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Ben Popham receives his gold medal and the Paralympics

KidSport grant program: Ben Popham Paralympic swimming champion 🏊‍♂️

Oct 30, 2025
Making a splash: a Paralympic champion on the world stage

Tags: funding KidSport Paralympic Games swimming

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Person with a backpack hiking on a walking trail in the Kimberley

$900,000 in community grants available to blaze trails across WA

12 February 2024

Media release

Grants of up to $50,000 are now available for new community-led trail projects in Western Australia.
Close up selfie of Red Rock Run producer Miriam Stein; writer Meg Shields and director Cathy Randall with Pilbara landscape in the background

New feature film Red Rock Run to be produced in Pilbara

9 February 2024

Media release

Western Australian writer Meg Shields’ debut feature film, Red Rock Run, has been greenlit for production in the Pilbara later this year.
5 children are lined up in a public swimming pool.

Pool entry pilot program ending summer with a splash for kids

8 February 2024

Media release

As cost-of-living pressure rises alongside the summer temperatures, the State Government is introducing a free pool entry pilot program across the Gascoyne, Midwest, Wheatbelt, and Great Southern regions for eligible children and young people.
Premier of Western Australia, and Minister for Culture and the Arts presenting two Lotterywest grant certificates to the CEO of Screenwest at the construction site that will house the state’s new screen production facility

Blockbuster funding year for Screenwest — $9.2 million in 2023/24

8 February 2024

Media release

The State Government is showing its support for WA’s screen industry with a blockbuster funding announcement of $9.2 million in Lotterywest grants for 2023/24 — an additional $1.5 million compared to the previous year.
Architects drawing of the proposed Albany Surf Life Saving Club

Albany Surf Life Saving Club redevelopment begins

5 February 2024

Media release

The $3.35 million expansion and redevelopment of the Albany Surf Life Saving Club begins today.
Cast and crew with Ministers Templeman and Dawson on the film et

Stan Original comedic crime thriller filmed in WA outback

30 January 2024
Population 11, the first Stan Original Series to be filmed in Western Australia, will premiere on 14 March.
L-R: Birthright cast members Michael Hurst, Maria Angelico, Linda Cropper and Travis Jeffrey with writer/director Zoe Pepper. Photo credit: Emma Vickery.

Perth Hills the scene of the latest WA film production

29 January 2024
Production of WA feature film Birthright kicks off production today in the Perth Hills.
Woman reading a book in a library.

Calling all writers – the WA Premier's Book Awards open for entries

15 January 2024
Western Australian writers are being urged to enter the 2024 Western Australian Premier's Book Awards, which have opened for books published or self-published in 2023.
Close up of a red sports ball with an umpire's whistle

Coaching and Officiating Grants Program

15 January 2024
$200,000 in grant funding available to state sporting associations to help support and develop coaches and officials in WA.
Left to right: Community Education Officer, Duane Kelly; AHWA client Roma Winmar and NITV journalist Kearyn Cox

National Indigenous TV help promote Aboriginal History Unit

11 January 2024

Media release

Visitors to level 3 of the State Library had a surprise this week when a crew from National Indigenous TV came to film a story promoting the Aboriginal History WA
A group of swimmers about to start an ocean race. All wearing swim caps, goggles and racing attire

More than $630,000 invested to support sport and recreation and mass participation events in WA

5 January 2024
The State Government is providing $635,715 in financial support to assist sport and recreation organisations to plan, secure and deliver mass participation events in Western Australia in 2024.
Waroona Railside Park and the signage showing the development plans

Waroona Railside Park brings community together

4 January 2024
The new $4.4 million Waroona Railside Park has been officially opened.
Graphic with the words, "You're in a Protected Entertainment Precinct" and a background of out of focus lights at night

Violent offender bans keeping Perth’s entertainment precincts safe

21 December 2023

Media release

Dozens of violent and anti-social offenders have been banned from entering the five Protected Entertainment Precincts (PEPs), one year on from the introduction of laws aimed at keeping these areas safe for people to enjoy.
2 students using magnifying glasses at the beach with the words, 'Creativity for Schools Program'

School funding for students to foster creative learning skills

21 December 2023

Media release

Encouraging creative learning and critical thinking are at the heart of the latest financial support provided by the DLGSC for an extensive range of projects that will improve the skills and talents of Western Australian children and young people.
Image credit: Ben Yew, The Smallest Stage, Produced by Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre

The Smallest Stage wins big

20 December 2023
A recipient of our regional arts funding program has just been recognised as the Best Mainstage Production at the 2023 Performing Arts WA Awards.
Mel Walley-Stack, Director of AHWA , Minister and Mark Chambers from AHWA looking at historical records.

New face-to-face space for Aboriginal people seeking family history

19 December 2023

Media release

Aboriginal people who want to learn more about their family history now have a dedicated client space within the State Library to request ancestry information and research services.

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