Cultural Industries

Nearly 50 Western Australian charities are among 169 Australian organisations to have their charitable status revoked today after failing to meet disclosure requirements.

Local microfinance organisation Bamboo Micro Credit has been growing its interest-free loan charity to help Indonesians pull themselves out of poverty.

Jonathan Carapetis has helped WA researchers take a more collaborative approach to securing national funding.

BHP Billiton has signed a native title agreement with the Banjima people, calling the century-long deal one of the most significant of its kind in Australia.

The new $27 million Ronald McDonald House in Nedlands, officially opened today by Premier Colin Barnett, provides a home away from home to an increased number of families of seriously ill children

A 95 per cent increase in calls to Lifeline WA over the past five years has prompted the crisis support service to raise funds for volunteer training.

PERTH-BASED The Hub Marketing Communications has won a national award for its work with the ‘2015 Revealed: emerging Aboriginal artists' event.

The City of Fremantle will host Western Australia's first major international environmental film festival.

A WA community legal centre is seeking broader community and corporate support following a significant increase in demand for refugee services.

Complaints about anti-social behaviour in Fremantle have prompted the council to enact a zero-tolerance strategy that will include more police patrols, better lighting and a crackdown on begging.

Dedication, commitment, and business acumen pay off for some of the state's leading NFP executives.

Former chairman of The Sunday Times and TVW Channel Seven Sir James Cruthers has died at the age of 90.

A diverse group of local not-for-profit disability enterprises has set a target to win $50 million worth of contracts by 2018 and create an additional 500 jobs for people with a disability.

A celebration of WA's historical connection with trading ships dating back more than 500 years will be on display this spring and summer.

Angie Paskevicius, the chief executive of non-for-profit drug and alcohol support service Holyoake, has been named the 2015 Telstra Western Australia business woman of the year.

One of Perth's premier charities is selling properties in Osborne Park and Belmont to fund a new development in Canning Vale, to cope with what it says is an alarming increase in demand for its services.

Health insurer HBF and miner BHP Billiton are turning away from a singular focus on annual performance reviews in favour of more regular and personal engagement with staff.

In Mental Health Week, WA companies get a tick for supporting the wellness of their workers, but sector professionals say there's a long way to go.

A Perth lawyer has come up with a novel approach that addresses two issues facing the law community – a lack of job opportunities for recent graduates and a funding shortfall for community legal centres.

At 26 per cent WA has the highest gender pay gap in the nation, but many of the state's female business leaders are working on addressing equality in the workplace.

A new Perth-based think tank will have a vital research role to play in the Indian Ocean region.

TWO of Western Australia's longest-established youth organisations have undertaken a number of initiatives to update the broader public's view of their roles and relevance.

Spare Parts Puppet Theatre has hit the sweet spot in live children's entertainment, continuing to attract audiences and a wide range of funding.

Two Western Australian mums are among a raft of winners in the national Ausmumpreneur annual awards, which celebrates women who are successfully running their own business and juggling family life.

Western Australia's fundraisers are becoming more sophisticated in their efforts to support charities, according to prominent industry leader Anne Smith.

A new not-for-profit representative organisation led by several local startup entrepreneurs and business leaders has officially launched today.

THOSE driving the development of a new $428 million museum in Western Australia are hoping to engage with more than 1 million annual visitors to the new facility within its first few years.

WA's arts sector is fighting uncertainty over changes to federal funding with a united approach.

Star West Coast Eagles midfielder Matt Priddis appears likely to miss tonight's qualifying final against Hawthorn at Domain Stadium.

A bill to officially recognise Aboriginal people in the Western Australian constitution has passed through state parliament.

Sport is taking over business in Perth as the AFL finals loom, with the ‘Go Freo' sign on Woodside Plaza rivalled by a ‘Go Eagles' sign on BHP Billiton's home at Brookfield Place, while the mining giant also committed to a new investment at the under-construction Perth Stadium.

Medical device company Compumedics has won a contract to fit out the neurology department at the new $1.2 billion Perth Children's Hospital.