Katie McDonald

One of Perth’s oldest railway station buildings has been revamped as a pit stop of creative exchange.

The aquatic mystery of the Kimberley has been brought to the surface in the online interactive documentary Beneath the Waves.

Rather than succumb to a black hole of circumstance, the Perth Observatory has taken a proactive approach in ensuring it remains fully operational. 

SPECIAL REPORT: Advances in technology are changing the interaction between healthcare providers and consumers, providing greater competition and choice.

Major health insurers HBF and Bupa have announced they will invest in the development of fellow insurer nib’s online health service platform, Whitecoat, which promotes itself as a TripAdvisor-like model offering consumers search, booking, survey, and pay functions for healthcare treatment.

Six listed resources companies operating in commodities as diverse as gold, lithium and iron ore have announced a collective $36.9m in capital raisings today.

Roger Federer is set to compete at the 2017 Hopman Cup, marking the tennis legend’s first appearance in Perth for 15 years.  

An app developed by Perth-based telecommunications company ZipTel has been selected to feature on the new Samsung operating system that will launch in August. 

Local junior miners Prospect Resources, Azumah Resources and Sipa Resources, and Melbourne-based Red River Resources, have today announced a collective $29.8 million worth of capital raisings. 

Not-for-profit group Leadership Western Australia chose the recent NAIDOC week celebrations to launch a new program tailored to building the leadership skills of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women.

An ageing population and government cuts to funding have driven the aged care sector into unfamiliar territory.

Housing affordability in Perth improved 3.2 per cent in the June quarter amid slowing population growth and stagnant property values as Western Australia emerges from the post-resources boom slowdown. 

One of Western Australia’s most abundant mineral resources – iron ore – is a key ingredient in an innovative process to produce cheap, clean hydrogen, which could have implications for the transpor

The Royal Flying Doctor Service today received $23.7 million from the state government’s Royalties for Regions program to help fund additional and replacement aircraft as well as developments at its Broome facilites. 

An army of lawyers contributed $10,000 to the Western Australia community today through expert training and donations to not-for-profit legal centres. 

Little Creatures co-founder Howard Cearns’ penchant for placing himself ahead of the curve has taken a fresh turn, with his newest venture recently opening its cellar door to the public.

Anglicare Western Australia chief executive Ian Carter has welcomed the opening of a bright and modern counselling and support centre.

The City of Fremantle has announced not-for-profit organisation DADAA as the new tenant for Fremantle’s historic Old Boys’ School. 

The Good Food and Wine show opened its doors to Perth this morning marking the beginning of a three day festival that showcases over 200 stalls including a select number of small Western Australian artisan businesses.

Carbon Business Group has announced the purchase of Pursuit Group, adding to a number of acquisitions in the past year worth more than $2 million combined.

Western Australian theatre group Barking Gecko has been nominated for two Helpmann Awards for its recent production of Bambert’s Book of Lost Stories. 

Vinnies has embraced technology in its latest tactic to engage street youth.

A laboratory on Collie Street in Fremantle is home to a WA business that revolutionised global donor and patient transplant matching.

SPECIAL REPORT: In 1998, then mathematics teacher Paul Symons was frustrated with the number of desktop computers being stolen from Perth schools, so he designed and created a solution – an innovative locking device that bolted a computer to a desk – PC Locs. 

SPECIAL REPORT: Access Housing Australia was formed from the merger of three small community housing organisations in 2007, and established under the Corporations Act as a not-for-profit company.

SPECIAL REPORT: Julie Adams and Lorna Cook took a calculated gamble three years ago when they decided to leave secure employment in the public sector, mortgage their homes, and seek to create a new paradigm in private healthcare – Chemo@home.

A second truffle farm in the renowned Manjimup growing region in the state’s South West is on the market.

More than 100 of the state’s business leaders will bed down at the WACA Ground tomorrow night for the 2016 Vinnies CEO Sleepout, raising awareness and funds for the homeless in Western Australia.

More than two decades ago, Barry Cable cycled from Perth to the Melbourne Cricket Ground to toss the coin for the 1993 AFL Grand Final. 

One door has closed but others are opening for the WA Museum collections, which are starting to pop up in interesting places across the state. 

Shark attacks in WA have prompted local businesses to develop a suite of non-invasive counter measures.

Truffle growers in Manjimup are backing their ability to produce a world-class product in order to maintain a strong share of the international market, amid larger-than-usual crops from Europe this year.