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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.

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$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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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 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.

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