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Sam Kerr of the Matildas

WA State Football Centre renamed to inspire the next Sam Kerr

Oct 27, 2023
Sam Kerr Football Centre named at community football festival to mark the facility’s official opening after a $50.8 million dollar infrastructure project managed by the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries (DLGSC), jointly funded by the WA and Australian Governments.

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3D render of new lookouts and trails.

Work begins on $5 million Bunbury lookout and trail transformation

26 April 2023
Construction is now underway on a $5 million transformation of Bunbury's Maidens Reserve with an impressive scenic lookout and trail.
WACA conceptual design

State announces additional funding for the WACA Ground Improvement Project and Community Aquatic Facility

26 April 2023
The State Government will commit an additional $32.2 million to the WACA Ground Improvement Project in the upcoming 2023-24 State Budget.
Painting done on Country drying by the fire. Ngurra Kutjuwarra (On Country, Together), Warlayirti Artists Aboriginal Corporation, 2021. Photo by Lucinda White.

Grants boost regional Aboriginal arts and culture sector

21 April 2023
Eight arts organisations from regional and remote Western Australia will benefit from a total of $238,374 in funding from the Aboriginal Business Development and Capacity Building program.
Australian flag

Flying of flags: ANZAC Day

19 April 2023

LG Alert

ANZAC Day is a day of special significance to all Australians, particularly for our serving military personnel and returned veterans.
A person casting their vote

Local government reform webinar 2

19 April 2023

LG Alert

The first tranche of reforms to the Local Government Act 1995 is progressing through Parliament.
A crowd in Forrest Place watching a large puppet being moved.

Round 3 recipients announced for State Government’s CBD revitalisation grants

18 April 2023
The State Government’s investment in revitalising the Perth CBD and Northbridge continues with a further 15 eligible businesses, property owners and not-for-profits sharing nearly $1 million of funding from the Perth CBD Revitalisation Grant Program.
Artistic impression of Hands Oval Pavilion redevelopment

Hands Oval redevelopment funding agreement signed

17 April 2023
Construction can now commence on the Hands Oval Pavilion redevelopment project after the State Government signed off on its $8 million financial assistance agreement with the City of Bunbury.
A general view of play during the round one NRL match between the Canterbury Bulldogs and the Melbourne Storm at Optus Stadium on March 10, 2018 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images)

NRL returns to Perth with Double Header tickets going on sale

17 April 2023
Tickets to Perth's huge National Rugby League (NRL) Double Header will go on sale this week.
A group of people with a soccer ball and shovel on a newly laid soccer pitch

New turf rolled out ahead of FIFA Women’s World Cup

12 April 2023
Turf works part of $35 million project to revamp ground ahead of 5 international soccer matches being played there during the biggest sporting event of the year.
A group of people behind a speaker with banners and a sculpture at Elizabeth Quay, Perth.

100 days until the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 begins in WA

11 April 2023
Football fans' hearts are thumping as today marks 100 days to go until the start of the world's biggest female sporting event to be held in Australia and New Zealand — the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.
Wellington Dam mural, 29 January 2021

New walkway across Collie's Wellington Dam mega-mural

6 April 2023
Walkers will be able to experience Collie's Wellington Dam and its spectacular mega-mural from new heights from tomorrow.
Promotional illustration with stylised lettering. Text reads, 'Thomas Dambo, Giants of Mandurah Western Australia 12 November 2022'

Mandurah ready to welcome Thomas Dambo’s new Giant

6 April 2023
Mandurah is preparing for a new arrival to join the popular Giants of Mandurah outdoor sculpture trail created by world-renowned Danish recycle artist, Thomas Dambo.
A mother with her school-aged children going to school. ONe child has a bike and the other a skateboard.

$300,000 to help get more West Aussie kids riding to school

3 April 2023
The State Government has (pedal) powered ahead with a $300,000 WestCycle grant to help get more Western Australian children riding to school.
A cricket match in play at Optus Stadium at sunset

Optus Stadium turns up the heat on a record breaking summer

29 March 2023
The glow around Optus Stadium's record breaking summer is expected to extend into this weekend with a bumper crowd of Eagles and Dockers fans predicted to turn out for the first Western Derby.
A group of people in hard hats and high vis vests standing in front on the State Football Centre.

State Government takes the field at State Football Centre

29 March 2023
The $41.67 million State Football Centre in Queens Park is close to completion in time for the FIFA Women’s World Cup in July.
5 surf life saving competitors standing together on a beach

The Aussies brings nation’s best surf lifesavers to Perth beaches

27 March 2023
Australia's best surf lifesavers descended on Scarborough and Trigg beaches on Saturday for the start of the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships, known as 'The Aussies'.

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