Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries

🎉A big welcome to our next generation of public sector superstars! 🎉 Evelyn Thomsen, Jack Anderson, Christian Villena, Jason Chong, Cooper Warrick and Rebekah Fernandez (pictured above alongside Director General Lanie Chopping) will be joining us for the next 18 months as part of the Public Sector Commission #PlaceOfOpportunity Graduate Development Program and Digital Public Sector Graduate Program at #DLGSC. Throughout the program, they will rotate through a number of areas of DLGSC, building useful skills and gaining valuable experience to make a real difference in the public sector. At DLGSC, we are committed to building a #ThrivingWorkforce by empowering a highly capable, productive and diverse team equipped with the knowledge, skills and attributes required to meet the needs of our stakeholders. Our graduate program is just one of the ways that we are recruiting #GoodHumans for the job! Are you interested in our graduate program? Learn more here 👉 https://ow.ly/ym0c50VpkvV

📞Calling all trails experts and enthusiasts! DLGSC's annual Trails Forum is set for Friday 16 May 2025 in partnership with the City of Mandurah. The forum will explore the vital role of trail networks in WA’s outdoor recreation landscape. 📅Save the date and stay tuned to our socials for more details! #WABestPlaceToLive #Forum #Trails #Hiking

Happy Harmony Week!   We take pride in Western Australia being one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse states in Australia with:   🌍 32.2% of us born overseas 🌎 Western Australians hailing from 221 birthplaces around the world 🌏 55.6% of us with one or both parents born overseas 🌍 almost 1 in 5 of us speaking a language other than English at home.   At #DLGSC, 13.5% of our staff are from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. This reflects our ongoing commitment to representing the stakeholders we engage with every day.   Harmony Week is an opportunity to experience the vibrant cultural, religious and linguistic diversity that contributes to our state’s success.   You can find a Harmony Week event near you through the Office of Multicultural Interests events calendar 👉 https://lnkd.in/gujRi5af   #WAHarmonyWeek #MulticulturalWA 

International Women's Day 2025 You can't ask leaders that! For International Women’s Day 2025, we did. Our friends at Public Sector Commission quizzed 10 female CEOs in the WA public sector about what success looks like and what it took for them to get there. The CEOs, including our Director General Lanie Chopping, talk about their motivations and challenges, the contributions of people and families, and their unwavering service to Western Australians. Reflecting on this year’s theme of March Forward: For ALL Women and Girls, they show their commitment to equal opportunity for all. You can share their journey here: https://lnkd.in/d4Fp7BQ3 Tomorrow is International Women’s Day. Celebrated globally on 8 March each year, International Women’s Day honours the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. This year’s theme is 'March Forward: For ALL Women and Girls' and commemorates 30 years since 189 nations adopted the United Nation’s Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action for achieving gender equality.   Gender equality won’t happen just because we want it to. Changing culture takes time and it is essential that we continue to March Forward: For ALL Women and Girls in the right direction. Visit the Department of Communities WA website for events near you! #WABestPlacetoLive #ThrivingWorkforce #ConnectedCommunities

Congratulations to Shayley McGurk-Davy from Hockey WA on being awarded DLGSC Sports Administrator of the Year at the WA Sport Awards! The award acknowledges the hard work and dedication of sports administrators from across the WA sport industry. Shayley’s leadership in developing inclusive hockey programs, promoting healthier lifestyles, and strengthening key partnerships has been crucial to the growth, sustainability, and success of hockey in Western Australia. Well done to all the award finalists and winners on the night! 📷 Shayley McGurk-Davy receiving the award from DLGSC Executive Director, Sport and Recreation, Marcelyn Nicolaou. #SportWestAwards #CommunitySports

The WA Government has assumed a caretaker role in advance of the State Government Election on 8 March 2025.

Great turnout for our Creative WA info sessions! Yesterday, we welcomed stakeholders to hear more about Creative WA: A 10-year vision to grow and sustain our creative ecosystem. Launched in December 2024, Creative WA has already sparked strong engagement, with more than 1300 responses to consultation during the development of the vision and more than 400 sector representatives joining DLGSC online and in person this week to explore what this vision means for WA’s arts, culture and creative sectors. 🎤 Speakers included: 💠Nikki Miller, DLGSC Executive Director, Culture and the Arts 💠Angela Vurens van Es, Director Strategic Initiatives & Partnerships, Lotterywest 💠Philippa Maughan, Executive Director, CircuitWest They provided an overview of Creative WA and the initiatives already underway. DLGSC Director General Lanie Chopping also shared, at the in-person session, how the department is supporting the vision by fostering partnerships across government and industry. At its heart, Creative WA envisions: ✨A vibrant, booming, and sustainable creative ecosystem that celebrates and supports the highest ambitions of creative endeavour. ✨A place where everyone can participate and benefit from culture, art, and creativity—making our cities and regions the best places to live, work and learn. We’re excited to continue to work with our stakeholders as this vision comes to life. Learn more about this exciting vision https://lnkd.in/gQ3HMTWi #CreativeWA #ArtsAndCulture #WAarts #DLGSC #ConnectedCommunities

New online database sheds new light on Wadjemup/Rottnest Island incarcerations 💻 A new online database with an interactive map is shedding new light on the historical incarceration of Aboriginal people on Wadjemup/Rottnest Island, enabling descendants to learn more about family members sent to the former prison. 📜 The Wadjemup project involved years of research, examining up to 8,000 historical records from 1900 to 1931. The research, undertaken by the DLGSC's Aboriginal History WA unit, involved checking police documents, court records and newspapers to uncover important stories. Learn more on the #DLGSC website https://ow.ly/MsNZ50UTN8V 📸: Map of Wadjemup/Rottnest Island prepared by surveyor A.J. Lewis

Exciting news for WA schools and local sporting groups! ⚽🏀 Applications are now open for the Community Use of School Sporting Facilities Program, helping schools and community sporting groups increase access to school sports facilities and create new opportunities for local communities. Delivered in partnership with the Department of Education, the program strengthens school-community connections by making school sports facilities more accessible. WA public primary and secondary schools, along with community sporting groups, are encouraged to apply. Find out more and apply 👉 https://ow.ly/FsGa50UQPJW #SportandRecreationFunding #ConnectedCommunities #WAschools

It’s not too late to register for one of our FREE Aboriginal family history sessions next week! Visit https://ow.ly/7T7b50UIc08 for details. Our Aboriginal History WA team helps Aboriginal people locate records about themselves and their ancestors. Together with the State Library of Western Australia's Storylines team they’ll be touring the South West from Monday 10 February. We can’t wait to see you there 😊 📷Artwork by Justin Martin titled Beeliar Nyoons. City of Busselton | City of Bunbury | Shire of Harvey | Shire of Collie #AboriginalHistory #RegionalWA #FamilyHistory