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WA Reflections short documentary initiative returns for a third year

Nov 8, 2024

The State Library of Western Australia and Screenwest's WA Reflections short documentary initiative is back for a third year, with interested applicants invited to participate in a workshop exploring how to transform archival content into compelling stories.

A band of Aboriginal musicians playing on stage

Contemporary Music Fund boost for suburban and remote artists

Nov 5, 2024

Two major mentoring and development programs being supported through the WA Government's Contemporary Music Fund (CMF) will provide emerging remote and outer-metro artists with the chance of a lifetime.

PALS grants bring cultural understanding to the classroom

Oct 30, 2024

Grants totalling $88,735 that are designed to bring understanding of Aboriginal culture to Western Australian classrooms have been awarded by the WA Government through the 2024 Term 3 funding round of the Partnership Acceptance Learning Sharing (PALS) program.

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New library and youth space to benefit Landsdale community

Oct 30, 2024

Construction is underway on the new Dordaak Kepup - Library and Youth Innovation Hub project in Landsdale, the result of a $6 million investment by the WA Government towards the total cost of $17.6 million.

An artist's impression of the completed University building

$30 million philanthropic partnership for WAAPA

Oct 28, 2024

Edith Cowan University (ECU) and Minderoo Foundation have entered into a transformational $30 million, 25-year philanthropic partnership to advance Australian arts and culture by supporting a state-of-the-art new home for the university's Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA).