Special Reports

In some respects, this year’s field was harder to judge than ever because of the wider-than-usual spread of businesses – not just from sector to sector but also in scale.

Passion and integrity are the keys to family business success, according to Leonie and Eric Gully, owners of Moon-Haven Natural Products and its manufacturing arm, Margaret River Natural Soap Co.

Atrium HomesAtrium Homes is a family owned company with 40 years’ experience in constructing quality homes.

Sadleirs Transport created an FBA Family Business Awards first for Western Australia last night by winning two categories – third generation and best family business employer.

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Pilbara iron ore producers are experiencing strong demand and prices.

There are few family businesses in Western Australia, let alone Australia, which are almost halfway through their second century of business.

Long-time business partners Lang Hancock and Peter Wright could never have foreseen the fallout from their Pilbara iron ore venture. Joe Poprzeczny reports.

In Australia, $3.4 trillion is contributed to the national economy by family owned/operated businesses.

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Herdsman Fresh Essentials has the rare distinction of being a mid-sized food and grocery market that is able to draw loyal customers from a wide sweep across Perth’s western and northern suburbs.

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The Gallop Government is claiming to have outperformed several of its conservative predecessors by negotiating a boost to iron ore royalties that is expected to add a further $150 million annually to state revenue after 2010.

Having been exposed to the business side of their family since they were toddlers, it is no surprise the Marcolina children, Kristy (Delporte) and her twin brothers Daniel and Ad

Peter Wright’s children are Michael, Angela Bennett, and Julian. Only Michael and Angela appear among BRW’s Top 200 Richest.

An appreciative audience of 250 filled the Art Gallery of Western Australia last night for the announcement of 2005 Family Business Australia (WA) Family Business Award winners.

A major international review has found no empirical evidence to support the corporate governance ‘best practices’ supported by organisations such as the Australian Stock Exchange and the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Australia has a long history of entrepreneurial business leaders who stamp their personality on their companies. Mark Beyer and David Gibson examine the role of executive chairmen in light of recent controversies at three prominent WA companies.

Evans & Tate executive chairman Franklin Tate has made a passionate defence of his company’s corporate governance practices and its commercial prospects.

As director of Perth hospitality company, Beaumonde Catering, Mark Dimmitt knows first-hand the difficulties of running a small business.

Donaldson and Warn Architects won a design competition to build a memorial to victims of the 2002 Bali bombing on a site chosen by the victims’ families.

Training Minister Ljiljana Ravlich has introduced several training initiatives to meet a target of 30,000 apprentices and trainees by 2009.

Quay West Resort Bunker Bay is a five-star resort consisting of 150 luxury villas located adjacent to the sheltered Bunker Bay beach in the Margaret River region.

It doesn’t happen often, that a state government minister and their direct political opponent find themselves agreeing with each other.

Gary Baverstock from Ecotect-Architects, who has been designing and promoting ecologically sustainable design for more than 20 years, says it has taken consumers too long to realise the benefits of sustainable design.

Architects HASSELL have won the commercial building award for their involvement in the design and construction of a high technology pharmaceutical production plant for Chemeq Ltd in Rockingham.

Awarded for its work in the multiple dwelling category, the ‘Fremantle Cold Storage Ltd’ site (now named Fletcher Mews) is a 101-apartment Homeswest housing precinct with a strong link to the history of the Fremantle site on which it stands.

Celebrating their 74th year in 2005, the WA Chapter Architecture Awards provide an annual showcase for the skills of Western Australian members of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects (RAIA). See Special Reports for related articles.

Having worked on the Perth Town Hall refurbishment for nearly a decade, conservation award winner, Cox Howlett and Bailey Woodland’s Bret White, is delighted that the recently completed four stages of refurbishment will allow the building to be better ut

There is no one single, simple solution to the skills shortage faced by SMEs and business in general, says Sean Gavin from Gavin Construction, but what he suggested as a starting point was an integrated, multi-pronged approach by government and industry.

An innovative design for St Brigid at Mercy College Koondoola by Murray Slavin has won the top award for interior design at this year’s awards.

Make no mistake about it, more and more small and medium businesses will start to disappear from the WA market, because big business is squeezing out the little guys.