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

We all know data is king! And we all know sport delivers numerous social benefits to our community. Playing sport can increase health, improve social

We are aware that in the coming months some National Sporting Organisations have National Championships and events scheduled. Whilst it is evident that many of

Madison de Rozario has joined fellow West Australian Ben Popham as a dual Paralympic gold medallist on the final day of Tokyo 2020. Competing in

A Healthway Healthy Sporting Club Grant provided the impetus for Harlies Hockey Club to make significant change to its operation and promote healthy living choices.

WA swimmer Ben Popham has become a dual Paralympic gold medallist after he anchored the Australian men’s 4x100m freestyle relay 34 Points on Monday night.

WA’s Madison de Rozario was the highlight for Western Australia over the weekend at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. Competing in the women’s 800m T53

West Australian Ben Popham has claimed WA’s first gold medal of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. Popham qualified fastest for the final of the men’s

Caitlin Spencer is passionate about women and girls playing sport. She devotes her work and volunteer time to providing women and girls the opportunities to

Twenty-four West Australians are chasing gold in Tokyo at the 2020 Paralympic Games. The opening ceremony for the games will be on Tuesday night and

ISC Sport have joined SportWest as its Preferred Apparel Partner for the next three years. As part of the agreement, SportWest members will receive exclusive

Sports have at times treated each other like competitors but a new era of collaboration and cooperation has dawned in WA sport. At least that

Western Australia has departed Tokyo with its biggest medal haul since Beijing after fifty-four West Australians competed at the games and 11 brought home a

Western Australia’s medal tally at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics continues to grow. Going into Friday’s schedule, WA has claimed three gold, a silver and seven

One way of thinking about mental health is as a continuum where mental wellbeing (positive mental health) is at one end of the continuum and

A new $2 million standalone Dryland Training Centre at HBF Stadium could propel Diving WA to have its own High-Performance Program, removing one of the

The Kookaburras will take on Belgium in the gold medal match of the men’s hockey after defeating Germany 3-1. The teams were all square at

WA sailing star Matt Wearn secured his gold medal before the medal race even started. Such was his dominance, Wearn secured gold on Friday afternoon

Western Australia’s next hope of another gold medal currently rest with sailor Matt Wearn. Wearn currently sits first after eight races in the one-man laser

Annabelle McIntyre has claimed Western Australia’s first gold medal of Tokyo 2020. McIntyre was part of the women’s four with Lucy Stephan, Rosemary Popa and

It is an exciting time for SportWest as we expand and restructure our team. Our new Communications and Events Manager Steve Glover and Administration Manager

Fifty three West Australians are representing Australia at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. SportWest wishes all our athletes all the best. Archery: Taylor Worth and Alice

Jai Hindley has taken home The West Australian RAC WA Sports Star Award for 2020, with an astonishing second place in the famed Italian Grand Tour, the

It’s Mental Health Week (10-17 October) in Western Australia, and the theme is Strengthening Our Community – Live, Learn, Work, Play as we aim to increase mental wellbeing

Minister for Sport and Recreation Mick Murray joined SportWest Members and partner organisations for the release of the Strategic Priorities for WA Sport – a

The Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) is increasingly having an impact on the global community and is a rapidly evolving issue. The Australian Institute of Sport