About us

The department works collaboratively with government, community organisations, peak bodies and other stakeholders to achieve our vision of Western Australia being celebrated as the best place to live in Australia.

Our purpose

To foster a cohesive, prosperous, vibrant and healthy Western Australian community.

Our vision

Western Australia is celebrated as the best place to live in Australia.

Our mission

To lead the public sector in community-focused delivery, with a high-performing organisation and a thriving workforce.

Our values

Our values demonstrate the behaviours that shape our culture, inspire our teams, and set the tone for our interactions with communities, stakeholders and each other.

Corporate Executive

  • TBA

Operational structure

  • Director General
    • Capability and Performance
      • Corporate Services
      • Finance
      • State Records Office
      • Strategy and Performance Accountability
      • Legal Services
      • Corporate Communications

    • Management and Coordination
      • Creative Industries
      • Tourism WA
      • Sport and Recreation
      • Office of Multicultural Interests
      • Regulatory Reform
      • Aboriginal History
      • Child Safeguarding Implementation Unit
    • Strategic Policy, Programs and Asset Management
    • Major and Capital Projects
      • Aboriginal Cultural Centre
    • Organisational Change and Transformation
    • Office of the Director General
    • Integrity
    • Art Gallery of Western Australia
    • Arts and Culture Trust
    • State Library of Western Australia
    • Western Australian Museum

Portfolio structure

Department interagency relationships

  • Advisory
    • State Records Advisory Committee
Page reviewed 30 May 2025