About us

The department works collaboratively with government, community organisations, peak bodies and other stakeholders to achieve our vision of Western Australia being celebrated as the best place to live in Australia.

Our purpose

To foster a cohesive, prosperous, vibrant and healthy Western Australian community.

Our vision

Western Australia is celebrated as the best place to live in Australia.

Our mission

To lead the public sector in community-focused delivery, with a high-performing organisation and a thriving workforce.

Our values

Our values demonstrate the behaviours that shape our culture, inspire our teams, and set the tone for our interactions with communities, stakeholders and each other.

Corporate Executive

  • Lanie Chopping, Director General
  • Erin Gauntlett, Deputy Director General, Management and Coordination
  • Tim Fraser, A/Deputy Director General, Management and Coordination (also A/ ED RGL)
  • Marcelyn Nicolaou, A/Deputy Director General Management and Coordination
  • Jen McGrath, Deputy Director General, Capability and Performance
  • Audrey Formentin, A/Executive Director Infrastructure
  • Liam Carren, Executive Director, Corporate Services 
  • Neta Gill, A/Executive Director Strategy and Performance Accountability
  • Jacqui Jashari, Executive Director Sport and Recreation
  • Tom Griffiths, A/Executive Director, Local Government 
  • Kate Rowlands, A/Executive Director, Office of Multicultural Interests 
  • Nikki Miller, A/Executive Director, Culture and the Arts
  • Ludisha Kalasopatan, Chief Financial Officer
  • Laura Hunter, Executive Director, Organisational Change and Transformation.

Operational structure

  • Director General
    • Capability and Performance
      • Corporate Services
      • Finance
      • State Records Office
      • Strategy and Performance Accountability
      • Legal Services
      • Corporate Communications

    • Management and Coordination
      • Racing, Gaming and Liquor
      • Local Government
      • Sport and Recreation
      • Culture and the Arts
      • Office of Multicultural Interests
      • Regulatory Reform
      • Aboriginal History
      • Child Safeguarding Implementation Team
    • Specialist Aboriginal Projects and Engagement
    • Infrastructure
    • Major Projects
    • Organisational Change and Transformation
    • Office of the Director General
    • Integrity
    • Art Gallery of Western Australia
    • Arts and Culture Trust
    • State Library of Western Australia
    • Western Australian Museum

Portfolio structure

Department interagency relationships

Strategic Plan 2024-2029

Our Strategic Plan sets the direction for the department over the next 5 years.

Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan

Our Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan provides a framework for how we can advance the cause of reconciliation in our workplace as allies and partners. It is our strategic commitment to lead and support national reconciliation initiatives. 

Page reviewed 18 November 2024