| 2 Dec 2024 |
Talent shines at Armadale Writers Awards 2024 The 2024 City of Armadale Writers Awards were announced at an awards ceremony on Friday 29 November 2024, hosted at Armadale Library. The Armadale Writers Awards are a creative writing competition open to all adult writers living in Western Australia. This is the eighth year of the awards, which requires submissions to be original prose, not previously published in any format, and have a word count between 1000-3000 words. |
| 26 Nov 2024 |
Celebrating all abilities at AFAC on International Day of People with Disability The City of Armadale will be celebrating International Day of People with Disability on Thursday 28 November 2024, with two world class paralympic athletes in attendance. |
| 19 Nov 2024 |
City of Armadale Six Seasons Trails launches The City of Armadale’s Six Seasons project has officially launched, with our Kambarang season guided hikes at Forrestdale Wetlands selling out. The Six Season Trails project was funded by a Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries (DLGSC) grant. The City was awarded the maximum of $25,000 as part of their Hiking Participation Grants funding round for 2024/2025. These trail hikes are being conducted in partnership with the multiple award winning company, The Hike Collective. |
| 18 Nov 2024 |
City of Armadale given the green light for funding the new Armadale Suburban University Study Hub The City of Armadale is delighted to have secured funding from the Department of Education to establish a Suburban University Study Hub (SUSH) in the Armadale city centre. This exciting initiative is funded by the Federal Government as part of its Regional and Suburban University Study Hubs program. It provides essential support to students from regional or outer metropolitan areas, to pursue higher education. |
| 12 Nov 2024 |
Perth Hills Tourism Alliance takes home gold at Perth Airport WA Tourism Awards The Perth Hills Tourism Alliance (PHTA), a collaborative partnership between the City of Armadale, City of Swan, City of Kalamunda, Shire of Mundaring and Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale, picked up a win at the Perth Airport WA Tourism Awards. The award evening was hosted on Saturday 9 November at Crown Perth, where the PHTA took home gold in the ‘Excellence in Local Government Award for Tourism’ category. |
| 28 Oct 2024 |
City of Armadale’s fourth Welcome Baby to Country a success The City of Armadale’s Champion Centre hosted it’s fourth Welcome Baby to Country, on Friday 25 October 2024. This traditional ceremony included an Aboriginal naming and smoking ceremony, for babies aged 0-2 years old. These ceremonies provide a positive cultural start to life, helping connect young families to Aboriginal culture in a modern setting. Members of the Middar Yorgas (Grandmothers/Aunties) Dance Group performed an Aboriginal dance as part of the ceremony and celebration. The event saw 46 babies and their families take part. |
| 17 Oct 2024 |
Armadale Fitness and Aquatic Centre takes triple award win The Armadale Fitness and Aquatic Centre (AFAC) took home their third major award since August, on Friday 11 October 2024. AFAC won the Quality Accredited Business of the Year – Ausactive, naming them the best recreation centre in Australia for AUSactive. AUSactive is recognised by the Federal Government as the peak body for fitness accreditation and education in Australia. |
| 14 Oct 2024 |
Humans of Armadale returns for 2025 The City of Armadale is delighted to announce that submissions are now open for the 2025 Humans of Armadale. |
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