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Vision for the ECU Mount Lawley Redevelopment finalised

Feb 17, 2026
The WA Government has today launched the ECU Mount Lawley Redevelopment Master Plan, setting the blueprint for the transformation of this unique, centrally located site into a vibrant and inclusive urban community.

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Perth Film Studios named as final agreement is signed

8 June 2024
Western Australia’s new multi-million-dollar screen production facility, currently under construction, has hit another key milestone with the signing of an operations agreement underpinned by funding from the State Government.
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Creative businesses are invited to apply for the 2024 WA Export Awards

4 June 2024
The Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries is proudly supporting the Creative Industries category for the 2024 Western Australian (WA) Export Awards.
Portrait photo of Robert Taylor, board member, Arts and Culture Trust

New appointment for the Arts and Culture Trust Board

24 May 2024
The Arts and Culture Trust is pleased to welcome a new member to our Board.
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Words, song, photos and music all part of regional vitality

14 May 2024

Media release

A writers’ festival, multicultural celebrations, a photography project and a pub full of sea shanties are among the activities funded in the latest round of regional arts grants.
A crowd at the Perth 2024 ISPA Conference are standing a clapping

WA to host Australian Performing Arts Market

13 May 2024

Media release

The Australian Performing Arts Market (APAM) will be hosted in Western Australia for the first time in the major event’s 30-year history.
A small group of Aboriginal people sit on the ground painting on an unstretched canvas

Funding to support connection to country in WA communities

13 May 2024

Media release

The State Government’s Connecting to Country grant program is continuing to support Western Australia’s Aboriginal people and organisations to transfer knowledge between generations and preserve culture – 20 projects will each receive up to $25,000 this year.
DLGSC Director General Lanie Chopping pictured with winners of inaugural Best Australian Short Film Competition

The May edition of the CAtch-up is out now!

7 May 2024
The May edition of the CAtch-up, our regular newsletter for the culture and the arts sector, is now available online.
Behind the scenes of a film production with equipment on a truck

State Government investing in WA’s job-creating screen industry

24 April 2024

Media release

The State Government will invest $31.9 million over 4 years to implement a new screen industry strategy as part of its economic diversification plans, with initiatives that grow the local screen industry and establish Western Australia as a major international and national screen production destination.
Image credit: Bunbury Regional Art Gallery, 2023. Photo courtesy of Bunbury Regional Art Gallery.

Facilities funding available for public regional galleries

23 April 2024
Public arts and cultural galleries in regional WA can now apply for funding from $5000 to $100,000 for minor or major facility improvements through the Public Regional Galleries Improvement Fund.
RE//Perth: A winter arts festival graphic

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.
Drone view of the Albany Entertainment Centre at dusk

Contract awarded for Albany Entertainment Centre works

26 March 2024

Media release

The State Government has awarded the contract for important roof repairs at the iconic Albany Entertainment Centre, with Colab Construction to start work soon.
Cast and crew on the stage at the Premiere of Population : 11

Nearly $19m screen funding revealed at WA production premiere

11 March 2024

Media release

Show business is good business for WA – that’s the message from the State Government as the Minister for Culture and the Arts reveals almost $19 million in new funding for the state’s screen industry.
DLGSC Director General Lanie Chopping (centre) presents the prize for the West Australian Short Film Category — won by won by Kyle Thistlethwaite, Nicholas Verryn, Nadine Barry and Taylor Finch for ‘Verge Collection’

Prize-winning short films hit the big screen at Rooftop

1 March 2024

Media release

Australia’s best short film makers were recognised last night at the awards for the Best Australian Short-Film Competition.
Cast and crew with Ministers Templeman and Dawson on the film et

Stan Original comedic crime thriller filmed in WA outback

30 January 2024
Population 11, the first Stan Original Series to be filmed in Western Australia, will premiere on 14 March.
L-R: Birthright cast members Michael Hurst, Maria Angelico, Linda Cropper and Travis Jeffrey with writer/director Zoe Pepper. Photo credit: Emma Vickery.

Perth Hills the scene of the latest WA film production

29 January 2024
Production of WA feature film Birthright kicks off production today in the Perth Hills.
Woman reading a book in a library.

Calling all writers – the WA Premier's Book Awards open for entries

15 January 2024
Western Australian writers are being urged to enter the 2024 Western Australian Premier's Book Awards, which have opened for books published or self-published in 2023.

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