Catie Low

THE West Australian Opera and the Black Swan Theatre are pooling their resources to get the arts message out to young people.

AN indigenous community 280 kilometres south-east of Halls Creek has developed an international following for its innovative artwork.

HEALTH insurance organisations are developing sophisticated online strategies to drive new business and deepen existing customer relationships.

AN innovative partnership between WMC Resources and the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts has built a stairway to the stars and inspired creativity in indigenous communities in regional WA.

The drain of professionals from many of the State’s regional areas is placing a heavy burden on those who remain and the communities they work in.

THE power and potential of online advertising was recognised at the recent Perth Advertising and Design Club awards at Subiaco Oval.

LOCAL information company Foxgold and the Perth Theatre Company have formed a sponsorship relationship that has delivered a powerful marketing tool to both businesses.

KERRY Kingston has been appointed general manager at Ten Perth more than six months after an announcement that general manager Kel Robards was moving east.

TELEVISION advertising accounts are bringing a bit of joy back to the WA advertising industry, and Marketforce in particular.

PROMINENT WA artist Robert Juniper has unveiled his latest work at the Perth Mint, commissioned for a new collectible series of gold coins celebrating famous wine regions.

HUMAN Resource departments have undergone something of an identity crisis during the past 10 years in Australia.

IT’S fair to say that kilts and bagpipes aren’t usually a big feature on Channel Ten’s Video Hits on Saturday morning.

NEWS Limited this week announced the closure of Perth’s glossy western suburbs freebie, the Perth Weekly, after four years.

THE drive to make a profit often means many small businesses put employment relations and industrial relations in the too-hard basket.

THERE’S something weird happening with the weather in WA. In the bitter battle for ratings supremacy, Channel Nine and Channel Seven have added some zing to the weather report at the end of the nightly news.

THE dream of a new theatre in Perth has resulted in a unique partnership between the Black Swan Theatre Company and Woodside.

THE $200 million Port Kennedy development south of Rockingham is facing fierce opposition from some of the region’s smallest and shyest residents.

While international uncertainty has slowed the flow of lawyers from Perth to the more lucrative centres on the east coast and overseas, there remain inherent difficulties in attracting good lawyers to WA.

LOCAL boutique brewery Little Creatures is getting rave reviews on the other side of the country despite a fairly low-key profile in its hometown.

MARKETING plays a vital role in the success of shopping centres throughout the State as retailers battle to win a share of consumers’ shopping dollars.

LOCAL advertising agencies are facing another major client pitch with the announcement that BankWest is keen to talk to the industry ahead of a big push into new markets.

LOCAL publishing outfit Spencer Group Media Pty Ltd (SGM) has been placed in the hands of liquidators following action taken by the group's largest creditor, Vanguard Press.

THE Brand Agency has extended its winning streak following the retention of its $500,000 Transport Licensing account with the Department of Infrastructure and Planning.

THE terrorist attacks on New York and the grounding of Ansett Australia have provided an unexpected bonus for some tourism operators in the State's South West.

THE controversial retirement village built on the site of the demolished Swanbourne Hotel has been taken off the market after failing to attract the interest of the local aged community.

BEFORE the tech stock crash, cities like New York were blossoming with dot.com entrepreneurs, men in suits and sneakers who were taking on the world.

A FLEDGLING aquaculture business just outside of Denham in Shark Bay is diversifying into tourism to keep its fish hatchery dream alive.

A FAMILY business in Shark Bay, 750 kilometres north of Perth, is taking on the big players in the pearl industry with a marketing strategy to sell Australia’s first black pearls.

THERE are no certainties in the pearling industry which, like so many primary industries, relies on environmental conditions to deliver a quality harvest.

IT might lack the glamour and mystique of oysters and pearls, but pink algae is a lucrative aquaculture crop in WA, producing a natural colourant and dietary supplement that can sell for more than $2,000 a litre.

CHANGES to the State Government’s sponsorship guidelines are set to assist government agencies seeking support from the business community.

SKYWEST is back in the sky and looking to the wide, white sandy beaches of Broome to secure its future.With Ansett no longer flying to the north of the State, Skywest is keen to make inroads into the lucrative tourism market.