State Records Office of Western Australia

Ensuring permanent accessibility to the essential evidence of the business of government in Western Australia.
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Catherine Fletcher - Chair of SRC, Shino Konishi - Award Winner, Margaret Medcalf
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Winner of the 2023 Margaret Medcalf Award Announced

The winner of the 2023 Margaret Medcalf Award is 'The Lives and Legacies of a Carceral Island: a Biographical History of Wadjemup/Rottnest Island', a book by Ann Curthoys, Shino Konishi and Alexandra Ludewig.
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What we do

Established under the State Records Act 2000, the State Records Office is part of the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries and supports the State Records Commission in its statutory role under the Act.

By supporting our public sector colleagues in WA we seek to achieve a secure and discoverable record of government that is valued by our community and used to create a legacy for current and future generations of Western Australians.

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Make a Freedom of Information request

In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 1992, the State Records Office has prepared a FOI Information Statement. This contains details of the types of information held by the State Records Office and the State Records Commission and how it can be accessed.