Key findings included:

• Local government expenditure on arts and culture amounted to approximately $155 million

• 90% of survey respondents identified professional development needs in arts and culture

• 90% of survey respondents believed that arts and culture play a significant role in the community

• 13% of WA local governments had an overarching strategy or plan for arts and culture

• 6% had Reconciliation Action Plans, 98% of WA urban local governments

• 71% of regional local governments were active in culture and the arts

Recommendations were made around more effective planning, prioritisation of skills development and further research into collaborative planning between different government authorities, the impact of arts and culture on well-being, and analysis of arts and culture spending.