So what is the secret? Western Australia is meant to be at the cultural fringe, dominated by mining and other sectors that lack the sophistication necessary to appreciate the arts.
After a year of enormous highs and equally dramatic lows across Western Australia's property industry, landlords will be counting more blessings than most this Christmas.
Eight Western Australian company directors in the mining industry collected tidy Christmas bonuses this week with substantial paper profits from the exercise of options.
Family-owned furniture company, Burgtec Australasia, has added another accolade to its swag of award wins in recent years, taking out this year's Western Australian best of the best furniture award for its WA Parliament refurbishment project.
ILUKA Resources will announce the retirement of Ian Mackenzie as chairman and a director of the company at its next annual general meeting, to be held in May 2008.
Engineering company Clough Ltd's contract dispute over the G1 project in India has deepened after its client ONGC submitted a counterclaim worth US$1.2 billion (A$1.3 billion), a figure Clough insists ignores the limits of liability.
QRSciences Holdings Ltd has this week appointed a new chief executive and chairman, signalling a shift in its corporate base from Perth to the east coast.
The grains industry continues to achieve productivity improvements, with average annual growth of 2.7 per cent between 1977-78 and 2005-06 according to latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics.
The state opposition has called on the government to expedite a decision on the location of a new 60,000 seat multi-purpose stadium, following yesterday's breakthrough agreement between the government, AFL and the West Australian Football Commission.
Shares in West Perth-based Bathurst Resources Ltd made a solid debut on the Australian Securities Exchange today, closing at a 20 per cent premium to their issue price of 20 cents.
Perth-based coal exploration company East Energy Resources Ltd has made a successful start to public life, with its share price closing 60 per cent stronger at 40 cents, on an issue price of 25 cents.
Aspen Group Ltd has taken full ownership of the Monkey Mia Dolphin Resort, after taking up the remaining 50 per cent stake in the resort for $9.5 million.
Swick Mining Services Ltd has been awarded new drilling contracts worth $55 million per annum with a number of leading mining houses including Consolidated Minerals, Oxiana, Jubilee, Territory Resources, Barrick and Newmont.
Rio Tinto will sell up to 15 million tonnes of iron ore on the lucrative spot market next year, which is likely to generate an additional $1.74 billion in revenue, the miner revealed today.
New home sales figures released by the Housing Industry Association of Western Australia today, show a 10.4 per cent rise in the sale of new homes among WA's largest builders in November.
Emerging mineral explorers Jameson Resources Ltd, Bellevue Resources Ltd and Noah Resources NL have made modest debuts on the Australian Securities Exchange today.
The state opposition has unveiled a major plan for the strategic relocation of heavy port operations and road freight traffic out of North Fremantle to a new port in Kwinana, which could link in with Len Buckeridge's James Point port proposal.
Euroz Ltd announced today that its subsidiary Westoz Funds Management Ltd has successfully completed an $80 million capital raising for the initial public offering of Ozgrowth Ltd.
West Perth-based gold explorer Exco Resources Ltd has sold its Exco Operations (SA) subsidiary for $12 million to Syrah Resources Ltd and RMB Resources Ltd.
Shares in aspiring iron ore miner Talisman Mining Ltd made a small eight per cent gain on return to trade today, despite news that Jubilee Mines Ltd executive chairman Kerry Harmanis will acquire a stake in the company.
Emerging Australian gold company Emmerson Resources Ltd has made a steady debut on the Australian Securities Exchange, following the completion of its heavily oversubscribed $20 million Initial Public Offer.
West Perth-based iron ore explorer Vector Resources Ltd has made a strong debut on the Australian Securities Exchange, with the value of its shares surging more than 65 per cent.
Accomodation services provider MAC Services Group Ltd has been selected by the state government to construct a 1,400 unit accommodation village at Gap Ridge, near Karratha.
Newly listed West Perth-based resources company Apollo Minerals Ltd has taken a significant step forward in the development of its recently acquired Western Australian iron ore project, following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with Chinese I
