Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries

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Reform of the Local Government Act

The State Government is reforming the Local Government Act 1995. Good news for rate payers and residents.

DLGSC launches Strategic Plan 2024-29

New strategy to guide agency in achieving its goals over the next 5 years.

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TrueSport program enhanced

New portal providing sporting organisations access to sector-specific training, resources and implementation guidance.

Inside the Bronze Box - State Theatre Centre of WA. Photo Eva Fernandez.

Cultural Infrastructure Toolkit

Resources for holistic cultural infrastructure planning and investment in the State until 2030 and beyond

Culture WA portal

Treasures of Western Australia digitised and accessible to all.

News

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Contemporary Music Fund boost for suburban and remote artists

5 November 2024

Media release

Two major mentoring and development programs being supported through the WA Government's Contemporary Music Fund (CMF) will provide emerging remote and outer-metro artists with the chance of a lifetime.

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Off-road vehicle site clean-up complete

4 November 2024

Helping local governments look after off-road vehicle (ORV) sites around WA is a priority for the DLGSC and this was recently demonstrated when the City of Kwinana received more than $26,000 in funding from us to clean up the ORV site in Medina.

Back home for East Fremantle Sharks and footy fans

4 November 2024

Media release

Works on the East Fremantle Community Park are now complete, with the Sharks Football Club moving into the $34 million, state-of-the-art facility, returning to their home ground after a three-year absence.

PALS grants bring cultural understanding to the classroom

30 October 2024

Media release

Grants totalling $88,735 that are designed to bring understanding of Aboriginal culture to Western Australian classrooms have been awarded by the WA Government through the 2024 Term 3 funding round of the Partnership Acceptance Learning Sharing (PALS) program.

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New library and youth space to benefit Landsdale community

30 October 2024

Media release

Construction is underway on the new Dordaak Kepup - Library and Youth Innovation Hub project in Landsdale, the result of a $6 million investment by the WA Government towards the total cost of $17.6 million.

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$30 million philanthropic partnership for WAAPA

28 October 2024

Media release

Edith Cowan University (ECU) and Minderoo Foundation have entered into a transformational $30 million, 25-year philanthropic partnership to advance Australian arts and culture by supporting a state-of-the-art new home for the university's Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA).