Catie Low

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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 erosion of

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

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.

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.

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 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

MOVES by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection to abolish dummy bidding at auctions in WA will decimate the market, according to players in the local property sector.FPDSavills man...

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...

THE Federal Government is locked in negotiations to acquire land and mining rights on Christmas Island for the construction of a new $219 million detention centre.Phosphate Resources Ltd declined to comment on the discussions, however it is likely th...

THE State Government’s new Planning Appeals legislation promises to deliver massive reductions in the turnaround time for planning appeals in WA.The new two-tiered system, which is expected to consider up to 1,000 appeals a year, will process minor a...

LOCAL medical technology company Medic Vision will launch a television series on Access 31 to showcase the good news stories in the Perth medical sector.The series will focus on medical research and treatment in WA including the work at the Lions Eye...

A PARTNERSHIP between Barking Gecko Theatre Company and the Insurance Commission of Western Australia has delivered an important message about the perils of dangerous driving to young people all over the State.This innovative sponsorship arrangement ...

FOUR shadow puppet-inspired bronze sculptures will form the first major acquisition for the Art Gallery of WA’s sculpture courtyard.

THE WA Government is facing a multi-million dollar compensation bill if it goes ahead with plans to prevent farmers clearing bush land they own, according to the Pastoralists and Graziers Association of WA.

FUTURE Directions Young Achiever Award 2002 winner Barry Baltinas believes a working appreciation of the property industry gained from on high gave him a head start in his chosen profession.

THESE are case studies from the standing committee on Public Administration and Finance that is conducting an inquiry into the Impact of State Government Actions and