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Wave of excitement as newly renovated Albany Surf Club opens
May 16, 2025
The newly renovated Albany Surf Life Saving Club at Middleton Beach is officially open and ready to serve club members and the local community after a $3.3 million renovation.
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Increased penalties to strengthen gambling laws in WA
5 February 2025
Media release
The WA Government has increased enforcement powers and penalties to bolster the regulation of Western Australia’s gambling industry through law reform.
Elsie Austin Pavilion change room upgrades progressing
4 February 2025
Media release
The Shire of Mundaring is progressing upgrades to its Elsie Austin Pavilion change rooms after receiving a $485,000 funding boost allocated through the Community Sporting and Recreation Facilities Fund (CSRFF).
Reconciliation Week street banners
3 February 2025
Media release
Planning is well underway for one of Western Australia’s most visual demonstrations of building strong and positive relationships with Aboriginal people, the Reconciliation Week Street Banners program.
East Fremantle Oval redevelopment heralds world class community hub
3 February 2025
Media release
The transformation of an aging sportsground to a modern multi-purpose facility is now complete with the official opening at the weekend of the East Fremantle Community Park.
Getting outdoors and active the key to popular funding program
3 February 2025
Media release
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
Trail and hiking opportunities only steps away with funding boost
3 February 2025
Media release
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.
WA communities score big with $17.5 million boost to upgrade sport and recreation facilities
31 January 2025
Media release
2025–26 CSRFF and CNLP Forward Planning round supports 32 sport and recreation facilities.
Creative learning experiences coming to WA schools
31 January 2025
Media release
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.
Online database sheds new light on Wadjemup/Rottnest Island incarcerations
31 January 2025
Media release
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.
Call out to BudgetBet clients owed money
31 January 2025
Media release
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.
New funding keeps performing arts program on the road to regions
30 January 2025
Media release
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.
Official tip-off for revitalised Goldfields Basketball Stadium
30 January 2025
Media release
The revamped Kalgoorlie Boulder Basketball Stadium, a critical piece of regional sporting infrastructure, has been officially opened after a $14.8 million transformation.
Funding for urban forest to enhance a popular Bayswater park
29 January 2025
Media release
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.
Funding brings cultural understanding to students, teachers and school communities
24 January 2025
Media release
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.
Hillarys Protected Entertainment Precinct (PEP) extended
23 January 2025
Media release
The Hillarys PEP area has been extended, increasing the safety of locals and visitors to the Boat Harbour and surrounding areas.
Aboriginal History WA and the State Library take off on South West road trip
17 January 2025
Media release
Team members from Aboriginal History Western Australia (AHWA) and the State Library of Western Australia’s Storylines will hit the road this February to hold free family history sessions in the South West
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