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Centre Showcase: Staying in Place

Posted on 12/04/2024
For many residents in country WA the only way to receive support and care in their senior years is by moving out of their family home and community. The scarcity of aged care services outside the metro area leaves people with little other choice...
  

Keeping Communities Connected

Posted on 21/03/2024
Community newspapers play a significant role by keeping people connected in many rural and remote areas around Western Australia. These publications are an important part of keeping people in the community connected and informed about what’s on....
  

Linkwest State Budget Submission 2024–2025

Posted on 17/11/2023
An ageing population, a rising epidemic of loneliness, escalating rates of domestic and family violence, increased prevalence of poor mental health and sustained impact of our cost-of-living crisis in WA, places a spotlight on the value of...
  

2022 Member Survey Summary Report

Posted on 5/10/2023
Linkwest is delighted to present the 2022 Member Survey Summary Report. The survey, which ran at the end of 2022, collects essential data on our sector and provides a snapshot of Neighbourhood Centres (NCs) and Community Resource Centres (CRCs)...
  

Purple Bench Micro Grants

Posted on 29/08/2023
The generosity of Linkwest, EEO Equal Opportunity Specialists and the Loftus Community Centre Management Committee funded a further 20 Purple Bench Micro Grants in 2022 and 2023.
  

Heart shaped new leadership for Linkwest

Posted on 13/07/2023
Linkwest is delighted to welcome Jane Harwood as new CEO. Chair of the Linkwest Board of Directors, James Jarvis, said that Jane was appointed for her wealth of experience across...
  

Linkwest State Budget Submission 2023–2024

Posted on 16/11/2022
The Linkwest State Budget Submission for 2023–2024 provides four recommendations which if followed will ensure the financial viability of the small community managed organisations we call Neighbourhood Centres (NC) and Community Resource Centres...
  

Places of Connection

Posted on 10/10/2022
Our member Centres are playing an important role in their communities to help provide a place of connection for more than 30,000 Western Australians each week. Listen to a few of our member Centres share about how they are promoting mental wellbeing
  

Distributing Masks to the Regions

Posted on 15/03/2022
A partnership between Department of Communities, Foodbank WA, WACOSS and Linkwest has enabled Linkwest to distribute 100,000 free masks to over 50 Centres in regional Western Australia.
  

Purple Bench Micro Grants

Posted on 2/03/2022
In 2021, thanks to the generosity of Linkwest and the Loftus Community Centre Management Committee, a further 15 purple benches have been installed at Centres across Western Australia.