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- ↑ "Screenwest becomes a not-for-profit organisation" (PDF). 20 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
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- ↑ "State Government's support of Screenwest tops $100 million". Lotterywest. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
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