Former chef Brett Osler says his decision to buy Forrestfield-based camper trailer business Down Under Campers just more than a year ago was the best thing he ever did.
The state government is looking to open a Small Business Training Institute in Perth later this year to provide small business managers and owners with access to a one-stop-shop business training facility.
Western Australian nickel hopeful Nickelore Ltd has revised the terms of its rights issue, offering shareholders one new share for every existing share held at an issue price of 25 cents, down from its previous offer in December of 30 cents per share.
Premier Alan Carpenter has called on the corporate sector to lift its contribution to the Western Australian arts sector, after unveiling a $73 million arts funding package to reinvigorate the state’s cultural landscape.
Western Australia continues to lead the nation in mineral exploration expenditure, recording a second consecutive quarterly rise to reach a record high of $293 million for the September quarter, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Farmers in some parts of Western Australia may be still reeling from a poor season in 2006-07, but others are looking towards recovery as the 2007-08 harvest nears completion.
A fresh wave of nickel miners is hopeful a new processing technology will realise significant cost benefits, as trials into the feasibility of heap leaching on laterite nickel deposits move into full swing in Western Australian.
The retirement of its founder in 2005 gave West Perth-based accountancy firm Intuity Partners the opportunity to completely overhaul the business, including the development of a new name and brand identity.
Family-owned furniture company, Burgtec Australasia, has added another accolade to its swag of award wins in recent years, taking out this year’s Western Australian best of the best furniture award for its WA Parliament refurbishment project.
A new Western Australian business is looking to build the country’s first demonstration pilot plant to mass-produce oil derived from algae for use as biodiesel.
This week’s climate change summit in Bali has put the issue at the top of the political agenda, but many in the business sector are unsure how to plan for the challenge.
Hotel group Accor is gearing up for a multi-million dollar refurbishment program of its Western Australian hotels, in addition to the opening of its new $12 million Broome hotel complex.
Major technological breakthroughs will be the key to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to Rio Tinto Iron Ore chief executive Sam Walsh.
The mining industry may be responsible for just 12 per cent of the state’s total water consumption, but mining companies are increasingly recognising the importance of water resource management in their operations.
With Australia set to introduce a national emissions trading scheme (NETS) by 2010, Western Australian businesses are urging the federal government not to rush the design of the scheme and risk disadvantaging the state’s economy.
Although still primarily a niche market segment, indigenous tourism has grown in popularity of late, particularly among international visitors seeking a more unique Australian cultural experience.
The growth in the carbon offset and credit market could present significant opportunities for landholders and farmers in marginal and environmentally vulnerable areas looking for a viable alternative to grain crops.
The environmental approvals process remains problematic for industry in Western Australia, with the increasing regulatory standards likely to present a growing challenge for the state’s miners.
Western Australia continues to lead the nation in mineral exploration expenditure, recording a second consecutive quarterly rise to reach a record high of $293 million for the September quarter, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Fremantle’s Fly By Night Musicians Club has become an institution for musicians and music lovers over its 21-year history, growing into one of Western Austra-lia’s most iconic performing arts venues.
Western Australians can be confident their certified renewable energy purchases through energy retailers such as Synergy and Alinta come from renewable sources, according to an auditor general’s report.
Rising feedstock prices have led two Western Australian biodiesel companies to position themselves in the upstream supply of a more cost effective and sustainable feedstock – crude jatropha oil.
With more than 25 years’ experience in the field, founder and managing director of mining communication specialists Minetec Communications, Greg Anderson, believes his company will reap the benefits of the state’s mining boom for a considerable time to co
Six months after buying Western Australian recruitment services company Integrated Group Ltd, Melbourne-based Programmed Maintenance Services Ltd has widened its footprint in the west by securing the $9 million-per-year facilities management contract on R
The day surgery concept was fairly new in Western Australia 20 years ago, when ear, nose, and throat surgeon Stuart Miller started the Colin Street Day Surgery.
The Economic Regulation Authority will undertake an inquiry into operation and effectiveness of the grain marketing system in Western Australia, as part of a five-yearly review of the Grain Marketing Act.
A report from the Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA has forecast that a national emissions trading scheme would have the most impact on the power generation, transport and manufacturing industries.
Perth-based Eastland Medical Services Ltd is on the verge of bringing its revolutionary anti-malaria treatment to the market, with clinical trials due to be completed within months and plans for a German-based manufacturing facility well advanced.
South West hotel operators looking to cash in on the booming tourism industry are committing millions of dollars to expansions and major refurbishments, amid strong competition at the top end of the market.
Young entrepreneur Michael D’Andrea has achieved what many SME owners would consider a dream start to business, turning over more than $500,000 in the first year of operation.
