Young people from a number of Western Australia's cultural and linguistically diverse (CaLD) communities will converge on Langley Park for the Football West Harmony Week Football Festival exhibition tomorrow (March 17). The teams will represent 10 local communities including the Somalian, Chinese, Turkish, Nigerian, Tanzanian, Karen, Mauritian, Bangladeshi, Saudi Arabian and
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Women from culturally and linguistically diverse (CaLD) backgrounds will now be able to participate in sport more easily, with the release today of an Australian-first multicultural uniform guide. Seven Western Australian sports with high numbers of CaLD participants have endorsed a series of pictorial posters and information sheets showing and describing
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Western Australia's third recreational boat fishing survey - the most comprehensive of its kind in Australia - has seen active participation from recreational fishers. Having an understanding of the recreational catch is vital to keeping our fisheries sustainable and helping to ensure there will be fish for the future The State-wide survey
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Premier Mark McGowan has travelled to Collie to test out the upgraded track at Collie Motorplex - with the tourism drawcard attracting big crowds, benefiting local small businesses and creating jobs. The State Government provided $314,000 to bring the facility up to Australian standards and create opportunities for major sporting events
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The detailed analysis of the TAB conducted by Treasury and its commercial advisor, Investec has been finalised. The report provides several different options outlining how a transaction could be structured to ensure it is in the best interests of both the State and the racing industry. The State Government has indicated it
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Women's Interests Minister Simone McGurk today presented cheques totalling $90,798 to the Starlight Children's Foundation and the Fremantle Dockers Foundation. The donation was a result of the 54,000 tickets sold to the inaugural AFL Women's match between Fremantle and Collingwood at Optus Stadium on February 10, 2018. Representatives from the Starlight Children's
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The might of regional sport face-off in the pool at the 2018 WA Country Water Polo Championships, which start today at the Rockingham Aquatic Centre. The event provides an opportunity for senior teams from across Western Australia's country regions to compete at a higher level. They also have the chance to
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Young Aboriginal athletes from all over the State will have a chance to show off their skills in three sporting carnivals over the next four days. Today (2 March 2018), the 2018 Kirby Bentley Cup will be held at Lightning Park in Noranda. The round robin competition for girls aged 13-15, is
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Construction has commenced on the Centennial Park Sporting and Event Precinct - a development designed to grow membership in local sports clubs and attract major sporting events to Albany. The McGowan Government has fulfilled another election commitment, providing a further $6.922 million for the Centennial Park Sporting and Event Precinct development to
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Sporting clubs and local governments from all over the State have received funding for important upgrades to facilities - boosting local sport, supporting small businesses, and creating jobs in the suburbs and the regions. Basketball and netball facilities, floodlighting and new ovals and pavilions are just some of the projects that
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