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.
Contact the Perth team
Telephone: +61 (08) 6277 3000
Email: investandtrade@deed.wa.gov.au
Our Deputy Director
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Simone Spencer | Deputy Director General - Strategy, Performance and International Engagement
Simone is the Deputy Director General, Strategy, Performance and International Engagement at the Western Australian Department of Energy and Economic Diversification. Simone and her team shape and align strategy, policy, planning, evaluation and communication across DEED to ensure effective delivery and resource utility while leading the Government’s investment, trade and international engagement agenda.
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 promoted as an ideal study destination in Cambodia
Invest and Trade WA would like to thank Derek Yip, Australian Ambassador to Cambodia, and Bridget Collier, Deputy Head of Mission, Austrade Southeast Asia, for their support in making the delegation’s visit such a success.
Events such as these continue to promote WA to international students as home to a wide variety of academic, social and career opportunities. They also showcase WA's safe and vibrant multicultural communities, alongside amazing landscapes and stunning weather.
In fact, WA's enrolments from Cambodian students increased 11 per cent between 2024 and 2025. There are also several Cambodian schools delivering the Western Australia Certificate of Education (WACE) curriculum.
Thank you to the following delegates for your participation:
- Acknowledge Education – UP Education
- APEIRO Institute
- Contempo College
- Curtin College
- Curtin University
- Edith Cowan College
- Edith Cowan University
- McIver College
- Murdoch College
- Murdoch University
- Southern Cross University
- Stanley College
- StudyPerth
- The University of Notre Dame Australia
- The University of Western Australia (UWA)
- UWA College
Connect with Invest and Trade WA’s ASEAN Hub for support accessing trade and investment opportunities, or promoting WA as an ideal study destination, in the region via our hub contact page.
Published on: 05 June 2026
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Get in touch
If you are looking for opportunities in business, investment or trade, contact our experienced team at Invest and Trade WA.
Our in-house experts can support you directly and provide referrals or introductions across our network of overseas offices, industry bodies and government agencies.