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Montage of 4 sporting facilities with text:  31 facilities are receiving upgrades to help more West Aussies stay active

WA communities enriched with upgraded sport and recreation facilities

Dec 20, 2024
Improvements to sport and recreation facilities will soon flow from the latest Community Sporting and Recreation Facilities Fund (CSRFF) and Club Night Lights Program (CNLP) grants awarded by the WA Government.
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Events funding boosts sport and recreation to keep WA moving

Dec 4, 2024
A cycling super challenge, wakeboarding tournament and ocean swim are just some of the events communities across Western Australia will be able to enjoy by participating or watching, made possible through WA Government sport and recreation funding.
Attendees take part in a workshop led by Sensorium Theatre

WA leading the way in Creative Learning

Nov 22, 2024
We know that investment in children and young people’s ability to think deeply, critically and creatively is essential to developing the skills necessary to thrive today.
PALS logo with text:  Partnership Acceptance Learning Sharing

PALS grants bring cultural understanding to the classroom

Oct 30, 2024
Grants totalling $88,735 that are designed to bring understanding of Aboriginal culture to Western Australian classrooms have been awarded by the WA Government through the 2024 Term 3 funding round of the Partnership Acceptance Learning Sharing (PALS) program.
Toby King and the Utility Belt book cover illustration and author Sharon Giltrow

New Chapter for WA children’s book author Sharon Giltrow

Oct 24, 2024
Western Australian children’s book author Sharon Giltrow is back with Toby King and the Utility Belt, the second book in her middle-grade series The Utility Belt.
Sport and Recreation Minister David Templeman with Squash WA General Manager Leigh Kaye on a squash court.

Squash reaps benefits from centre upgrade in Belmont

Oct 17, 2024
Players are already reaping the benefits from upgrades underway at the Belmont Squash and Sports Centre with $1.6 million in funding allocated to the project through the State Sporting Infrastructure Fund.
World premiere season of Beneath the Music presented by Encounter, produced by Performing Lines WA. Directed by Jay Emmanuel. Subiaco Arts Centre, May 2023. Photo by Dan Grant.

WA arts organisations share $1.32 million in WA Government grants

Sep 19, 2024
A total of $1.32 million in grants awarded to support 22 innovative arts organisation-led projects across Western Australia.

Hiking Participation and Active Outdoor Recreation Grants now open

Sep 18, 2024
Being active outdoors fosters a cohesive, prosperous, vibrant and healthy West Australian community.
A young girl holds a painting palette and creates a painting resting on an easel

Students explore creative flair through in-school grants 🎨

Sep 12, 2024
From writing and drawing to explorations in flora, students at a number of Western Australian schools will be exploring their creative side, thanks to the latest round of culture and the arts grants.
Sound technician wearing headphones holds up a microphone covered with a windsock. A regional river is in the background.

Funding strengthens rich storytelling culture

Sep 9, 2024
A new round of funding will support the gestation and birth of unique Western Australian Aboriginal stories, while also supporting the groups who tell them.
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Pilbara and Kimberley to join in regional pools splash

Sep 9, 2024
The successful KidSport Regional Pools Program is now diving into the Pilbara and Kimberley regions
A group of people standing on a football oval, some holding footballs

$3.8 million for major redevelopment of Leederville Oval

Aug 29, 2024
The State Government has committed $3.8 million in funding towards a major redevelopment of Sullivan Logistics Stadium in Leederville.
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