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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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DLGSC Director General Lanie Chopping with a copy of To Dwell in Unity

To Dwell in Unity

22 September 2021
To Dwell in Unity, a history of the first 150 years of local government, has been launched at this year’s Local Government Convention and Trade Exhibition.
Optus Stadium view from the Swan River at twilight.

WA talent front and centre at AFL Grand Final

18 September 2021
The Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries (DLGSC) is proud to have supported and worked with the WA contemporary music sector to ensure that some of Western Australia’s most iconic musicians take centre stage at this year’s historic AFL Grand Final in Perth.
Cruising the dirt roads on the Dampier Peninsula near Cape Leveque in northern Western Australia.

State Government moves to stamp out sly grogging in the Kimberley

16 September 2021
WA Police will have the discretion to seize and dispose of illegal alcohol on the spot under new regulations to stamp out sly grogging in regional and remote communities.
Australian flag

Flying of flags for Australian Citizenship Day

16 September 2021

LG Alert

Day of National Celebration, Friday 17 September 2021
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Be a Vocal Local – get out and vote!

15 September 2021
There is just one month to go until local government ordinary elections take place across Western Australia.
A general view at sunset during day four of the First Test match in the series between Australia and New Zealand at Optus Stadium on December 15, 2019 in Perth, Australia.

Just the ticket — tough new laws to stamp out scalping

8 September 2021
Ticket scalping will be illegal in Western Australia after legislation introduced by the State Government passed Parliament, delivering on an election commitment.
York Street the main commercial street of Albany with the Town Hall in the background.

Model Financial Statements for local governments

7 September 2021
DLGSC has started work on a set of Model Financial Statements for WA’s local governments.
His Majesty's Theatre exterior

New laws pave the way for screen production facility management

3 September 2021
New laws to create a statutory authority capable of managing all arts and cultural assets in Western Australia have passed the State Parliament.
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MyCouncil website updated

1 September 2021
Western Australian ratepayers and residents now have access to the most up to date information on how their councils are performing individually and against others.
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DLGSC on the road

27 August 2021
The 16 October local government ordinary elections are just seven weeks away, so the DLGSC local government team has been out delivering information sessions to local people interested in standing for council.
WA Premier's Book Awards 2020 Winners Announced

Premier’s Book Award winners announced

26 August 2021
Western Australian writer, activist and political analyst Sisonke Msimang, who is known for her works on race, gender and democracy, was last night awarded the $60,000 Western Australian Writer's Fellowship as part of the Premier's Book Awards.
Be a Vocal Local and stand for council

One week until nominations for local government elections open

26 August 2021
With nominations for the upcoming local government elections opening in one week, community members are encouraged to start thinking about standing for their council.

Financial Statements and Asset Revaluations for 2020-21

25 August 2021

LG Alert

The transitional period for the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) to take over local government financial statement audits has finished, and all future audits will be undertaken by OAG.
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Minister's webinar

25 August 2021
About 100 delegates from the local government sector took part in a webinar held by Local Government Minister John Carey earlier this month.
A tennis court and ball

CSRFF funds tennis infrastructure

25 August 2021
DLGSC has contributed more than $294,000 to tennis infrastructure projects through the Community Sporting and Recreation Facilities Fund (CSRFF) in the 2021-22 small grants funding round.
A group of men in a pub, one holding up a smartphone displaying an app

Shire support for Banned Drinkers Register

25 August 2021
The Shire of Broome has supported the launch of two-year alcohol restrictions, in place in Broome and Derby.

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