Sport and recreation news and events

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The power of partnerships and sport

Wednesday 14 September 2011

In 2010/11 the Kimberley region experienced its biggest and longest wet season in 25 years, the resultant flooding in March 2011 wiping out the Aboriginal Community of Warmun, 200 kilometres south of Kununurra.

Big name in basketball headed for Broome

Wednesday 07 September 2011

News that Chinese superstar of basketball Yao Ming will visit Broome later this month has set the town abuzz.

Organisers kickstart 2011 dash

Wednesday 07 September 2011

The Gascoyne Offroad Racing Club has confirmed the dates for the 2011 Kickstarters Gascoyne Dash will be 28–30 October.

Fremantle premiership team at Parliament

Wednesday 07 September 2011

State Parliament had the honour of hosting the inaugural premiership team in the Western Australian Amateur Football League’s Integrated Football Program on 7 September 2011.

Tips for Peel clubs

Monday 05 September 2011

There is so much for sport and recreation clubs to gain by encouraging people from diverse backgrounds to join and participate, and this month those in the Peel region will be given some pointers on how to best go about it.

Peel in training to be more inclusive

Monday 05 September 2011

As part of its endeavours to make sport and recreation accessible to all Western Australians the Department of Sport and Recreation (DSR) will hold disability awareness and inclusion training in Meadow Springs on Tuesday 11 October.

State Government gets on its bike to promote new peak cycling body

Friday 02 September 2011

One of Western Australia’s most popular sporting and recreational activities has a new peak body courtesy of $200,000 State Government funding.

Send your sporting dad an eCard

Thursday 01 September 2011

You can send your Dad an eCard and make his Father's Day!

Swan Districts Football Club visits the Pilbara

Wednesday 31 August 2011

The long weekend in July was a busy one for all football fans, with six additional games of football being played at Kevin Richards’ Memorial Oval in Karratha.