The Environmental Protection Authority has been forced to recruit a new acting chairman as it struggles to find a replacement for Wally Cox, who unexpectedly quit his role in February.
The Sheraton Perth has been without a flagship restaurant for the past six months after the hotel group bit the bullet on a massive refurbishment of its food and beverage facilities.
Those who follow wine closely may have already begun to notice dwindling choice for consumers at several restaurants, pubs and some independent bottle shops.
The owners of Wilyarup’s 4.5-star Willy Bay Resort are planning a multi-million dollar chalet development in the next 12 months that will expand the number of chalets on site to 16.
John Poynton today warned that companies risk losing performance-driven executives from their boards because of a growing focus on compliance after defending his actions in the failed Alinta management buy-out at a WA Business News breakfast this morning.
Shares in West Perth-based Atlas Iron Ltd plunged more than 10 per cent today after it revealed its Pardoo iron ore project would be delayed by six months because the Environmental Protection Authority planned to do a public environmental review.
Virginia Willcock’s new job got a little more difficult midway through last year’s vintage.
Just five months into her role as Vasse Felix group winemaker, she lost the services of one of the winery’s most experienced operators – David Dowden.
The RAC’s brand reinvention, and the West Coast Eagles’ uncanny ability to overcome significant negative sentiment, has propelled the two brands into the top three most improved brands of the past year.
Rio Tinto Iron Ore may establish a fly-in fly-out roster from Busselton as it targets expansion into Western Australia’s regions to tap a new market of potential employees.
Synergy’s efforts to position itself as a leading consumer brand following the break-up of state-government controlled Western Power in early 2006 has been applauded by the advertising industry in WA Business News’ annual branding survey.
The children of Multiplex Group Ltd founder John Roberts opted to take the cash and run this year, while Wesfarmers Ltd managing director Richard Goyder decided to embark on Australia’s biggest corporate shopping trip – a $22 billion takeover of Coles.
The profile of domestic gas supplies has risen significantly since an alliance of some of the state’s biggest gas consumers was formed a year ago this month.
The DomGas Alliance is calling for Federal and State government intervention to help solve what it claims is a shortage of gas supplies in Western Australia that could threaten WA's economic future.
Investors have pounced on drilling services company Swick Mining Services Ltd today after the group revealed it had achieved record revenue of $4.85 million during the month of June, up 142 per cent on the previous corresponding period.
Sons of Gwalia shareholders will finally get some financial compensation on their ill-fated investment, three years after the gold miner fell into administration.
Perth-based earthmoving group, NRW, is expected to float on the Australian Securities Exchange as early as next month after an initial public offering, which is expected to raise about $250 million.
Murdoch University is aiming to bolster its business credentials after recruiting small business expert, Michael Schaper, to the newly created role of business school dean.
Murray Kimber, who owns several Indian restaurants across Perth, reckons an Indian dining at his latest establishment would think they were eating Australian food, while an Australian would think they were eating Indian cuisine.
Two years ago, the appointment of Richard Goyder as the head of Wesfarmers Ltd brought a fresh round of the close inspection that has dogged the conglomerate for almost two decades.
Denver-based Resource Capital Fund has succeeded in its $205 million bid for the tantalum and lithium assets of failed miner Sons of Gwalia Ltd after a casting vote by the administrator quashed a rival bid from a consortium backed by former New York mayor
Allan Jefferies, the former state manager of the company behind well-known Perth pubs The Queens, The Brass Monkey and the Sail and Anchor, has been recruited by Empire Beer Group to manage the operations of its Colonial Brewing Company pubs.
Abacus Calculators Pty Ltd, a long-time tenant of West Perth, will shift to Victoria Park in July after selling its Abacus Computers retail business last month.
