Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s oldest community theatre faces closure while sports facilities receive stronger funding pathways and recognition for community infrastructure needs.
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Features
Fifty Years of Deadly: NAIDOC Week comes home to Western Australia
29 June 2026
From Dr Richard Walley’s Six Seasons concert to community celebrations statewide, WA marks NAIDOC’s milestone with music, memory and momentum.
Features
Community Arts Network at a crossroads after board resignations
2 June 2026
After membership reversals and board resignations, CAN confronts governance failures, community backlash and urgent calls to rebuild trust and representation.
Spotlight
Radio DADAA asks us to “listen differently” to a new community space that leads the way in all-ability sound design and content production
21 May 2026
Experimental music, capacity building and local knowledge come together in this new station on the arts airwaves – by musicians, makers and producers of all abilities and interests! Maya-Rose Chauhan spotlights Radio DADAA.
Reviews
Diamond-in-the-Rough Storytelling in the South West
22 April 2026
Collective memory has been roused in Bunbury by Siobhan Maiden’s triumphant This is Where… a two-hour tour of the city’s central business district, which digs deep into subcultural reminiscences and intercultural exchange. This is not Bunbury’s official history told by a privileged few. This is Where… is a new wave of stories told by ordinary people in an approach that has galvanised the community.
Spotlight
Opera tops the pops at WA stage awards
20 April 2026
Arts stalwart James Berlyn receives the inaugural Ripple Effect Award, in honour of Georgia Malone, as Freeze Frame Opera wins big at the 2026 Performing Arts WA Awards.
Reviews
When friendships end, it is probably for the best
15 April 2026
Hearing stories about friendships that have died, prompts us to consider our own and what might have gone wrong along the way. Ian Lilburne reviews: For The Best.
Features
Art should be regarded as essential infrastructure
13 April 2026
At Perth Design Week, designers and cultural leaders asked why cities invest heavily in cultural spaces but neglect the artists and practices that animate them. Mark Naglazas writes.
Features
Georgia Malone: an arts superhero
8 April 2026
As Georgia Malone’s legacy is honoured with a new Performing Arts WA Award, her many colleagues and friends are reflecting on her immeasurable contribution to the arts sector, writes Nina Levy.
Article
Awards spotlight for WA performers
24 March 2026
The annual Performing Arts WA Awards event celebrates the State’s live-performance professionals next month – and includes a new award in honour of arts champion, the late Georgia Malone.