CITS Great Southern

The Arts Activities in Regional Communities program is now open, supporting arts and cultural activity right across regional WA!

Whether you're planning a community festival, creative workshop or locally led arts project, the Creative Projects category offers grants of up to $60,000. Regional local governments can also apply for up to $50,000 through the Creative and Cultural Planning category to develop or refresh creative and cultural plans.

It's all about creating more opportunities to participate in, access and experience arts and culture in regional communities.

Applications close 1 October 2026.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4qAjVGw

Image 1: ‘Beyond Brave new Works’ project by Denmark Arts which is underway and started in February 2026. This project was supported the last round of AARC in 2025.

Image 2: Children, Young People and Community Program of the 2025 Margaret River Readers and Writers Festival, which was supported the last round of AARC.

Congratulations to all participants who took part in the Katanning Run4Resilience and embraced the spirit of resilience and community!

A sincere thank you to Boyd, the Active Farmers team, volunteers, and everyone who worked behind the scenes to deliver such a well-organised and impactful event. Thank you for creating an opportunity to bring our community together, promote wellbeing, and strengthen resilience across the Great Southern.

We look forward to seeing this wonderful event continue to grow ❤️

🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ THERE’S JUST SOMETHING ABOUT RUNNING THROUGH AN ARCH! 🎉

Crossing that finish line is pretty special… but running through the arch just seems to complete the journey! 🙌

With support from the WA Government, and proudly supported by the Government of Western Australia – Department of Creative Industries, Tourism and Sport (CITS), this awesome arch helped create a pretty memorable finish for all 218 participants at the 2026 Katanning Run 4 Resilience! 💙

From the first runner through to the last, that moment of crossing under the arch represents the kilometres, the effort, the laughs, the sweat and everything that went into getting there.

A massive THANK YOU CITS! 👏
You legends! Your support helps us bring amazing community events like Run 4 Resilience to life, and we couldn’t be more grateful. 🫶

218 runners. One finish line. One awesome arch. One bloody great community. ❤️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️

August is Family History Month, and this year's theme, Ancestors: Mundane to Magnificent, celebrates the remarkable stories of everyday people who help shape our collective history.

Our Aboriginal History WA team provides a research service to help Aboriginal people access historical records and learn more about themselves, their families and their ancestors.

Looking to start exploring your family history? Join the team for a free Aboriginal family history session at the State Library of Western Australia, where you can get support researching your family history, ask questions and learn where to begin.

📍 State Library of Western Australia, Level 3
📅 Wednesday 26 August 2026
🕑 2 pm to 4 pm
These free sessions run on the last Wednesday of each month.

🔗Register online: https://slwa.wa.gov.au/whats-on/aboriginal-family-history-sessions

Or contact our Aboriginal History WA team:
📧 [email protected]
📱 0447 882 799

📷: AHWA officers Mark Chambers and Duane Kelly with Roma Winmar.

More than 500 community sport and recreation assets delivered, with more to come 🏃‍♀️🏉🚴

From clubrooms and courts to lighting, playing fields and aquatic facilities, these projects are helping local clubs welcome more participants, support growing communities and create more inclusive spaces for people of all ages and abilities.

With 384 projects completed across metropolitan WA and 158 in regional communities, the momentum is building as PlayOn WA works towards delivering 2,030 community sport and recreation assets by 2030.

Every project tells a local story. A club growing stronger. A community coming together. A new opportunity to get active.

Learn more on our website: https://bit.ly/4xE70py

📷 Shire of Plantagenet - Sounness Park Lighting Upgrades, Katanning Country Club Tennis Courts resurfacing, Shire of Denmark - Denmark Surf Life Saving Club Redevelopment Project, Albany Golf Club Reticulation Upgrades Project

🎶 🎸 Looking for an easy way to support WA artists all year round?

Every ticket bought, song streamed, playlist shared and piece of merch purchased helps local artists keep creating, performing and building sustainable careers right here in Western Australia.

Want an easy way to support local talent? has curated a series of WA music playlists for cafés, bars, restaurants, retail spaces and music lovers, making it simple to fill your space with local sounds all year round.

Visit the comments to find your perfect playlist on Apple Music, YouTube and Spotify.

Image credits: Foreva Media

Grab a cuppa and join us for another addition of Coffee & Chat to learn about the brand-new True Sport AU Cultural Education Initiative and the support available to sporting clubs and organisations across Western Australia. ☕

This Coffee and Chat will provide an overview of the initiative:
- Its purpose and key focus areas
- How it can help clubs create more culturally safe, inclusive and welcoming environments.
- Participants will also be introduced to the range of resources, education opportunities and support available to assist clubs on their cultural learning journey.

🗓 Thursday 13 August, 10am
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I-League is back for Term 3 in the Great Southern! 🤩
We have small-sided games running on Saturday's at 12:30pm - re-starting 1 August. 🥅
The I-League provides opportunities for those aged seven and older to play the world game. We have two pitches available for multiple age groups including young adults.
If you are a player and would like to have a game, please scan the QR codes below. We look forward to seeing you there! Thanks to Football Futures Foundation and Albany Junior Soccer Association for making I-League happen in Albany 😎

Grab a cuppa and join us for another addition of Coffee & Chat to learn about the brand-new True Sport AU Cultural Education Initiative and the support available to sporting clubs and organisations across Western Australia ☕

This Coffee and Chat will provide an overview of the initiative:
- Its purpose and key focus areas
- How it can help clubs create more culturally safe, inclusive and welcoming environments.
- Participants will also be introduced to the range of resources, education opportunities and support available to assist clubs on their cultural learning journey.

🗓 Thursday 13 August, 10am
Register now 🔗 eae0a0d6-7a0d-4fec-9639-1f95c2cbb19b@c1ae0ae2-d504-4287-b6f4-7eafd6648d22" rel="ugc" target="_blank">https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/eae0a0d6-7a0d-4fec-9639-1f95c2cbb19b@c1ae0ae2-d504-4287-b6f4-7eafd6648d22