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2025 WA Sport Awards | Early Bird Ticket Sales Now Open |
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SportWest are excited to announce that tickets for the 2025 WA Sport Awards are now open! Limited early bird tickets are available for purchase, until Sunday 25 January 2026, unless sold out prior.
Join us at Optus Stadium on Thursday 26 February 2026, for an incredible night, celebrating the achievements of WA sportspeople, volunteers, officials, coaches and administrators.
Date: Thursday 26 February 2026
Venue: Optus Stadium, River Room, Access via Gate D, Victoria Park Drive
Time: 6:00pm - 11:00pm
Parking: Complimentary parking available on Marlee Lawn
Details: Canapes on arrival, followed by a plated dinner
Dress Code: Formal
Tickets: Early Bird $130 (ends Sun 25 Jan) Standard Ticket $150 (close Mon 16 Feb) |
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Join our Team | True Sport Project Officer |
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Are you passionate about making sport safer, stronger and more inclusive? If so, we’d love to hear from you.
The True Sport Project Officer is responsible for assisting with all development and implementation resources, education and delivery of the True Sport Program. The True Sport Program includes current initiatives such as Mental Health and Wellbeing, Child Safeguarding, Sideline Behaviour and Respectful Relationships.
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Get Involved with Best on Road – Building Safer, More Active Communities |
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SportWest’s Best on Road program is helping make Western Australia’s roads safer by harnessing the power of sport and community. Whether you're part of a sporting organisation, a local club, or simply passionate about road safety, there are meaningful ways to get involved.
Why get involved?
Best on Road is more than a road safety initiative – it’s a movement that celebrates positive behaviour, encourages safer travel, and promotes community wellbeing. By participating, your organisation can:
- Champion road safety within your community
- Recognise and reward individuals who demonstrate safe and respectful behaviour on the road
- Collaborate with like-minded organisations to amplify impact
- Access funding and support to run local campaigns or events
Ways to participate:
- Nominate a Best on Road Award recipient – shine a light on someone who’s making a difference
- Deliver a Best on Road initiative – bring the message to life at your club or event
- Share the message – use your platforms to promote safer road habits
Whether you're based in Perth or a regional community, there’s a place for you in Best on Road. Together, we can create a culture of care and respect on and off the road. |
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Social Media Age Restrictions | 10 December |
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From 10 December 2025, certain social media platforms won’t be allowed to let Australian children under 16 create or keep an account, giving them more time to develop important skills and maturity.
The eSafety hub is your go-to resource for preparing your school community, from understanding how the age restrictions affect schools to accessing tools that help you communicate these changes to students and parents. |
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Nature Play WA | Creating Inclusive Spaces of Girls Snapshot Data |
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Nature Play WA has released the results from Snapshot Week. The observations collected have provided invaluable insights into how young people—particularly teen girls—are using public recreational spaces.
The data highlights a concerning trend: teen girls remain significantly underrepresented across most recreation environments.
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Lowest percentages of teen girls were recorded in:
BMX (1%), basketball courts (1%), mixed-use areas (3%), nature play spaces (3%), playgrounds (4%), skateboarding areas (5%), fields/ovals (5%), roller skating areas (8%) and parkour/obstacle spaces (9%).
(Note: Not all teen girls present were actively participating in the activity.)
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Recreation spaces with the highest representation of teen girls:
Jetties, grass/open areas and seating.
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Overall usage:
Teenagers accounted for 17% of all recreation-space users, with teen girls representing just 6%.
These findings reflect international research showing similar patterns, with teen girls most commonly observed walking, sitting and chatting, or swinging—rather than actively engaging in structured or high-energy recreational activities.
Nature Play WA is now progressing to the project’s next phase: consulting with girls and young people to understand what they want in recreational spaces.
Young people, or those who work with youth, are invited to participate. Anyone interested can contact Jane at jane@natureplaywa.org.au. |
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Applications open for ASC Coaching and Officiating Advisory Groups |
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Whether you’re in community sport, high performance, or bring workforce or system capability expertise from outside the sector, the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) want to hear from you.
The ASC is calling for expressions of interest for two new advisory groups, one focused on coaching and the other on officiating. The two new advisory groups will develop action plans to provide insights, guide national direction and help shape the way coaches and officials are supported across the country.
Applications close Wednesday 10 December 2025. |
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Twilight Masterclass: Movement and Community by Design |
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Join lead presenter Dr Indigo Willing and a panel of industry and community representatives for an inspirational professional learning opportunity at ECU South West (Bunbury) Campus.
This presentation and interactive session will introduce skateboarding as a case study for carving out safer, inclusive, and educational spaces and 'third places' for youth, girls, and non-traditional participants in informal sports.
Date: Wednesday 10 December 2025, 3:30PM
Location: ECU South West Campus, Bunbury.
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Join the RAINBOW-lers
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Bowls WA is bringing RAINBOW-lers – a WA Government-backed social event for the LGBTQIA+ community and allies, to two local clubs!
Bayswater Bowls Club (14 December) and Lake Monger Bowls Club (21 December) will both host events at their clubs.
No experience needed—just come along for fun, connection, and a splash of colour. All equipment provided. |
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Holiday Sports Camps Are Back |
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The GeckoSports holiday camps are on their way back at venues around the Perth metropolitan area from next week.
The team at GeckoSports offer a range of multi-sport programs for school-aged children 5 to 12 years old, developed with input from a range of subject experts including primary school educators, leading exercise scientists, physiotherapists, child psychologists and professional athletes. |
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Curling WA Athletes Take on Major International
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While the summer sun turns up the temperature in Western Australia, several WA athletes are about take to the ice rink as part of Curling Australia’s national team in Canada as they push for Olympic qualification. After securing third place in the Pre-Olympic Qualification Event in Scotland earlier this year, the team start their campaign tonight WA time to earn their place at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics in women’s curling. |
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Evaluating the Impact of True Sport – UWA Evaluation Now Open |
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Since its launch in 2023, True Sport has become a cornerstone of positive change in Western Australia’s sporting landscape. Through its first three initiatives—Mental Health & Wellbeing, Sideline Behaviour, and Child Safeguarding—True Sport has supported clubs, volunteers, and organisations in creating sporting environments that promote wellbeing, respect, and safety.
Now, as we look toward the future, we’re inviting the sporting community to take part in an independent evaluation of the program, led by expert health promotion researchers at The University of Western Australia (UWA).
What we’re asking from you:
We’re encouraging all stakeholders to complete the survey and share their experiences with the True Sport program. Whether you’ve engaged with one initiative or all three, your feedback will help shape the next phase of True Sport.
The survey focuses on:
This evaluation is made possible thanks to the ongoing support of the Department of Creative Industries, Tourism and Sport, whose partnership has helped True Sport reach communities across WA.
We’re proud of how far True Sport has come, but we know there’s more to do. Your voice will help us continue building a sporting culture that’s safe, supportive, and inclusive for all. |
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Upcoming Webinar | Play Your Part. How Sport Can Take Action on Family and Domestic Violence |
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As part of the 16 Days in WA campaign, SportWest invites you to a special webinar: Play Your Part: How Sport Can Take Action on Family and Domestic Violence.
This session will explore how sport can be a powerful platform for prevention and how sporting organisations can take practical steps to create safer, more respectful environments.
Panellists include:
The webinar will also feature an overview of the True Sport Respectful Relationships Initiative, developed in partnership with Starick and supported by the Department of Creative Industries, Tourism and Sport. This initiative provides practical tools and resources to help clubs and organisations embed respect, inclusion, and gender equality into everyday sporting environments.
Date: Monday, 8 December 2025
Time: 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Location: Online
Cost: Free |
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True Sport Launches Club & Community eLearning to Support Mental Health & Wellbeing in Community Sport |
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Following the success of the True Sport Mental Health & Wellbeing Sport Administrator eLearning, True Sport has launched a brand-new tailored course for the wider sporting community. This free module is designed for clubs, coaches, volunteers, parents, and participants to build mental health literacy and create safe, supportive environments in sport.
In this 60 - 75 minute eLearning, you’ll learn how to:
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