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Vasse Felix winemaker David Dowden has left the high-profile Margaret River wine producer after what is believed to be a disagreement over the appointment of Virginia Willcock late last year as the head of the group’s winemaking operations.

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Michael Malone, managing director of Perth internet services company iiNet, is upbeat about the company’s earnings outlook this year following the company’s release of a record half-yearly profit of $7.1 million.

PharmAust Ltd managing director Paul D’Sylva will relocate to the US next month to manage the integration of the company’s former drug discovery business, Mimotopes, with Nasdaq-listed Commonwealth Biotechnologies Inc.

Wine lovers and restaurateurs…prepare to salivate.

Great wines are not the sole creation of the winemaker, according to Tony Davis. Rather, they are the result of good vineyard management, excellent grapes, and finally the winemaker who puts it all together.

Palandri chief executive Darrel Jarvis has received plenty of industry criticism since his winery was established nine years ago.

The first radio ratings survey for 2007 has revealed strong growth for the AM stations during the breakfast shift.

The sale of iiNet's New Zealand operations, iHug, has helped the Perth internet services company post a 447.4 per cent jump in net profit.

The state’s South West has long been the playground of choice for the suits on the terrace. They have, over the years, bought beach shacks and either embarked on massive renovations or demolished and rebuilt.

A deal by GVM Metals Ltd to effectively acquire almost half a billion tonnes of coal has sent a rocket under the aspiring miner’s share price.

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Favourite holiday destination? - “I travel a great deal and experience very different countries and cities, but for my wife, Leanne, and me, Venice retains a special attraction. It has retained its magic largely unspoiled by our 21st century commercial w

Dan Pannell stopped sending his Picardy wine to Qantas years ago after seemingly failing to secure a plum spot on the airline’s wine list.

For the first time in almost a decade, a Western Australian advertising agency has won the prominent AdNews Agency of the Year (outside Melbourne and Sydney) award.

For those planning a mid-year trip to the state’s South West, a stop off in Bunbury could enhance your wine experience. The Wine Education Centre is hosting a half-day wine course that aims to “demystify wine and provide fundamental tips to get through th

Based on recent goings on it would be fair to assume that Chris Taylor had swapped the kitchen to pursue a career as a professional builder-cum-architect.

Michelin star chef Spencer Patrick has worked in some of London’s most exclusive restaurants, but since January he has called Western Australia home.

The honeymoon appears over for many in the restaurant industry who welcomed last year’s changes to the Liquor Licensing Act.

Western Australian wineries are staring down the barrel of another lower-than-average vintage, with a spell of hot weather hitting some Swan Valley crops hard.

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Warren Mead’s plans to develop an Oyster Bar at the home of the Australian Stock Exchange have yet again been delayed as the veteran restaurateur tries to bed down the sale of his North Fremantle restaurant.

A Boston-based investment fund has emerged as a substantial shareholder in Clive Donner’s LinQ Resources Fund after spending close to $30 million on the company’s ordinary units late last month.

Fans of Must Winebar will be able to indulge their enthusiasm for bubbly later this year, with the venue’s owners in the midst of developing an upstairs champagne lounge.

This year’s vintage is under way almost a fortnight ahead of schedule, and early indications from winemakers suggest that 2007 will be the year of great reds.

Ismail (Ish) Tosun doesn’t want to have another year like 2006.

Several leading Perth property developers and builders are calling on the state government to contribute to the federal government’s First Home Owner Grant (FHOG) scheme.

Property developers are calling for significant stamp duty relief for first-home buyers as well as cuts to land tax, while other industry heavyweights push for concessions in areas such as payroll tax.

The new owners of Subiaco’s Atlantic Restaurant are in the midst of planning some big changes for the venue.

A former miner and a former winemaker have teamed up to take Western Australia’s iron ore to the world, but through retail outlets rather than mine sites.

The state government is expected to launch a shared equity loan scheme within the next three weeks in a bid to make housing more affordable for Western Australians.

Shares in Global Petroleum Ltd plunged more than 10 per cent today after failing to find hydrocarbons at its Pomboo-1 exploration well, which is part of a joint venture project with Woodside Energy (Kenya) Pty Ltd, Repsol Exploration and Dana Petroleum.