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A man on an adaptive mountain bike, on a forest trail.

Outdoor Active Recreation Participation Program: Break the Boundary

Dec 18, 2025
Breaking boundaries on WA’s trails.

Chapman River trail walk celebrates inclusion and adventure during outdoors October

Oct 29, 2025
Outdoors October continues to inspire Western Australians to embrace nature, and the recent Chapman River trail walk in Geraldton was a shining example of inclusive outdoor recreation.
4 people on the beach, with surfboards and in wetsuits

From survival to surfing: Sadie’s story

Oct 15, 2025
When Sadie first stepped onto the beach, she didn’t know how to swim.
A person riding a mountain bike through thick bushland.

Getting outdoors and active the key to popular funding program

Feb 3, 2025
Western Australia is renowned for its great outdoors, and funding made possible by the WA Government will provide 15 local community organisations the opportunity to deliver an array of outdoor recreation activities throughout 2025 and 2026
Page reviewed 10 June 2025
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