Following the SportWest Annual General Meeting on Monday 27 November 2023, we are pleased to announce the election of one (1) new Board Member, the

The True Sport Child Safeguarding resources have been developed to assist sporting organisations in navigating and understanding child safeguarding information aligned to the National Principles for Child Safe

On Thursday, 2nd November, SportWest hosted the True Sport Child Safeguarding Forum at Royal Perth Golf Club. Over 120 representatives from the sporting industry, government

In accordance with Rule 18.2 of the SportWest Constitution, nominations are sought for suitably qualified individuals who wish to be considered for election as a

Dear Members, I am writing to inform you that this afternoon it has been announced that our current CEO, Matt Fulton, will be joining WAIS

SportWest, the peak industry body for sport in Western Australia today launched a new True Sport initiative addressing poor sideline behaviour in sport. The True

SportWest are pleased to share that this afternoon, the Premier of Western Australia, Hon. Roger Cook and the Minister for Sport and Recreation, Hon. David

After a period of 18 months of engaging with stakeholders, conducting a detailed review and completing long term planning, SportWest, with the support of DLGSC,

We’re thrilled to have been announced as a winner at the 2023 Australian Sport, Recreation and Play Innovation Awards in the category of “Social Value

SportWest is working to build a more connected and informed industry. To help in this journey, we are pleased to announce SportWest Connect, networking cohorts giving

Following an incredible month, Mitchell Durham has been awarded, the rebel Sport Champion for the month of May. Mitchell was selected to represent Australia at

Tony become the Assistant Records Officer for Swimming WA from 1980 to 1983 and from 1983 to 1986 Tony was promoted to Records Officer. The

SportWest confirms that, following the findings of the District Court of Western Australian in June 2023, it has revoked Barry Cable’s 1966 Sport Star of the Year Award.

Western Australia has been the home of hockey in Australia for the last 38 years and following last year’s Government $135-million bid success, Perth will

SportWest pays honour to all Western Australians recognised in the Kings Birthday Honour list including: Edwin Taylor (OAM) – For service to motor sports |

SportWest, in conjunction with the Working with Children (WWC) Screening Unit and the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries, are offering a free

SportWest in partnership with rebel Sport recently opened nominations for the Community Sport Champion of the Month. In 2022 this award recognised on-field champions, acknowledging

This is your chance to shape Australia’s future strategy on sport and recreation participation. On Wednesday a range of representatives from the sector were involved

Weightlifting young gun, Oliver Saxton wins rebel Sport Community Sport Champion for the month of April! Ollie recently travelled to Townsville, QLD as part of

On Wednesday, 5th April, SportWest hosted over 180 Industry professionals at the IWD #EmbraceEquity in Sport Forum. Attendees had the opportunity to hear from keynote

Concussion has growing visibility as a challenge for professional sports leagues in Australia and around the world. But when it comes to community sport, how

Sport is central to communities throughout Western Australia, it is the setting that transforms people. Where a jersey has the power to bring individuals together

The Healthway Healthy Club Award aligns with Healthway’s commitment to improving the health of all West Australians. The Award recognises a sporting club who is

Following its inauguration at the 2021 SportWest Awards, The Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries (DLGSC) Sports Administrator of the Year is back.

Organised community sport provides opportunities to promote mental health and wellbeing, to increase mental health ‘literacy’ and prevent the onset of mental health challenges. The

The past 12 months have provided some amazing performances from sport in Western Australia. The performance of West Australian athletes during the 2020 Tokyo Olympic

Today marks the start of the 16 days in WA campaign, which runs from 25th November through to the 10th December. These are two important days on

Nominations for the 2022 SportWest Awards are now open!The SportWest Awards are Western Australia’s premier sports awards and enable the community to recognise excellence in

Keeping children and young people safe during their time in sport is paramount. In the lead up to Children’s Week, SportWest convened a Child Safeguarding in

SportWest is pleased to highlight an upcoming mental health initiative focusing on supporting State Sporting Association (SSA) staff to understand and respond to mental health

Congratulations to Laura Archer for being awarded the Rebel Community Sport Champion for the Month of August! Laura was nominated for the award by Hockey

On behalf of the Western Australian Sporting Industry, SportWest offers our deepest condolences to the Royal Family as they mourn the loss of Her Majesty,

Plastics have become part of our everyday life. They are inexpensive, convenient and used in many applications. However, the single-use nature of many of these

Clubs and organisations in Western Australia can apply for the equipment and uniforms they need to get more young Australians playing sport more often. The program

What if I told you that if you made an investment on the stock exchange, you were going to reap a return of 700 per

West Australian athletes have brought home a swag of medals following a very successful Birmingham Commonwealth Games. WA delivered 19 Gold, 15 Silver and 9 Bronze

This week, Infrastructure WA tabled its final State Infrastructure Strategy in Parliament. SportWest provided a response to the draft report in August last year, when

The 2022 U15 Boys & Girls Lacrosse National Tournament is headed to Perth later this year. The tournament, which is part of Lacrosse Australia’s development

A strong West Australian team of 53 will head to Birmingham for the Commonwealth Games. It is the biggest squad Western Australia has ever sent

Dylan Fisher from karate is the Rebel Sport Community Sport Champion of the Month for June. Dylan won two gold medals and a bronze at

SportWest has released the 2022 WA Sport Industry Remuneration and Benefits Report at its General Meeting on 21 July 2022. The report was last produced

Following a couple of years where COVID-19 has affected our ability to go and enjoy sport at the elite level, over the past few weeks

West Australian cycling has been in the spotlight recently following Jai Hindley’s win at the Giro d’Italia and it has provided the sport the chance

Gymnast Sienna Williams is the May Rebel Sport Community Sport Champion following an impressive performance at the recent Australian Gymnastics National Championships. The High Flyers Trampoline athlete’s

Nominations are now open for the May rebel sport Community Sport Champion of the Month and nominations must be lodged by COB Monday, 6 June.

It is a fairly simple fact. Without the hard work and dedication of some 200,000 volunteers each and every week, community sport in WA does

The Exmouth Kart Club has recently recognised two of its volunteers with nominations for two Shire of Exmouth awards – one a founding member and

Netball WA has recognised the exceptional service of one of its volunteers, awarding Bev Gallager life membership at last week’s annual general meeting. Gallager has

Australia will host the the men’s 2027 and women’s 2029 Rugby World Cups. The men’s Rugby World Cup brings together 20 international teams from around

Up-and-coming swimmer Iona Anderson has been selected as the April 2022 rebel sport Community Sport Champion of the Month. At the recent 2022 Australian Age

Perth has been selected as the preferred Australian city in a bid to host the 2027 Special Olympics World Games. The bid has already drawn

Subiaco Floreat Cricket Club fast bowler Michael Hart is the March 2022 rebel sport Community Sport Champion of the Month. Hart took 7/47 in the recent

And just like that the first quarter of 2022 is over. The first 100 days of this year has been extremely busy for the SportWest

Discus thrower Etienne Rousseau has been selected as the rebel sport Community Sport Champion of the Month for February 2022. Rousseau recently threw at his

Diane Smith-Gander’s early lessons came from sport. A keen basketballer and an introvert, it was through sport that Diane first learned about her introvert preference

Madison de Rozario is one of the hottest names in WA Sport following her elevation to WA sport royalty at the recent SportWest Awards. She

Since starting in the sport industry 14 years ago, Triathlon WA Executive Director Ashleigh Apps has noticed a change in the visual representation of women

Christina Matthews is one of the most well-respected voices in WA sport. Recently announced as the inaugural recipient of the Department of Local Government Sport

In collaboration with our platinum partner rebel sport, SportWest is recognising the performances and contributions occurring in community sport with the rebel Community Sport Champion

Following Wednesday’s announcement that Commonwealth Games Australia has entered into exclusive dialogue with Victoria to host the 2026 Games, SportWest believes Perth now needs to

Six of WA’s brightest sporting talents have been shortlisted as finalists for the rebel Junior Sports Star. Previous winners of the award include Neil Brooks,

Three elite sporting teams are in the running for the Channel 7 Perth Team of the Year award at the SportWest Awards. The Fremantle Dockers

The cream of West Australian officiating was on show at the Tokyo Olympics last year. The three officials in the running for the SportWest Official

The winner of the Service to Sport is awarded the May Campbell Medal. This Award seeks to recognise the contribution made by an individual to

The Healthway Healthy Club Award aligns with Healthway’s commitment to improving the health of all West Australians. The Award recognises a sporting club who is

Four coaches will battle it out for the KPMG Coach of the Year award at the 2021 SportWest Awards. In her second season at the

The revolutioniseSPORT Community Club of the Year award acknowledges clubs who have assisted members or the local community to positively overcome individual, family or community

In 2014, fire destroyed Sport Lotteries House in Mount Claremont and with it went a centralised home for the many sports located there, along with

For the first time, the hard work and commitment of sports administrators will be recognised with a dedicated award at the SportWest Awards. The Department

Following the Premier’s announcement that WA will enter a Safe Transition Plan, including public health measures, from 5 February 2022, I’m sure many of you

Due to the impending move to Sport HQ, a number of SSAs have furniture which is no longer required and as such, available for other

For Daniel Murphy, the opportunity to work in football was just too good to refuse. Murphy had played and been involved in community football all

Healthway has extended its partnership with the SportWest Awards supporting the Healthy Club Award category for a further two years. The Healthway Healthy Club Award

SportWest has welcomed WA Cricket General Manager – Executive Operations Emma Ramage to its Board. Ms Ramage and current Board Member Rob Clement were elected

Fran Jones joined SportWest in June as Administration Manager. She has a strong connection to sport having played a range of sports as a child

It has been a few months since I first got my feet under the desk at SportWest and I have to say to have the

Since fire destroyed Sport Lotteries House in Mount Claremont back in 2014, SportWest has been working towards the vision of recreating a centralised location for

Rachael Lynch is passionate about hockey. She has appeared for the Hockeyroos in 233 matches, including two Olympic Games, three Commonwealth Games and three world

Over the past decade, Psychologist Jodii Maguire has worked with elite sport and community sport clubs to assist them with mental health and wellbeing. During

Following on from the development of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Community Framework, SportWest will develop an industry response to the areas identified to benefit

Volleyball WA has embraced partnerships and technology in an effort to ensure it is looking after the mental health and wellbeing of its members. Chief

The WA Country Football League has been leading the discussion around men’s mental health for a number of seasons. Each year, the WACFL runs two

There’s a young man in Kalamunda who wanted to go from living alone, almost cut off from society, to become part of the local community.

Nathan Charles said he owes a lot of his life experience, the values he lives by and the person he has become to rugby. “I

It would have been easy to think that off the back of a pandemic and an independent review after the release of the ‘Athlete A’

The Australian Sports Foundation has released its latest national survey on the impact COVID-19 has had on community sport and Clubs. A similar survey was

The recent expansion of SportWest’s staff has seen Matt Bamford shift his focus to engaging with Members and building partnerships. After joining SportWest in 2016