Western Australia (WA)

The Department of Creative Industries, Tourism and Sport, opens in a new tab is focused on creating environments to increase Aboriginal participation in organised sport and active recreation as athletes, coaches, officials and administrators from grassroots programs through to elite competition.

Programs, resources, and reports

• WA Aboriginal Sports Council (WAASC), opens in a new tab. The WAASC was convened in November 2016 to oversee and advise on the development of a new sport and culture agenda for Aboriginal people in WA. The need for its establishment emerged through an extensive stakeholder engagement process which culminated in a discussion paper: 'Aboriginal Sport and Recreation Service Delivery: A Discussion Paper', WA Department of Sport and Recreation, (May 2016).