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    <post_id>165</post_id>
    <post_category_id>7</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Championing WA tech: New Directors appointed to WAITTA Board]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[WAITTA President Premila Jina said the appointments come at an important time for the organisation as it heads into its next chapter.]]></post_content_short>
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    <post_content_url>https://www.waitta.com.au/latest-news/news/championing-wa-tech-new-directors-appointed-to-waitta-board/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2026-10-13 21:00:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>164</post_id>
    <post_category_id>1</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Six weeks to swing for $1 million for WA’s sick kids]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Six weeks to go: WA’s technology community is coming together for the 17th annual putt4dough, raising vital funds for Perth Children’s
Hospital Foundation. Find out what’s happening on the day and how you can get involved.]]></post_content_short>
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    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.waitta.com.au/latest-news/six-weeks-to-swing-for-1-million-for-was-sick-kids/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2026-10-11 09:05:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>155</post_id>
    <post_category_id>7</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[WAITTA Legends: Jim Owens's Five Decades of Passion for Technology]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Western Australia's Jim Owens has been an active participant in the State's technology community for more than four decades, and
has spent the past 10 years documenting its people, ideas and innovations through photography and storytelling. In conversation with
WAITTA's Shri Alagappan, he explains why he continues to follow the WA tech story.]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.waitta.com.au/media/website_posts/155/2.-WAITTA-Incite-2008.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.waitta.com.au/latest-news/waitta-legends-jim-owens-passion-for-technology/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2026-08-27 19:00:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>154</post_id>
    <post_category_id>9</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Watch: Highlights from the 35th INCITE Awards]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[35 years, one incredible community. Thw 2026 INCITE Awards brought together the region's brightest minds to recognise innovation that's
making a real difference - for our economy, our communities, and the next generation of WA talent.]]></post_content_short>
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    <post_content_type>url</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmWHXrdANnU</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2026-08-23 21:00:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>153</post_id>
    <post_category_id>7</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Watch: The Future Era of WAITTA | INCITE Documentary Part 4 of 4]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Part four - 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐄𝐫𝐚 (𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐–𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔) - is out now, and it's the final chapter in our series. This is the era of the
program's biggest refresh yet - and features the people shaping what comes after 35 years of backing WA talent.]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.waitta.com.au/media/website_posts/153/part-4.png</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>url</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7493441226604679168</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2026-08-19 03:46:39</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>152</post_id>
    <post_category_id>7</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Watch: The Now Era of WAITTA | INCITE Documentary Part 3 of 4]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Part three of the 𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐈𝐓𝐄 𝐃𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲, commissioned to mark 35 years of the INCITE Awards, picks up the story as <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/waitta/">WAITTA</a>
became an independent organisation and WA teams solidified our region's reputation for competing - and winning - at the <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/iawards-australia/">iAwards</a>
and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/apicta/">Asia Pacific ICT Alliance (APICTA)</a> Awards.]]></post_content_short>
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    <post_content_type>url</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7490904519208456192</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2026-08-19 03:45:18</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>157</post_id>
    <post_category_id>7</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[In the news: WA’s tech sector powers up for sick kids]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Perth Children's Hospital Foundation and WAITTA have launched Tech4SickKids, a strategic initiative bringing together WA’s technology,
data, AI and innovation sectors to collaborate on technology to support our most vulnerable Western Australians.]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.waitta.com.au/media/website_posts/157/asd_0_0.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>url</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.businessnews.com.au/article/WA-s-tech-sector-powers-up-for-sick-kids-0</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2026-08-12 21:00:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>151</post_id>
    <post_category_id>7</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Watch: Scale-Up Era of WAITTA | INCITE Documentary Part 2 of 4]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Part two of our 𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐈𝐓𝐄 𝐃𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲: 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡 & 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟑–𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟐) picks up the story as the
awards scaled in size and professionalism - and as WA tech talent started stepping onto national and international stages through the <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/iawards-australia/">iAwards</a>
and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/apicta/">Asia Pacific ICT Alliance (APICTA)</a> Awards.]]></post_content_short>
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    <post_content_type>url</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7488367792463818752</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2026-08-01 03:10:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>150</post_id>
    <post_category_id>7</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Watch: Founding Era of WAITTA | INCITE Documentary Part 1 of 4]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Part one of our 𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐈𝐓𝐄 𝐃𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐫𝐚 (𝟏𝟗𝟗𝟏–𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟑) takes you back to 1991 - the same
year the Internet was born - when Jim Ellis OAM and the founding committee decided Western Australia's tech innovators deserved to be
celebrated, not overlooked.]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.waitta.com.au/media/website_posts/150/INCITE-Doco-part-one.png</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>url</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7485950015811723264</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2026-08-01 03:06:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>149</post_id>
    <post_category_id>7</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Buy tickets: Tech4SickKids Launch @ NAB]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Join leaders from across healthcare, technology, government and industry for the official launch of Tech4Sick Kids, a strategic partnership
between WAITTA and Perth Children's Hospital Foundation.]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.waitta.com.au/media/website_posts/149/T4SK-breakfast-panel-visual-landscape-all-logos.png</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>event</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.waitta.com.au/event-rsvp/2026-tech4sickkids-launch-nab/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2026-07-30 00:54:21</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>141</post_id>
    <post_category_id>7</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Meet the Board: David Smith]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Meet one of WAITTA's newest Board Directors, David Smith, in this quickfire Q&A! Find out why David put his hand up to be a WAITTA Board Director, and his aspirations for WA's technology innovation talent and ecosystem.]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.waitta.com.au/media/website_posts/141/1780801725160.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>url</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.linkedin.com/posts/waitta_waitta-waitta-watech-activity-7469889754176765952-M08_?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop&amp;rcm=ACoAAAS1RWgBSBZfS6PYmXAlnSsBueTy6WHSnyI</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2026-06-18 07:00:51</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>135</post_id>
    <post_category_id>7</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Meet the Board: Dr Valentina Tiporlini]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Meet one of WAITTA's newest Board Directors, Dr Valentina Tiporlini, in this quickfire Q&A! Find out why Vale put her hand up to be a
WAITTA Board Director, and her aspirations for WA's technology innovation talent and ecosystem.]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.waitta.com.au/media/website_posts/135/Valentina-Tiporlini.png</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>url</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7462638244896223232</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2026-05-20 01:41:14</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>134</post_id>
    <post_category_id>31</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Partner News: WiTWA Tech [+] Awards Kick-Off]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Launch of the 2026 WiTWA Tech [+] Awards: This event focuses on how the Tech [+] Awards work and provides practical nomination
tips from past winners. Hear their experiences, gain useful insights, and connect with a community of women and allies in tech<strong>.</strong>]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.waitta.com.au/media/website_posts/134/c16e4e22-77af-48c6-aff9-e7de11cd1037.png@responsive-2000.webp</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>url</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://events.humanitix.com/witwa-awards-kick-off-event-meet-past-winners?utm_content=419061184&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=linkedin&amp;hss_channel=lcp-1601281</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2026-05-12 01:16:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>131</post_id>
    <post_category_id>31</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Partner News: Connect with the State government's SMARTT network]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Join the WA State Government's SMARTT network. Connect Western Australian technology innovators with industry, academia, and government
to shape WA's innovation future. Subscribe today.]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.waitta.com.au/media/website_posts/131/Website-and-YouTube-thumbnails.png</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.waitta.com.au/latest-news/partner-news-join-state-governments-smartt-network/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2026-05-10 23:00:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>121</post_id>
    <post_category_id>7</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[2025 Annual Report: President's Report]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[President Premila Jina reflects on the 2025 year for WAITTA, from a new name and renewed purpose, to growing STEM impact and celebrating
success.]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.waitta.com.au/media/website_posts/121/Presidents-Report.svg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.waitta.com.au/about-us/annual-reports/2025/2025-message-from-the-president/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2026-03-31 21:00:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>119</post_id>
    <post_category_id>7</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[2025 in Review: Message from Patron Lyn Beazley AO]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[WAITTA Patron Professo Lyn Beazley AO reflects on Western Australia's innovation achievements across 2025, and the organisation's
renewed identity as the Western Australian Innovation, Technology & Talent Alliance.]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.waitta.com.au/media/website_posts/119/Presidents-Report-(1).png</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.waitta.com.au/about-us/annual-reports/2025/2025-message-patron-lyn-beazley-ao/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2026-03-31 21:00:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>118</post_id>
    <post_category_id>7</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[2025 Annual Report]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[WAITTA has released its 2025 Annual Report sharing insights into its three core programs as well as ongoing strategic work to uplift Western
Australia's technology sector.]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.waitta.com.au/media/website_posts/118/2025-Annual-Report.png</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.waitta.com.au/about-us/annual-reports/2025/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2026-03-31 21:00:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>116</post_id>
    <post_category_id>7</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[New WAITTA directors announced: Strengthening succession, skills and sustainability]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[The Western Australian Innovation, Technology & Talent Alliance (WAITTA) has appointed five new Board Directors, marking a significant milestone as the organisation celebrates 35 years of championing WA technology innovation.]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.waitta.com.au/media/website_posts/116/Holding-slide.png</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.waitta.com.au/latest-news/new-waitta-directors-announced-35-year-milestone/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2026-02-25 23:00:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>103</post_id>
    <post_category_id>7</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[WAITTA celebrates blockbuster year, announces new leadership for 2026]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[WAITTA celebrates a landmark year with new executive leadership announced for 2026 with Premila Jina being appointed President and Jess
Etheridge appointed Vice President.]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.waitta.com.au/media/website_posts/103/Premila-Jina-and-Jess-Etheridge.png</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.waitta.com.au/latest-news/waitta-celebrates-blockbuster-year-announces-new-leadership-for-2026/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2025-12-10 21:00:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>98</post_id>
    <post_category_id>7</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[President's reflections: Dawn of a new era for WAITTA]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[With WAITTA announcing a new name, President Con Polkinghorne reflects on what the change means for the 34-year-old Alliance.]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.waitta.com.au/media/website_posts/98/17c905ae-1b45-4d49-af9f-ba6bf2206bbd.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.waitta.com.au/latest-news/presidents-reflections-dawn-of-a-new-era-for-waitta/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2025-10-05 21:00:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>97</post_id>
    <post_category_id>7</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[WAITTA Reimagined: Meet the Western Australian Innovation, Technology & Talent Alliance]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Not-for-profit WAITTA begins a new era in its 34-year history: Adopting a new name, the Western Australian Innovation, Technology &
Talent Alliance.]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.waitta.com.au/media/website_posts/97/GameChangerAwards2024-572.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.waitta.com.au/latest-news/introducing-the-western-australian-innovation-technology-and-talent-alliance/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2025-10-05 21:00:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>94</post_id>
    <post_category_id>7</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[WAITTA appoints global health technology leader Anita Ghose to Board of Directors]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[WAITTA has appointed Adjunct Professor Anita Ghose, a leading voice in digital transformation and health technology, to its Board of
Directors.]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.waitta.com.au/media/website_posts/94/Welcome-Anita-Ghose_20250819_182825_0000.png</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.waitta.com.au/latest-news/waitta-appoints-anita-ghose-to-board/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2025-08-20 21:00:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>86</post_id>
    <post_category_id>7</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Celebrating a year of impact: WAITTA 2024 Annual Report now available]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[We’re proud to share the WAITTA FY24 Annual Report - a look back at a year dedicated to celebrating, connecting and championing WA’s thriving technology profession and community.]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.waitta.com.au/media/website_posts/86/Annual-Report-thumbnail.png</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.waitta.com.au/latest-news/news/news-archive/agm/waitta-releases-2024-annual-report/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2025-06-13 16:00:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>83</post_id>
    <post_category_id>7</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[National Volunteer Week: Celebrating the heart of community with WAITTA and Mentor it Forward]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[We celebrated our volunteers during National Volunteer Week with storytelling from past INCITE Awards alum about the power of mentoring provided via WAITTA partner Mentor it Forward.]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.waitta.com.au/media/website_posts/83/National-Volunteer-Week-Lyn-Beazley.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.waitta.com.au/latest-news/national-volunteer-week-waitta-mentor-it-forward/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2025-05-28 23:00:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>63</post_id>
    <post_category_id>7</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Vale Bruce Wilson OAM: WAITTA Pays Tribute to Long-Standing WA Technology Community Member]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[It is with great sadness that WAITTA acknowledges the passing of Bruce Wilson, a long-term stalwart of the information technology industry.]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.waitta.com.au/media/website_posts/63/download.png</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.waitta.com.au/latest-news/vale-bruce-wilson-oam-waitta-pays-tribute-to-long-standing-wa-technology-community-member/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2025-01-02 16:00:00</post_date>
  </posts>
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