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A person riding a mountain bike through thick bushland.

Getting outdoors and active the key to popular funding program

Feb 3, 2025
Western Australia is renowned for its great outdoors, and funding made possible by the WA Government will provide 15 local community organisations the opportunity to deliver an array of outdoor recreation activities throughout 2025 and 2026
2 people on a walk in the Kimerleys with an Aboriginal guide.

Trail and hiking opportunities only steps away with funding boost

Feb 3, 2025
Western Australians looking to experience nature and escape paved roads and footpaths will soon have more opportunities made possible by WA Government funding aimed at getting Western Australians hiking and trail running.
A montage of sporting activities

WA communities score big with $17.5 million boost to upgrade sport and recreation facilities

Jan 31, 2025
2025–26 CSRFF and CNLP Forward Planning round supports 32 sport and recreation facilities.
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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.
An egg in a nest, on top of a number of Australian bank notes.

New provisions for council members to receive superannuation

Jan 31, 2025

LG Alert

Changes streamline decision making process for local governments
Map of Wadjemup prepared by surveyor A.J. Lewis

Online database sheds new light on Wadjemup/Rottnest Island incarcerations

Jan 31, 2025
A new online database with an interactive map is shedding new light on the historical incarceration of Aboriginal people on Wadjemup/Rottnest Island, enabling descendants to learn more about family members sent to the former prison.
A pair of hands holding a phone with an online betting website on the screen

Call out to BudgetBet clients owed money

Jan 31, 2025
The Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries (DLGSC) and the Gaming and Wagering Commission of Western Australia (GWC) are appealing to clients who are owed money by former online gambling platform BudgetBet (licence number BM001279) to come forward and register their claim.
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New funding keeps performing arts program on the road to regions

Jan 30, 2025
The long running performing arts program Shows on the Go has been extended for another two and a half years through a funding boost of $1.075m.
A court and seating at the new Kalgoorlie Boulder Basketball Stadium

Official tip-off for revitalised Goldfields Basketball Stadium

Jan 30, 2025
The revamped Kalgoorlie Boulder Basketball Stadium, a critical piece of regional sporting infrastructure, has been officially opened after a $14.8 million transformation.
A row of trees and grass at Riverside Gardens Bayswater

Funding for urban forest to enhance a popular Bayswater park

Jan 29, 2025
Enhancing the natural environment and increasing the tree canopy are the main aims of establishing an urban forest at the popular Riverside Gardens in Bayswater, with work now underway.
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.
The board walk at Hillarys boat harbour, with people walking and sitting on outdoor furniture

Hillarys Protected Entertainment Precinct (PEP) extended

Jan 23, 2025
The Hillarys PEP area has been extended, increasing the safety of locals and visitors to the Boat Harbour and surrounding areas.
Page reviewed 10 June 2025
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