The relationship between the PharmAust Ltd board and its former managing director, Paul D’Sylva, has further soured with the company initiating legal action over his handling of the business.
Between the facade of the heritage-listed Railway Hotel and the relatively new Medina Executive Plaza hotel and apartments on Barrack Street in Perth sits the unassuming alfresco area of the modern bar and restaurant Bar 138 on Barrack.
Margaret River winery Stella Bella and Mount Barker-based Poachers Ridge stood out at the recent Tri Nations Wine Challenge, the winners of which were announced earlier this month.
Gordon Martin has built two major Western Australian companies without having to list on the Australian Securities Exchange, and he has no intention of changing that.
“It’s the economy, stupid” was the one liner often repeated by those inside the Bill Clinton camp that so convincingly toppled George H Bush’s Republican administration in 1992.
Coogee Resources chairman Gordon Martin has described last year’s failed public share offer as “probably the best thing that could have happened” to the company, which is proceeding with its $800m oil project in the Timor Sea under private ownership.
ST John of God Health Care has appointed Anne Russell-Brown to the role of Group Director Social Outreach & Advocacy, to further develop and lead the group’s expanding outreach services and activities
Wesfarmers Ltd managing director Richard Goyder has increased his indirect interest in the company through the award of a long term incentive by the company of 79,838 shares worth $3.3m relating to th
West Perth-based engineering training company IDC is preparing to launch a new e-learning software program for engineers and technicians, which provides live training online via video conferencing.
LIKE the late Kerry Packer, the Note loves nothing more than seeing a team of Aussies soundly defeating all and sundry at the nation’s most uniformly embraced sport – cricket.
The green building movement sweeping Australia’s commercial office market looks set to leave some concrete casualties in its wake, as large investors look to sell their non-green assets.
The Note couldn’t help noting some strange coincidences when it comes to business names in WA. Last week we had a story on accounting firm M Squared – established by Craig Miller and Rob Moltoni.
Many market watchers were in awe of Andrew Forrest’s plan to raise a few billion dollars for construction of a 240-kilometre railway from his planned iron ore mine in the Pilbara to Port Hedland.
Lobbying firm Hawker Britton has a new team in Perth, led by former state government advisers Sean Walsh and John Whitelaw, who plan to educate their clients to have realistic expectations about dealing with government.
Two months after the accountants at Bentleys MRI Perth joined the Grant Thornton network, they have undertaken a striking refurbishment of their West Perth office.
PERTH-BASED GMA Garnet Pty Ltd is the sole Western Australian recipient of an Australian Export Award this year, having won the ‘minerals and energy’ category, sponsored by the Minerals Council of Aus
Universities in Western Australia are facing a drop in student enrolments next year, with the number of applications falling and more potential students joining the state’s booming workforce.
Community group Save Perth Hills Inc has formulated a draft plan to protect the area from widespread development under rare state planning legislation.
If the competition heating up in the exhibitions business is anything to go by, Western Australia’s wine industry has well and truly returned to good times.
The residential and commercial sectors have posted strong profit results for the September quarter, despite Western Australia’s labour and material shortages, according to a quart
THE dispute over Western Power chief executive Doug Aberle’s annual bonus has been resolved, following negotiations between the utility’s chairman, Peter Mansell, and Energy Minister Francis Logan.
South West hotel operators looking to cash in on the booming tourism industry are committing millions of dollars to expansions and major refurbishments, amid strong competition at the top end of the market.
Some operators at Fremantle Port say the facility is just a few weeks away from a freight deadlock similar to last year’s Christmas period, despite efforts by the Port Authority and Sea Freight Council to engage stakeholders.
Advanced Nanotechnology Ltd - Harold Clough has resigned as a director. Ampella Mining Ltd - Paul Wright has resigned as non-executive chairman and director.
Last weekend’s federal election was a resounding victory for Labor, which has been given a mandate to introduce significant shifts in key policy areas such as industrial relations, climate change, environmental management and education.
The Western Australian Trade Enquiry Service is operated by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia (CCI) with the support of the WA Government’s Department of I
