Grants information session Are you keen to help more Western Australians live healthy and active lifestyles? Looking for help so your organisation can deliver important projects in the community and keen to find out a bit more about Healthway and Lotterywest’s grants programs? Come and attend a Healthway and Lotterywest grants information session to find out …
Healthway works in partnership with Western Australian schools to build a healthy and more active WA. The Healthy Schools Program aims to support schools to develop projects that promote the health of students through activities aligned with the Health Promoting Schools Framework. To find out more about eligibility requirements, the assessment process, and to apply visit …
The Physical Activity Innovation Challenge Project (Innovation Project) aims to increase physical activity levels of inactive adolescents and young adults aged 15-20 years in WA. Local government associations, incorporated sporting organisations, and community organisations can apply for grants of up to $100,000. Read the Minister’s media statement here. This funding program is currently closed. WACA’s Daughters …
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Enhancing Social and Emotional Wellbeing through the Arts Grant Program is now open. In 2021, a draft resource Social and Emotional Wellbeing through the Arts (SEW-Arts) was piloted with several Healthway funded arts organisations to evaluate its useability. This grant program will assist in trialling the draft SEW-Arts resource more broadly. Invited participants can …
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As part of our 30th anniversary celebrations, we’ve refreshed our grants programs to better align to our vision of creating a healthier WA. We will continue to provide funding for the same great health promotion activities and to the same types of organisations, however, we now offer four separate grants programs: 1) Healthy Partnerships – …
Healthway’s 2022 Targeted Research Round is due to open on 29 October 2021. Expressions of Interest for Exploratory and Intervention Research Grants will be due on 28 January 2022. This round will call for research that explores and addresses the impact of harmful industry marketing on children and young people. Harmful industries are defined as industries that produce, sell …
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Funding to boost physical activity Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries (DLGSC) and Healthway will deliver the Innovation Challenge Program in partnership and are looking to support innovative ideas that create physical activity opportunities for inactive young people, girls and women across Western Australia. A funding pool of $750,000 is available for the …
Healthway is pleased to announce that Dr Tarun Weeramanthri has been appointed as the new Chair of Healthway’s Research Assessment Committee.
It’s Mental Health Week (10-17 October) in Western Australia, and the theme is Strengthening Our Community – Live, Learn, Work, Play as we aim to increase mental wellbeing in WA communities. There are more than 200 events taking place right across the State including art exhibitions, concerts, campfires, community walks, dancing, sailing and training workshops. To participate, …
Healthway staff L-R: Shane, Sue-Ellen and Laura. The response from our Sport and Art partners was fantastic with 122 people participating across our four workshops in August and September. For those attending the workshops, there were ideas shared and new partnerships formed to promote and deliver health and wellbeing for the WA community. Thank you to …
Healthway acknowledges the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People as the original custodians of this country, recognising their connection to land, waters and community. We respect their cultures and Elders, past and present.
Ngala kaaditj Whadjuk moort keyen kaadak nidja boodja – We acknowledge Whadjuk Noongar people as the original custodians of the land on which we are based.
