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WA Government supports 2026 chapter of Margaret River Readers & Writers Festival
May 14, 2026
The WA Government is continuing its strong support for regional arts and culture, with $86,542 in funding for the 2026 Margaret River Readers & Writers Festival (MRRWF), Western Australia’s largest annual regional literary festival
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WA Government supports 2026 chapter of Margaret River Readers & Writers Festival
14 May 2026
The WA Government is continuing its strong support for regional arts and culture, with $86,542 in funding for the 2026 Margaret River Readers & Writers Festival (MRRWF), Western Australia’s largest annual regional literary festival
All-Western Australian music lineup for WA Day celebrations
3 November 2025
The WA Government is proud to support this year's Western Australia Day celebrations, with the WA Day Festival set to feature a massive local music lineup.
Funding boosts children's participation in flagship writers' festival
5 May 2025
Media release
Western Australia's largest annual regional literary festival, the Margaret River Readers and Writers Festival (MRRWF), aims to foster a love of literature and the arts for the WA community.
🏀 Slam dunk! Perth welcomes Australia's largest basketball festival
24 May 2024
It's a slam dunk for Perth, with the city being confirmed as the host of the inaugural HoopsFest event, Australia's largest basketball festival.
New arts festival coming to Perth this winter
22 April 2024
Perth is set to launch a new winter arts and cultural festival this July, with RE//Perth activating multiple Northbridge spaces in a celebration of creativity and urban exploration.
CinefestOZ to showcase Australian films across the South West
29 August 2023
Media release
Homegrown talent, international celebrities and the natural beauty of the South West will be in the spotlight when the red carpet rolls out this week for CinefestOZ.
FRINGE WORLD 2023 launches with feel good vibes
20 January 2023
FRINGE WORLD Festival is back, providing a stage for arts and culture to thrive in Perth, with funding assistance from the State Government.
Albany audiences take their seats for expanded CinefestOZ
28 April 2022
CinefestOZ Albany will take place from 28 April to 1 May 2022, allowing Great Southern film lovers to experience and celebrate the very best in Australian film.
Lotterywest’s $7.7 million wave of support for Perth Festival
23 November 2021
The State Government, through Lotterywest, has set the stage for the 2022 Perth Festival, with significant funding for free community events and core program costs.
It’s show time: bigger and better FRINGE returns to WA
10 November 2021
The FRINGE WORLD Festival will return in 2022 bigger and better than ever, with the State Government providing a significant funding boost.
New Screenwest production kicks off Lotterywest Films for Perth Festival
30 November 2020
Media release
Premier Mark McGowan will officially present the Perth Festival with a Lotterywest COVID-19 Relief Fund grant of $6.3 million and will announce an additional $1 million in support, at the opening night of the festival's Lotterywest Films season.
Get ready to binge on FRINGE, as tickets go on sale today
12 November 2020
Media release
It is almost that time of year, FRINGE WORLD 2021 is coming and is set to be a bonanza of Western Australian creative and artistic talent.
2020 AWESOME Festival to delight young and old
12 August 2020
The AWESOME Arts Festival will once again delight audiences young and old, when it is presented at the Perth Cultural Centre during the next school holidays in spring.
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