Western Australian sports and arts sectors receive $22 million each from Lotterywest

Lotterywest has delivered its third consecutive year of record-breaking returns to the Western Australian community. Of the $1.22 billion in lottery sales last financial year, the sports and arts sectors each received $22 million with the State's health sector having received $176.7 million in Lotterywest funding.

$351.5 million went to supporting the WA community through grants, with $704.2 million shared among WA lottery winners.

There were 438 WA not-for-profit groups and local governments that benefited from 489 direct Lotterywest grants, totalling $130.5 million.

These grants ranged from $7.7 million being provided each to Screenwest and Perth Festival, to $3,000 given to Swan Valley Voices for arts and cultural activities.

In addition, Lotterywest partnered with the WA Government to deliver a $3.4 million grant program to support 16 Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations to deliver services to Aboriginal people across WA.

WA Premier Roger Cook notes "Western Australia is unique, as the only State-owned and operated lottery in the country where profits have been returned to the WA community for the past 90 years.

"Lotterywest has produced record-breaking results for the third year running, meaning the WA community continues to benefit from Lotterywest grants more than ever.

"I want to acknowledge and thank the entire Lotterywest retail network of almost 500 small businesses selling lottery games, who have contributed to this great result for WA."

Image. Lifesaving access to defibrillators expanded across WA, thanks to St John WA. By playing Lotto, the WA community helped support St John WA with a $1.3 million Lotterywest grant to provide more than 1000 automated external defibrillators to community and sporting groups throughout WA. Credit: Lotterywest