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Connecting to Country grants strengthen culture and community

Aug 20, 2026
The State Government is supporting Aboriginal people and organisations across Western Australia to strengthen cultural knowledge, leadership and community wellbeing through the latest round of the Connecting to Country program.

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A group of Warlayirti Artists walking on Country

Connecting to Country grants strengthen culture and community

20 August 2026

Media release

The State Government is supporting Aboriginal people and organisations across Western Australia to strengthen cultural knowledge, leadership and community wellbeing through the latest round of the Connecting to Country program.
A large group of people at the Tjunukutjarra camp stand in a desert environment waving at the camera

Funding enables connection to Country

8 January 2025

Media release

The WA Government's Connecting to Country program supports Aboriginal people and organisations to deliver activities that preserve and ensure the intergenerational transfer of knowledge, culture and language.

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