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Innovative new community sport facility fund now open

Feb 5, 2025
Funding for up to $50,000 now available to enable more public school sporting facilities across WA to be available for community use.
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
2 people on a walk in the Kimerleys with an Aboriginal guide.

Trail and hiking opportunities only steps away with funding boost

Feb 3, 2025
Western Australians looking to experience nature and escape paved roads and footpaths will soon have more opportunities made possible by WA Government funding aimed at getting Western Australians hiking and trail running.
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WA communities score big with $17.5 million boost to upgrade sport and recreation facilities

Jan 31, 2025
2025–26 CSRFF and CNLP Forward Planning round supports 32 sport and recreation facilities.
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Creative learning experiences coming to WA schools

Jan 31, 2025
Students, teachers and school communities can look forward to creative learning experiences coming to their classrooms with a major investment connecting artists and arts organisations to WA schools.
A Carine High School building with a mural by Noongar artist, Mariah Yarran.

Funding brings cultural understanding to students, teachers and school communities

Jan 24, 2025
Aboriginal cultural understanding is coming to more classrooms across WA schools, with cultural initiatives receiving support through the WA Government’s Partnership Acceptance Learning Sharing (PALS) program.
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Arts funding ignites creative performances across WA’s regions

Jan 15, 2025
WA’s regions are set to host a variety of exciting and unique performing arts experiences including performances of puppetry, dance, theatre, singing and more, through WA Government culture and the arts funding.
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Arts to thrive with $1.9 million in funding for cultural experiences

Jan 15, 2025
Western Australians can look forward to plenty of exciting arts and cultural activities including various exhibitions, performances, theatre shows, educational workshops and much more through WA Government culture and the arts funding.
A mountain bike rider on a bush trail with a thick fog in the background

$300,000 available for trailblazing projects across WA

Jan 14, 2025
Grants between $5000 to $50,000 are now available for community-led trail projects in Western Australia
A group of female rugby players huddle on the sporting field

Unity in diversity: players compete in spectacular multicultural sports festival

Jan 14, 2025
Celebrating NRL WA’s 2024 Harmony Cup and its success in bringing cultures together.
A large group of people at the Tjunukutjarra camp stand in a desert environment waving at the camera

Funding enables connection to Country

Jan 8, 2025
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.
A large group of people watch the stage at a music festival in the forest.

Funding brings arts and culture to life across WA’s regions

Jan 7, 2025
Cultural storytelling, hip hop song creation, a readers and writers festival, and a country music muster are just some of the activities regional Western Australians will soon be able to participate in and experience through WA Government culture and the arts funding.
Page reviewed 10 June 2025