Matt Fulton

City of Joondalup, Perron Group, Sandfire Resources and Water Corporation have made significant appointments over the holiday season.

The head of WA’s peak sporting body has declined to back a bid for the 2026 Commonwealth Games, citing the short lead time and minimal impact it would have on grassroots athletics.

SportWest’s first ever social return on investment study has shown a cost benefit of $10.3 billion per annum from West Australian organised sport.

Exercise and mental wellbeing are seen as synergistic, for weekend warriors and professionals alike.

Matt Fulton knew he’d face some urgent challenges when he was named acting chief executive of the Western Australian Institute of Sport last October, beginning on November 1.

The state government will provide the WA Institute of Sport with an additional $20.8 million over the next four years, on the back of recent Olympic success in Paris.

WA Institute of Sport chief executive officer Matt Fulton has praised the state government for listening and backing its vision for the future.

WA Institute of Sport chief executive officer Matt Fulton said a decision to discontinue the institute’s netball services program from December 31 was not made lightly.

From the moment he was appointed permanent chief executive officer of the WA Institute of Sport, Matt Fulton made it clear he was determined to help rebuild its foundations.

The WA Institute of Sport’s newly established athlete advisory committee has met for the first time, as it continues its march into a new era for the organisation.