Cultural Industries

Spare Parts Puppet Theatre is hoping to continue its 40-year legacy with the launch of its Next Generation fundraising appeal and a new corporate sponsor.

The Royal Perth Hospital Medical Research Foundation is one of WA’s largest philanthropic foundations; however, it’s not as large as it used to be, and therein lies a story.

Last December proved to be a positive time for health and disaster relief charities, which collected more donations than in previous years.

Greenbatch Foundation is in voluntary administration after losing income due to events cancelled in Perth’s recent COVID-19 lockdown.

Children of the Sea, Perth Festival, Encounter / Performing Lines WA · Subiaco Arts Centre, 17 February, 2021 ·On rare occasions, the intentions of a piece of theatre, its conception and the

Nearly two-thirds of voters have cited homelessness as a major issue ahead of the state election, with efforts to build social and affordable housing drawing broad support.

Fringe World Festival was due to wrap up on Sunday, but organisers have launched an encore season after losing five days of programming due to Perth’s COVID-19 lockdown.

Major charitable group Communicare is recalibrating the White Ribbon Australia brand.

Government research organisation ANSTO, Qantas and Perth Children’s Hospital have synced their operations to bring a dose of Iodine 123 from Japan to the hospital today.

Fringe World Festival shows will begin from 7pm tonight while Perth Festival has been postponed another week, until February 15, under advice from the state government.

Shaun Tan mines his own childhood story of endless summer days in his exhibition, "Rules of Summer".

Swan Taxis has formed a partnership with Lifeline WA to train drivers as ‘accidental counsellors’ and help them talk to passengers who may be distressed.

A consortium led by Aboriginal-owned business Noongar Mia Mia has earned a $7 million contract to help support the state government’s housing first homeless initiative.

Perth Festival has postponed all live performances until after next weekend and Fringe World Festival has cancelled all events until 6pm on Friday, due to the COVID-19 lockdown.

It’s a cute story, driven by cute dialogue and indescribably cute characters.

HBF Run for a Reason has been cancelled for a second year due to health concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.

Construction has officially begun on Brightwater Care Group’s new 128-bed residential aged care facility in Inglewood, with the facility expected to open next year.

Community organisations are stepping up to resolve the homelessness crisis in Fremantle, with a number of local people in need offered accommodation in recent days.

Simone Craddock's production of Ella & Louis! is, in short, "incredible".

Fremantle’s tent city has become a political battleground this week, but community members have stories which are deeper than the soundbites.

WA Police is investigating five incidents at Regis Aged Care’s Nedlands facility.

Cottesloe Beach will become an open-air art gallery in March, after Tourism WA extended Sculpture by the Sea’s funding for the next three years.

A refined Fringe World Festival is giving audiences and artists a chance to reconnect after a tough year.

Indigo Australasia is asking the WA government to continue funding one of its services, but the government says it warned the organisation in 2016 its funding would stop.

Andrew and Nicola Forrest’s Minderoo Foundation spent $88 million on philanthropic causes in 2020, giving $19.7 million to its Flourishing Oceans initiative.

CinefestOZ is expanding to launch a new film festival in Albany this year, after operating in the South West for the last 13 years.

Four organisations have received funding to run indigenous girls academy services, after the federal government pulled funding from basketballer Ricky Grace’s Role Models and Leaders Australia.

Bassendean-based Roshana Care Group has lodged plans for a 120-bed aged care facility in Victoria Park, adding to the care provider’s substantial list of new projects.

Business News talks to two Western Australians about why they decided to dedicate their spare time to founding a charity and how they made it happen.

Crime scene samples as small as one millionth of a millimetre may be examinable through an instrument commissioned by the ChemCentre. 

Group-based peer support, culturally appropriate services, and upskilling in regional areas are among initiatives to be funded through the Western Australian Sector Transition Fund.

A VR movie about the Square Kilometre Array and a series featuring Tim Winton called Ningaloo, have been awarded a share of $2.5 million in funding from Screen Australia.