State Infrastructure Strategy

Western Australia’s (WA) first State Infrastructure Strategy (Strategy) lays the foundations for infrastructure planning, delivery and management for the next 2 decades. It represents a significant step forward in the way government plans, delivers and manages infrastructure across the state.

Foundations for a Stronger Tomorrow outlines the state's significant infrastructure needs and priorities. It provides a long-term vision and infrastructure outlook underpinned by 6 strategic opportunities and 10 strategy objectives and is divided into broad infrastructure types categorised as 7 cross-cutting themes and 9 infrastructure sectors. It reaches across WA’s 10 regions, to identify both build and non-build solutions such as policy reforms and priority projects and programs.

Foundations for a stronger tomorrow
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State Infrastructure Strategy implementation progress

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State Infrastructure Strategy 2022

State Infrastructure Strategy 2022

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What is the State Infrastructure Strategy?

The State Infrastructure Strategy (Strategy) provides a statewide perspective of Western Australia’s infrastructure needs and priorities over the next 20 years. 

Under the Infrastructure Western Australia Act 2019 (IWA Act), Infrastructure WA (IWA) is tasked with preparing the Strategy at least every 5 years. 

The Strategy considers economic, social and environmental objectives to make recommendations relating to infrastructure planning, delivery and operation. The Strategy’s recommendations include a focus on both new projects and programs as well as non-build solutions (e.g. planning, policy, regulation, pricing, technology, procurement, skills and governance reforms).

What is the current status of the 2022 Strategy?

The WA Government's response to the Strategy was published on 3 February 2023 following the Strategy's tabling in Parliament on 3 August 2022. The response outlines the extent to which each recommendation is supported (for example, in full, in part or not supported), and reasons why any recommendation is not fully supported. 

What happens now the WA Government has responded to the Strategy?

State government agencies and GTEs are required to align their strategies, plans and policies with, and implement, the Strategy's recommendations to the extent that they are supported in the WA Government's response to the Strategy.

What is IWA's role now that the WA Government has responded?

In line with requirements of the IWA Act, IWA is required to monitor and report annually on implementation progress, which will foster an accountable and transparent approach to achieving the outcomes of the Strategy.

When is the next Strategy due for release?

It is a legislative requirement that a Strategy which covers a 20-year period is provided to the State Government at least every 5 years. IWA has commenced the development process in early 2024, with the next comprehensive Strategy due for release in mid-2027.