| On the road to reform | <img alt="A country road" src="/resources/news/PublishingImages/Road%20to%20reform%202.jpg?RenditionID=5" width="1081" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | DLGSC | 2018-12-05T07:00:00Z |
| Message from the Director General | <img alt="Director General, Duncan Ord at the 2018 Have a Go Day event. " src="/resources/news/PublishingImages/DG%20message.jpg?RenditionID=5" width="1081" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | DLGSC | 2018-12-05T07:00:00Z |
| 2018 Arts and Culture Monitor | <img alt="Arts and culture in Western Australia. Fact sheet and survey report available on the Research Hub" src="/resources/news/PublishingImages/Arts_Monitor_2019_FB_Tw.jpg?RenditionID=5" width="1081" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Every year, the department commissions an independent survey to help gauge public interest in culture and arts activities in Western Australia. | 2018-12-05T06:00:00Z |
| Safe active streets in Nedlands | <img alt="Five, a community group dedicated to active transport, took an active role in the community engagement." src="/resources/news/PublishingImages/Safe%20active%20streets.jpg?RenditionID=5" width="1081" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | A project designed to turn a tired residential road into a modern active street in Western Australia has proved the importance and effectiveness of good community engagement in the City of Nedlands. | 2018-12-05T06:00:00Z |
| Bench marks domestic violence awareness in Bruce Rock | <img alt="Members of the community on the purple bench" src="/resources/news/PublishingImages/Purple%20Bench3.jpg?RenditionID=5" width="1081" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | The installation of a purple bench has seen the Bruce Rock community come together to raise awareness of family and domestic violence. | 2018-12-05T06:00:00Z |
| Governance update: Compliance Audit Returns due | <img alt="Graphic of a magnifying glass" src="/resources/news/PublishingImages/Compliance%20audit.jpg?RenditionID=5" width="1081" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Local governments are reminded to submit their Compliance Audit Returns (CAR) for the period between 1 January and 31 December 2018 via Smart Hub by 31 March 2019. | 2018-12-05T06:00:00Z |
| Governance update: Suspension and Dismissal Bill | <img alt="Parliament of Western Australia" src="/resources/news/PublishingImages/Parliament%20house.jpg?RenditionID=5" width="1081" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | When a council member who is failing to appropriately perform their duties and is affecting the rest of the local government's ability to function effectively, it can have a widespread impact across the organisation and the community. | 2018-12-05T06:00:00Z |
| Q+A with CEO – Peta Mabbs | <img alt="CEO Town of Bassendean, Peta Mabbs" src="/resources/news/PublishingImages/CEO%20Peta%20Mabbs.jpg?RenditionID=5" width="540" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Question and answer | 2018-12-05T06:00:00Z |
| Finding common ground | <img alt="A coach watching her players train" src="/resources/news/PublishingImages/GettyImages-670900269%20(1)%201500px.jpg?RenditionID=5" width="1081" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Finding common ground has been the key focus of the department's funding review into sport and recreation programs. | 2018-12-05T06:00:00Z |
| For the love of puppies | <img alt="Puppies" src="/resources/news/PublishingImages/Puppies.JPG?RenditionID=5" width="1081" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | DLGSC | 2018-12-05T06:00:00Z |
