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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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WA attracts biggest-ever screen production to the State

22 June 2023
Season 2 of the award-winning crime series The Twelve will be filmed in Western Australia.

Bushfire Planning and Design Practitioners

21 June 2023
Under State Planning Policy 3.7 Planning in Bushfire Prone Areas (SPP 3.7), a person seeking to build or develop in a designated bushfire prone area is required to undertake certain bushfire risk management activities as part of the planning and building process.
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The DLGSC Local Government Team has been kicking goals with some majors on the board

20 June 2023
It has been a busy year already for the DLGSC Local Government Team.
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Peel Sports Forum explores key issues facing sport

20 June 2023
Spectator behaviour, club mental health and wellbeing, and retention of teenagers in sport were the key issues discussed at the ninth annual Peel Sports Forum at the Mandurah Offshore Fishing and Sailing Club.
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Events build sport and recreation capacity around the state

14 June 2023
26 sporting events have received funding in the latest round of the Sport and Recreation Events Funding Program.
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Child Safe Awareness Policy template for local government

12 June 2023

LG Alert

In 2018 the State Government accepted or accepted in principle, all 310 recommendations from the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (Royal Commission) applicable to Western Australia.
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Aboriginal Cultural Centre team wraps up successful participation at AIATSIS Summit

9 June 2023
Hundreds turn out to Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) Summit, held at the Perth Convention Centre in Boorloo (Perth).

Inter-library loans

7 June 2023

LG Alert

From 1 July 2023 there will be changes to the delivery of the inter-library loans service in Western Australia.
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Have your say: sport participation survey now open

6 June 2023
All Australians are invited to have their say on the development of the nation’s first codesigned National Sport Participation Strategy through an online survey.
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Local government financial reporting: non-accredited valuation contractors

2 June 2023

LG Alert

Local governments have obligations to provide valuations for financial reporting purposes.
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Sport and recreation grants uplift inclusion and accessibility

1 June 2023
A grants program designed to break down the barriers to participation in sport and recreation has received a $2.7 million funding boost over 3 years.
Gaming Community Trust Grants up to $50,000

Unclaimed gambling winnings to fund worthy community projects

30 May 2023
Western Australian community projects will benefit from sharing in about $600,000 in unclaimed gambling winnings.
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Thomas Dambo’s new Giant unveiled in Mandurah

29 May 2023
Visitors now have even more to discover in the Peel/Binjareb region, with the popular Giants of Mandurah outdoor sculpture trail welcoming a new addition.
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Matildas coming to Perth for 3 Olympic Qualifier matches

25 May 2023
A festival of football will be held in Perth as part of the Asian qualifying rounds for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, with the Matildas set to play 3 games at Perth Rectangular Stadium.
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Western Australian schools to celebrate FIFA Women’s World Cup

24 May 2023
Western Australian school students will celebrate the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup being held in Australia and New Zealand this July and August with a series of activities and events coordinated by the Department of Education.
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Funding boosts creativity in schools

24 May 2023
Students throughout Western Australia will benefit from enriched learning through the arts following the allocation of $485,126 in Creativity for Schools funding for residency and collaboration projects.

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