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Sport Industry Awards go to regional WA

Regional Western Australia has emerged as the clear winner of the 2011 Sport and Recreation Industry Awards, with close to half of all category winners connected to the regions.

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08 December 2011

Swan Districts with their awards haul.Sport and Recreation Minister Terry Waldron congratulated all the award winners at the event in Perth last night, in particular the Swan Districts Football Club which scooped the night’s most prestigious honour - the $10,000 Minister’s Award for Industry Excellence.

“The Award for Industry Excellence recognises the best of all award winners from the 14 categories with the Swan Districts Football Club judged a finalist in three categories,” Mr Waldron said.

“The club has shown outstanding leadership and innovation by providing programs in regional communities such as Onslow and Port Hedland that have attracted participants from all age groups, both male and female.

“Its partnerships with local and corporate organisations have achieved outstanding outcomes for the education, health and wellbeing of the participants in these regions.”

Other regional winners included the Shire of Cranbrook for the Frederick Square redevelopment, The Munda Biddi Trail Foundation, and Surfing WA for the Margaret River Telstra Drug Aware Pro.

Football was a strong favourite on the night with Football West taking home several awards including Commitment to Participation and Innovative Use of Technology, and the West Australian Football Commission winning an award for Commitment to Workforce Development.

The Minister highly commended Craig James who scooped the John Graham Award for his outstanding contribution to rowing.

“The high quality of entries received reinforces the important work being done by the sport and recreation industry to ensure WA continues to be a world leader in the delivery of better lifestyle opportunities to the community,” he said.

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