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Trust a winner for WA community

Dec 17, 2024
Forgetting to claim your winnings is not an ideal situation, but those unclaimed winnings can have a positive outcome for the local community.
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$350,000 available for community causes — grant applications now open

Jul 8, 2024
Applications are now open for the Gaming Community Trust grants program which distributes unclaimed gambling winnings to worthwhile community causes.
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$900,000 in community grants available to blaze trails across WA

Feb 12, 2024
Grants of up to $50,000 are now available for new community-led trail projects in Western Australia.
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Coaching and Officiating Grants Program

Jan 15, 2024
$200,000 in grant funding available to state sporting associations to help support and develop coaches and officials in WA.
Collaborative painting on Country, Ngurra Kutjuwarra (On Country, Together), Warlayirti Artists Aboriginal Corporation, Great Sandy Desert, Western Australia 2021. Photo by Lucinda White

Applications for Community Recovery Grants Program now open

Oct 20, 2023
The Department of Local Government, Sport, and Cultural Industries is actively supporting the Community Recovery Grants Program, which is aimed at assisting communities affected by the events associated with ex-Tropical Cyclone Ellie.
Page reviewed 23 August 2023