Catie Low

PERTH’S patchwork economy pulled the shutters down on a further two House kitchenware stores this week, after the Carousel and Armadale franchises went into administration.

WESTFIELD Group’s ambitious bid to transform the Whitford City shopping centre into a bustling town centre will test the state government’s commitment to its new shopping centre planning policy.

WESTERN Australia’s isolation is a powerful source of inspiration for many local artists, but building a national profile can be a costly exercise when you live on the western edge of our vast continent.

The operator of one of the biggest waste treatment plants in the state faces an anxious wait as the City of Melville reviews its investment in the waste treatment and resource recovery plant.

THE Swan River Trust and the City of Subiaco have effectively skittled a redevelopment proposal for the Matilda Bay Tea Rooms, forcing the proponent to abandon plans for a licensed cafe on the iconic site.

THE Shire of Busselton has approached LandCorp to take over the problem-plagued Port Geographe development north of Busselton.

Former West Coast Eagles’ star David Wirrpanda has harnessed his celebrity profile to help develop a better future for disadvantaged indigenous kids and a powerful legacy that will outlive his sporting triumphs.

Management at Civmec are confident their new $30 million facility can help put the state back on the map as a fabrication centre.

Swan River Trust and Liquor Commission chair Jim Freemantle says he isn’t anti development.

INVESTORS bought-up a parcel of apartments in Perth’s highest residential tower this week as they sought to capitalise on the city’s ailing apartment market.

St John of God Health Care is planning a $234 million expansion of its Murdoch Hospital, creating WA’s biggest medical precinct – just as long as it can secure the staff to service 165 new beds.

Paul Johnson has taken on the top job at the University of Western Australia and says there is no time to lose in making Australia a much smarter country.

A $400 MILLION waste-to-energy plant slated for Kwinana’s industrial strip will be the first of its kind in Australia if it can shore up a waste supply and community support.

Sally Richardson is determined to showcase Australian performances to as wide an audience as possible.

A CROWDED digital marketplace is driving diversification in Perth’s web development sector and pushing this specialised industry into the advertising heartland of branding.

Dockers president Steve Harris has enthusiastically embraced change throughout his career.

THE launch of First Point Supplybase later this year will give Western Australian businesses the opportunity to secure a bigger slice of lucrative contracts in the global oil and gas sector.

Shelagh Magadza ends her four-year reign at the Perth International Arts Festival this month with success at the box office and pride in the support of Perth audiences.

Friends Desi Litis and Jade Rubino share a strong vision to showcase contemporary artists in a creative space in the heart of the city.

A well-known Perth advertising agency has harnessed a string of high-profile client losses to reinvent itself as a collaborative, contemporary business.

The inequity in health services between city and country prompted Peter Tually to develop TeleMed.

WESTERN Australia is fast becoming an essential stop on the luxury liner circuit as Fremantle celebrates its busiest cruise calendar since the heady days of the 1970s.

David Karotkin is urging the community and its political leaders to show the courage to invest in good design

A COMPENSATION payout of $3 million to conservationist Martin Copley regarding a 309-hectare parcel of land in Ellen-brook has sparked concerns about the erosio

THE Town of Victoria Park has thought outside the circle in its efforts to find a manager for the Swan Portland site.

LOCAL developers are becoming increasingly concerned about the State’s planning system, which they claim is too costly and lacking experienced planners. At the heart of the matter are inconsistencies across the State’s local councils.

AN increase in institutional ownership of major commercial and retail properties in Perth led to a rise in the number of sales completed in 2002 without an agent’s involvement.

A PROPOSAL for an 86-room floating hotel at Barrack Square has been given conditional approval by the City of Perth Council. The $25 million development proposal, put forward by local operation PH3 Property Group, will now go before the Swan Rive

THE deregulation of retail trading hours is expected to deliver a bonus to some retail property owners, however, not everyone will emerge a winner. One retail property analyst said the spectre of deregulated trading hours represented two very dif

THE absence of regulation in the strata management industry has provoked concern about this $28.5 billion sector of the residential property market. The chairman of a Legislative Assembly inquiry into the strata management industry in WA, Member

CHINESE airline China Southern is undertaking market research at home and in WA to measure the demand for flights into Perth International Airport. The airline has experienced double digit growth in passenger numbers into Australia in the past 12 months

A SMALL business category has been included in the State Arts Sponsorship Awards this year in recognition of the hard work and support small businesses provide the arts community.Animation Works caught the judges’ attention this year for its sponsors...