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International Festival of Hockey to descend on Perth

Mar 21, 2024

Fans can now purchase tickets to see the world's best men's and women's hockey teams play off in Western Australia, ahead of the Paris Olympics this year, as part of a new global hockey event.

New community goes dry and 3 renew commitment

Mar 20, 2024

An Aboriginal community in the Pilbara is the latest to ban alcohol and joins 3 north west communities renewing their commitment to being alcohol free.

Montage of soccer field, swimming pool, skate park, tennis court with text: $24.2 million for community facilities and light up clubs at night

Major win for community sporting and recreation facilities in WA

Mar 15, 2024

The State Government is showing its commitment to community sporting and recreation needs by providing a major source of funding for the year ahead — $24.2 million in total for facilities’ infrastructure and lighting up clubs at night.

In a stadium, a soccer goalie leaps out of the goals to deflect a incoming soccer ball.

Perth to host Socceroos World Cup qualifiers

Mar 12, 2024

The Socceroos are set to go head-to-head with Palestine's national men's team this winter, in a blockbuster football match.

Aboriginal dot painting with text: Aboriginal History WA and Storylines are coming to the Great Southern and Wheatbelt

Aboriginal History WA and Storylines take off on regional road trip

Mar 11, 2024

Team members from Aboriginal History Western Australia (AHWA) and the State Library of Western Australia's Storylines will be hitting the road this March to jointly hold free family history sessions in the Great Southern and Wheatbelt.

Cast and crew on the stage at the Premiere of Population : 11

Nearly $19m screen funding revealed at WA production premiere

Mar 11, 2024

Show business is good business for WA – that’s the message from the State Government as the Minister for Culture and the Arts reveals almost $19 million in new funding for the state’s screen industry.

Actors, Georgia King, Mark Storen in Mama Stitch by Whiskey & Boots, Perth Festival, 2021. Photo by Fionn Mulholland.

More than $1.3 million in grants for regional performing arts

Mar 8, 2024

Eleven regional performing arts organisations will receive more than $1.3 million between them to support touring and reaching audiences in WA’s regions.

Women standing together with the Minister of Sport and Recreation in Kings Park, Perth.

Celebrating the female leaders of WA’s recreation sector

Mar 8, 2024

This year’s International Women’s Day theme 'Count Her In: Invest in Women. Accelerate Progress’ recognises that economic empowerment is central to achieving gender equality.

A man and a woman tussle over a ball in a scene from the Back Swan State Theatre Company production of Barracking for the Umpire.

Regional win for the arts

Mar 7, 2024

Three Western Australian dance and theatre companies will be staging their work around the State over the next three years thanks to regional touring funding.

DLGSC Director General Lanie Chopping (centre) presents the prize for the West Australian Short Film Category — won by won by Kyle Thistlethwaite, Nicholas Verryn, Nadine Barry and Taylor Finch for ‘Verge Collection’

Prize-winning short films hit the big screen at Rooftop

Mar 1, 2024

Australia’s best short film makers were recognised last night at the awards for the Best Australian Short-Film Competition.

The stage at the WA Sports Awards night on 29 February 2024

Samantha Kerr secures historic third WA Sports Star Award

Mar 1, 2024

Perth soccer star’s hat-trick — Sam Kerr named WA Sport Star of the Year for third time and Australian Football Rules' Troy Kirkham takes home DLGSC Sports Administrator of the Year award.

Changes to the weigh-in rules certificate of Fitness forms and serology submissions

Feb 29, 2024

As part of the Combat Sports Commission’s commitment to continuous improvement, some important changes have been made for weigh-in rules, how serology is being reported and a new Certificate of Fitness.

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