Career news and events
WAAPA Mt Lawley venues to be repurposed as Creative Industries Hub
Creative Industries Minister Simone McGurk said the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) dance studios and auditorium at the ECU Mt Lawley Campus would be retained and repurposed for a "creative industries hub".
The hub will offer opportunities for performance, rehearsal and production, as well as office space for creative businesses, emerging artists and not-for-profit organisations.
Ms McGurk said private operators may be able to lease space, but the buildings would remain in government hands.
"If you think about the dance studios, you require a sort of sprung floor, you require certain dimensions in those studios to make them fit for purpose. We've got all that here, (At the Mt Lawley ECU Campus)" she said. See ABC News 17 Feb
Grains Industry Boom
The WA grains industry has delivered the biggest harvest on record.
Our grains industry is world class. They know about climate change and how to grow crops in a dry climate. Science, innovation and hard work were employed to exploit all the rain we had last year to deliver bumper crops.
To explore careers in the grain industry go to GIWA.
Year 11: Doing ATAR?
Year 11s who are doing ATAR will use their first semester Year 11 results to apply for early offers to university in 2027. You will need your best possible ATAR result from Semester 1 this year to increase the university course choices that you have.
17 – 19 April See Resi-scape Awards at Perth Garden Show
Finalists in small to medium residential landscaping awards will be on display at the Perth Garden Show at McCallum Park, near the Boorloo Bridge in Victoria Park.
For a career in Landscape Gardening See:
ECU WAAPA 2026 Short Courses Announced
WAAPA didn’t have short courses over the summer holidays because they were shifting to the new city campus. The 2026 short courses have just been announced:
Weekend Workshops (Some start in May)
Music events
Whether you’re a singer or instrumentalist, a classical musician, jazz musician or contemporary musician, WAAPA’s staff present a range of workshops to help you prepare for your WACE exams, WAAPA audition, master your instrument or just have fun.
Free weekend music workshops
13 – 17 July Winter School for Years 7 - 12
Earlybird Price closes 1st June 2026
19 – 26 March Perth Design Week (PDW) 2026
The fourth annual PDW will be held in Perth City / Boorloo and surrounds from March 19 - 26, 2026.
Design talks. Design exhibitions. Design discussions. Design gatherings. Whether you're a design professional, design student, or just design-curious, there's an abundance to explore.
See all of the events HERE.