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WA Strategic Trails Blueprint cover

WA trails to better connect with country, community and culture

Oct 21, 2022
Sport and Recreation Minister David Templeman has outlined the way forward for trails in Western Australia, with the release of the WA Strategic Trails Blueprint 2022-2027.
Image of a person using a megaphone with people with golf carts in the background.

WA Golf Open scores Sport and Recreation event funding

Oct 20, 2022
The Minister for Sport and Recreation has approved funding of $30,000 to help Golf WA host this year’s Western Australian Open Golf Championship, while Wembley Lacrosse Club received $10,000 to deliver the 2022 U15 Boys and Girls National Tournament.
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Yawuru-English edition of Nyamangarru Jalygurr/Baby Ways launched

Oct 19, 2022
A dual language Yawuru and English edition of a classic baby book has been launched — it is titled Nyamangarru Jalygurr/Baby Ways.
A man with kids at an aquatic facility

Kununurra water playground set to make a splash

Oct 19, 2022
The State Government has made a supersized splash in Kununurra with a new $3.2 million water playground.
Mowanjum Festival 2011 at Mowanjum Art and Culture Centre. Photo by Matthew Scurfield.

Grant program supports connection to country, community, culture

Oct 18, 2022
Applications are now open for grants to support Aboriginal people and organisations to undertake activities that foster links between community, country and culture.
People standing in front of a sign for the World Transplant Games

6 months to go to 2023 World Transplant Games in Perth

Oct 18, 2022
The countdown is on for world's largest organ donation awareness event which will get underway in Perth in just 6 months.
Three mountain bike riders on a bush track.

State mountain bike strategy launch

Oct 17, 2022
More West Australians and visitors will have access to mountain bike opportunities thanks to the launch of a State strategy aimed at supporting sustainable participation in one of the fastest growing activities in the world.
Pole vaulter Nina Kennedy and skeleton racer Nick Timmings

Regional Olympics tour to inspire WA’s future sports stars

Oct 11, 2022
Western Australian Olympians Nina Kennedy and Nicholas Timmings will leave their pole vault and sled behind as they jet off to the East Kimberley region to visit communities in Kununurra, Halls Creek, Wyndham, Frogs Hollow and Warmun.
Ghost Swim by Kelsey Ashe. Fremantle Biennale, UnderCurrent19, November 2019. Film Still Archival Photographic Print. Photography by Kelsey Ashe.

16 diverse new arts projects share more than $745,000

Oct 11, 2022
The State Government's Arts 15k-plus grant program has provided a boost to the arts sector of $745,562, supporting 16 new projects.
he T20 World Cup trophy is pictured in the field of light during the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Trophy Tour at Uluru on August 08, 2022 in Uluru, Australia. Photo: Getty Images/Brook Mitchell/Stringer

India joins world’s best teams in Perth for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup

Oct 10, 2022
India's men's cricket team will commence preparations in Perth today ahead of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup.
Close-up of a hand playing the strings of an electric bass

Contemporary Music Fund boosts capacity of WA sector

Sep 30, 2022
The State Government has awarded more than $92,000 in funding to two local music recipients — a 2017 and 2021 election commitment — through its Contemporary Music Fund (CMF).
Two people on stand-up paddling boards in a picturesque bay

October — the Perth-ect time to get outdoors!

Sep 29, 2022
Outdoors October kicks off this Saturday 1 October with a month-long celebration of outdoor active recreation, encouraging Western Australians to start planning their outdoors adventure.
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