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Funding to support WA sport and recreation events in 2026

Nov 20, 2025
The WA Government is offering funding support to help organisations deliver a vibrant calendar of sport and recreation events across the State in 2026.

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People play basketball outdoors, with text: Sport and Recreation Events Funding Program now open.

Funding to support WA sport and recreation events in 2026

20 November 2025

Media release

The WA Government is offering funding support to help organisations deliver a vibrant calendar of sport and recreation events across the State in 2026.
A young man runs out of the surf to cross the finishing line

From Bronze Medallion to Broome: father and son swim that’s more than just a race

24 September 2025
Some families bond over backyard cricket. Others over burnt snags at a Sunday barbie. For Grant and Cooper Cheshire, it’s open water swimming. The kind that involves salt, swell and a whole lot of stamina.
Aerial view of swimmers competing in a ocean swimming race

WA Government backs statewide calendar of major sports events

10 September 2025
Western Australians will soon be able to enjoy an exciting calendar of sport and outdoor recreation events — from sporting tournaments to mass participation events — through a funding commitment by the Western Australian Government.
3 people jogging. Text reads: Events funding program 2024-25

Events funding boosts sport and recreation to keep WA moving

4 December 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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