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Adrian Dzvuke support act for Coldplay, performs on stage at Optus Stadium Perth Australia

🎶Funding is now open for WA musicians to take up career defining opportunities!

Jul 8, 2025
The WA Government extended its initial 2018 commitment of $3 million for a Contemporary Music Fund in 2021 with an additional $3 million over 4 years through to 2025.

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Adrian Dzvuke support act for Coldplay, performs on stage at Optus Stadium Perth Australia

🎶Funding is now open for WA musicians to take up career defining opportunities!

8 July 2025

Media release

The WA Government extended its initial 2018 commitment of $3 million for a Contemporary Music Fund in 2021 with an additional $3 million over 4 years through to 2025.

Aboriginal History WA heads to the Midwest for family history road trip

7 July 2025

Media release

Aboriginal History Western Australia (AHWA) and the State Library of Western Australia's Storylines will be hitting the road and heading to the Midwest this August to deliver free family history information sessions for First Nations peoples.
Forecourt of the Perth Concert Hall with a pile of red clay bricks

Progress continues on Perth Concert Hall transformation

3 July 2025
Find out what’s happening and what’s to come in the redevelopment project
A close up an artist paint tray and brushes in a small bucket

Supporting the next generation of WA creatives

2 July 2025

Media release

Two new grant programs will soon open to support the next generation of Western Australian artists and arts workers, as part of the WA Government's plan to grow our creative industries
A construction photo of works in the Perth Cultural Centre, with PICA in the background.

Transformation of the Perth Cultural Centre progressing

1 July 2025
Find out what’s happening and what’s to come in the rejuvenation project
An artis impression of the playfields at the Malaga Sporting Precinct - Stage 1

Expressions of interest open for Stage 1 of Malaga Sports Precinct

24 June 2025

Media release

The WA Government has opened Expressions of Interest (EOI) for construction partners to deliver Stage 1 of the Malaga Sports Precinct — a landmark project set to transform sporting infrastructure in Perth’s growing north-eastern corridor.
Chad Anderson, Director General, Department of Department of Creative Industries, Tourism and Sport

Chad Anderson appointed as Director General, Department of Department of Creative Industries, Tourism and Sport

10 June 2025
Today the Premier announced the appointment of 5 Directors General of reformed public sector agencies.
Two groups of campers paddling on rafts with an instructor

80 years of adventure, learning and community at Bickley Camp

6 June 2025

Media release

Bickley Outdoor Recreation Camp is today celebrating 80 years of rich history where generations of Western Australians have discovered the joy of outdoor adventure, built lifelong memories, and grown through shared experience in nature.
Aerial view of the stage 2 development area.

Football scores as works begin on Stage 2 Sam Kerr Football Centre

5 June 2025
The WA Government has officially kicked off Stage 2 works on Western Australia's premier football facility with turning the first sod on the $4 million contract to expand the Sam Kerr Football Centre today.
An Aboriginal artist painting at Mangkaja Arts Resource Agency.

Milestone for Aboriginal Cultural Centre as design tender released

4 June 2025
Planning for a world class Aboriginal Cultural Centre overlooking the Derbarl Yerrigan (Swan River) is one step closer with the release of a design tender.
Construction works at the Norm Sadler Pavilion

Upgrades begin after $2.4m investment in Norm Sadler Pavilion

23 May 2025

Media release

A community sporting hub in the City of Kalamunda is a step closer to completion with works underway on the upgrades to the Norm Sadler Pavilion at the Maida Vale Reserve.
DLGSC and DBCA delegates with the new Horse Trail Management Guidelines launched at the 2025 WA Trails Forum

New guidelines the mane event at WA Trails Forum

22 May 2025
More than 150 key decision-makers from government, the not-for-profit sector and businesses came together in Mandurah at the 2025 WA Trails Forum to discuss and plan the future of trails and recreation and launch a key trail planning document.

First pitch complete for Australia’s home of hockey

21 May 2025

Media release

The Australian Hockey Centre is on track, with completion of one of four new international-standard pitches, including lighting and turf upgrades.
An architects impression of the interior of the redeveloped Perth Concert Hall

Breaking ground raises curtain on concert hall refurbishment

20 May 2025

Media release

Preliminary works commenced in April for the $150.3 million transformation of the historic Perth Concert Hall
An artist using a VR set

A renewed focus for WA’s Creative Industries

19 May 2025
Culture and the Arts renamed Creative Industries highlighting importance in WA’s economic diversification.
Spare Parts Puppet Theatre volunteer (centre) Hannah Bremner.

Connecting communities through volunteers

19 May 2025
National Volunteer Week (19 to 25 May 2025) begins today with thousands of events and activities taking place across the country to celebrate.

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