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Activity day highlights the growing importance of outdoor recreation in WA

Sep 18, 2024
DLGSC hosted its annual Industry Activity Day, an event that brings together stakeholders from both local and state government agencies with the outdoor recreation sector.

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A group of people standing on the edge of a river, holding a document

Activity day highlights the growing importance of outdoor recreation in WA

18 September 2024
DLGSC hosted its annual Industry Activity Day, an event that brings together stakeholders from both local and state government agencies with the outdoor recreation sector.

Hiking Participation and Active Outdoor Recreation Grants now open

18 September 2024

Media release

Being active outdoors fosters a cohesive, prosperous, vibrant and healthy West Australian community.
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150 reasons to start your next trails adventure

23 November 2023
Trails WA releases top trails list, encouraging all Western Australians to explore our great outdoors.
Mountain bike rider on coastal sand dunes at sunset.

New mountain bike trails for Perth's northern suburbs

20 November 2023
Mountain biking in the heart of Perth's northern suburbs is a step closer with design and construction of family-friendly trails at Lake Joondalup going to tender.
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Step out into our great outdoors this October!

29 September 2023
Don't miss out on the chance to make October your month of outdoor exploration, adventure and wellbeing.
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October — the Perth-ect time to get outdoors!

29 September 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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New intrastate travel restrictions from midnight, Tuesday 31 March 2020

28 March 2020

LG Alert

To help reduce the spread of COVID-19, the State Government will introduce further restrictions on travel within Western Australia from midnight Tuesday night (12.00am Wednesday morning).

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