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Children's Week WA 2024 18 to 27 October 2024

Celebrating our amazing children and inspiring the next generation

Oct 18, 2024
Children's Week 2024: a week of fun, learning, and advocacy for children throughout Western Australia
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New online portal helping more children and young people speak up

Sep 6, 2024
DLGSC has launched a new child friendly complaints webpage to provide children and young people with a dedicated online space to speak up and make a complaint about a DLGSC operated or funded service or program.
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Former WAIS gymnasts to be offered acknowledgement payments

May 29, 2024
The WA Government will offer acknowledgement payments to gymnasts who suffered physical and/or emotional harm while taking part in the Western Australian Institute of Sport (WAIS) Women’s Artistic Gymnastics (WAG) coaching program that ran from 1988 to 2016.
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True Sport child safeguarding resources unveiled

Nov 10, 2023
Latest initiative to create and maintain safe environments for children and young people in sport.
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