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A render of the Bunker Bay chalet. Image: KHA

Property 20 Jan 2026

Bunker Bay chalets approved

A development assessment panel has greenlit the Martin family's multi-million-dollar tourism project in Bunker Bay.

Manufacturing 16 Oct 2025

Coogee lifts revenue, eyes US expansion

Kwinana-headquartered major private manufacturer Coogee Chemicals has had another solid year, lifting revenue, profit and assets, as it eyes an expansion of its operation in the US.

Renders of the The Farm on Bunker Bay. Images: Kerry Hill Architects

South West 25 Jul 2025

Bunker Bay chalets plan in limbo

The Martin family, of Coogee fame, will have to wait longer to bring its Bunker Bay chalets to fruition after a development panel deferred its decision.

Kerry Stokes is WA’s richest octogenarian.

Professions 16 Jun 2025

Wealth creators to pass on the baton

The generational transfer of wealth has garnered plenty of eye-popping estimates, with the WA story being about founders.

Manufacturing 06 Nov 2023

Coogee surges on asset growth

Chemicals giant Coogee has surged in value during the past year, with the addition of more than $100 million in assets making it worth almost $420 million for its owners.

News 01 Mar 2022

Diversification to drive growth pathway

As WA opens to the rest of the country, business leaders are debating which industries the state should target for growth.

Professions 17 May 2019

Prendiville outlines WA growth plans

Prendiville Group is pressing ahead with major upgrades of several hotel properties across Western Australia based on its longer-term optimism for the state.

Government 17 May 2018

Cleaning up, clearing out

Entrepreneur lunch: Navitas managing director Rod Jones recently found a simple way to end in-house confusion about his phased handover to successor David Buckingham.

Government 17 May 2018

Constant re-engineering needed

Entrepreneur lunch: Coogee Chemicals executive director Gordon Martin struck a chord at this year's Entrepreneur of the Year lunch when he said all businesses needed to re-engineer their cost structure every few years.

Government 17 May 2018

Business leaders see potential

Entrepreneur lunch: Peter Prendiville, Rod Jones, Gordon Martin and John Rothwell have outlined the challenges they see in diversifying WA's economy.

News 24 Jun 2016

Fini wins entrepreneur accolade

EY has named 13 West Australian finalists in its annual Entrepreneur of the Year awards while also announcing Adrian Fini as its latest Champion of Entrepreneurship.

Mining 06 May 2016

Entrepreneurs see opportunity

WA business leaders have bemoaned the state government's failure to plan for life beyond the mining construction boom, but still see opportunities in other sectors.

Small Business 30 Nov 2015

Howarth plays diplomat, coach in JWH transition

SPECIAL REPORT: Home builder Julian Walter and company director Tony Howarth have spoken to Business News about how they are working together on the transition to the next generation at JWH Group.

Energy 03 Jul 2015

Next generation steps up at Coogee

Coogee Chemicals has started the new financial year with a freshly installed executive chairman in Tim Martin, and a new managing director in Grant Lukey.

Energy 23 Mar 2015

Business champions challenge the status quo

The energy and education sectors are going through a paradigm shift and businesses must adapt if they want to survive, let alone prosper, some of WA's most successful entrepreneurs told Business News.

Agribusiness 17 Feb 2015

Atlas Pearls in restructure

Shares in Western Australian aquaculture player Atlas Pearls and Perfumes fell dramatically today as the company announced a restructure, including the resignation of executive chairman Stephen Birkbeck.

Deals 22 Sep 2014

Coogee Chemicals acquires Buru interest

Perth explorer Buru Energy has received a $20 million backing by Gordon Martin's Coogee Chemicals in its $40 million capital raising to fully fund its 2015 work portfolio.

Government 19 Mar 2013

Highly regulated business environment stifles entrepreneurial risk taking

The leaders of some of WA's top private businesses say overregulation is stifling the development of an entrepreneurial culture in Australia.

Appointments 04 Feb 2013

Tim Martin joins Atlas Pearls

Atlas Pearls and Perfumes, formerly Atlas South Sea Pearl, has announced the appointment of Coogee Chemicals managing director Tim Martin to its board of directors.

Special Reports 29 Feb 2012

Family features strongly in the succession plans of many entrepreneurial businesses

GOOD DNA only gets a business founder so far.

Special Reports 09 Sep 2010

Local heads offer family business advice

Prominent family businesses have expressed concern over accessing appropriate advice and resources amid providing lessons for commercial success learnt on the frontline.

Financial Services 17 Sep 2009

Martin ups ante on Great Southern

Perth businessman Gordon Martin has challenged potential rivals for Great Southern assets to put forward detailed proposals as funding for the collapsed company's assets is about to run out.

Financial Services 09 Sep 2009

US fund backs Great Southern rescue

Perth businessman Gordon Martin's bid to bankroll a rescue package for Great Southern's timber plantations has gained traction amongst growers while a US investment fund has given its financial support for the move.

Financial Services 20 Aug 2009

Martin to pitch for Gt Southern

A MOVE by Perth businessman Gordon Martin to bankroll a $20 million "rescue package" for Great Southern investors is widely expected to be the first of several competing proposals to be lodged in the coming weeks.

Education 11 Jun 2009

Universities draw the state’s heavy hitters into their fold

WHEN Celebrate WA announced Western Australia's Citizen of Year awards for 2009 two weekends ago the presence of the University of Western Australia would not have escaped the attention of many.

Education 28 Mar 2006

Recruits add flair to Curtin executive

Curtin University of Technology has made two high profile appointments, with the recruitment of Gordon Martin as chancellor and Professor Linda Kristjanson as pro vice chancellor research and development.

Special Reports 11 Oct 2005

Unis hit by skills rebound

The shortage of skilled labour has affected most industries in Western Australia, and universities are no exception.

Special Reports 11 Oct 2005

Collaboration is the key

Australia's universities are highly competitive, especially in their pursuit of research dollars, yet some of the best research occurs when they collaborate.

21 Sep 2004

Coogee Chemicals built on a slow and steady formula

Coogee Chemicals chairman Gordon Martin has the rare distinction of building a large Australian manufacturing business that is internationally competitive. Mark Beyer reports.

14 Sep 2004

Coogee plans $250m oil project

Private company Coogee Chemicals is close to finalising its biggest deal, the $250 million development of the Montara oil field in the Timor Sea.

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