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After many years working with one of Perth’s renowned master restaurateurs, two of the city’s brightest stars are going out on their own, as Julie-anne Sprague reports.

MOST chefs are too busy in their own kitchens to catch up with peers over lunch.

THE two men now in charge of Western Power are among the busiest directors in Perth, but Neil Hamilton and Harvey Collins both recognise they need to cut back some of their work duties.

TWO of the best-known names in WA wine are striking out on their own, partly to have a bit of fun but also to start a new business, and possibly to help launch the career of a brilliant young winemaker.

THE businesses that suffered from last week’s electricity crisis covered the full spectrum, from manufacturers and lawyers through to restaurants and retailers.

After a decade of little to no growth, Western Australia’s unique port city, Fremantle, has become the darling of developers and is poised to strengthen its position as an alternative regional centre to Perth.

MARKET forces may be driving the swath of residential developments under way in Fremantle but the push to reinvigorate the city into a thriving and vibrant commercial centre has come from within the City of Fremantle.

TOURISM icon the Esplanade Hotel Fremantle has undergone a massive $16 million expansion in response to the city’s growing profile as a leisure and business function destination.

LOCAL and State governments are the main contributors to the approximately $500 million being invested in the City of Fremantle and surrounds.

AS the mercury soared into the 40s last week Perth’s increasing reliance on air-conditioning to cool homes and workplaces became starkly evident.

Sydney’s gourmat food retailers are finally giving Sydney-siders a taste of the best of Western Australian produce, as Julie-anne Sprague reports.

Paul D’Sylva is responsible for the management of Murdoch University’s research and the commercialisation of its intellectual property.

At the age of 24, Brad McManus launched his management career in the highly competitive WA leisure and health club industry.

Robert Harvey joined Edith Cowan University as executive dean of the Faculty of Business and Public Management in March 2003.

The judges’ job is getting tougher each year, according to Mark Pownall, who says the problem’s not a dearth of talent, but rather its abundance.

When Selina Duncalf joined BankWest as a human resource consultant at the age of 28, she set herself the ambitious goal to join the bank’s senior executive team within five years.

Justin Miller has a keen knowledge of the Australian IT marketplace and has used this information to establish and build the WA arm of BCA IT, one of Australia’s largest privately

As managing director of junior mining company Sally Malay Mining Limited, Peter Harold has navigated the company through some uncertain times.

DARREN Haunold’s story of personal courage, tenacity and vision shone out among this year’s collection of 40under40 nominees.

Prior to setting up her own management consultancy, Danicia Dutry was head-hunted from BHP Billiton Iron Ore by Woodside Energy to become Woodside’s senior external affairs adviser.

In September 1994, with just $5,000 in savings, Patrick PK Ng established telecommunications carrier Global Dial.

In his capacity as dean of the faculties of Economics and Commerce, Education, and Law at the University of Western Australia, Paul McLeod is responsible for business administrati

In addition to our 1st Amongst Equals award and the 40 winners in the 2004 40under40, each of WA Business News’ Strategic Alliance Partners chose one individual worthy of a special commendation award and a $1,000 prize.

In addition to his management role at a specialist contact lens practice in Perth, Damon Ezekiel is also managing director of Gelflex Laboratories, a research and development orga

Dr Tony Pennells heads up a multi-million dollar company that oversees more than 3,000 independent distributors of Herbalife International products across 25 countries.  Afte

Marita Naude is currently teaching in the areas of leadership development, global and cross-cultural leadership, as well as organisational change and development, at the Graduate

Selecting 40 winners from the more than 130 nominations received for this year’s 40under40 Awards was a difficult task.

Chris Farquhar established Wired City in 1999 after returning from a stint working for major US software developer, OSI Software.

Gregory Peters is responsible, as managing director of Antiskid Industries, for introducing an innovative road-surfacing product to WA with the claim that it would reduce rear-end

Grant Robertson is the director, Postgraduate Studies, at the Murdoch Business School, Murdoch University. His research interests include leadership and electronic business.

Fay Bahemia left the comfort of a large multinational pharmaceutical company to join five-employee Chemeq as its first and only microbiologist in 2000.

From working on the family farm to buying out a machinery dealership, Peter Gordon’s ownership and operation of Busselton hospitality gems, The Equinox, overlooking the Busselton