Our weekly appointments wrap includes Anni Browning, Annie Fogarty, Andrew Ross, Linda Wayman, Ian Horne, Georgina Richter, Steve Chapman, Diana Kubicki, Drew Mayhills, Jo Thomas and Jonathan Phillips.
The environmental watchdog has decided not to assess the $100 million Perth Surf Park project, which is proposed to be built on a 5.7-hectare lot in Jandakot.
US-based surf park business Aventuur is setting up a regional headquarters in Perth as it awaits a decision on whether it will develop and operate the proposed Cockburn surf park.
The McGowan government has brought a sudden end to long-running plans for a $28 million wave park on the Swan River, ironically just one day after the Tourism Council WA complained that the wave park was one of 16 new tourist experiences being held up by government red tape.
A private Perth company led by former oil and gas executive Andrew Ross is close to realising its vision of building artificial wave parks across Australia.