuss planned activities under the renewed sister-state relationship, exploring ways to strengthen ties, and plan commemorations for the 35th anniversary of this important partnership in 2025.
The program also included a high-level joint working group meeting with members of the WA Government, the Indonesian Consulate-General in Perth, and the East Java Provincial Government.
Other key events held during the 4-day visit included a meeting and lunch with Hon. Jackie Jarvis, Minister for Agriculture and Food; Forestry; Small Business at Parliament House, a business roundtable hosted by Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA, and an Invest and Trade WA-hosted Industry Dinner. The delegation also met with Screenwest and visited Uluu, a Perth-based business which has created an eco-friendly alternative to plastic using seaweed.
Western Australia’s strategic partnerships, including its sister-state relationships, play a vital role in strengthening WA’s engagement with Asia, which align with the Government’s Asian Engagement Strategy to 2030 - Our Future with Asia.
Learn more about the strategy on the WA Government website.
Published on: 01 October 2024
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