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Prince Charles and Andrew Roberts do not, on the surface, appear to have much in common.

2005 Events

When Geoff Wood established an office interiors company called Design Sales in 1965 it was only the second operation of its kind in Perth.

Australian Securities and Investments Commission chairman Jeff Lucy last week called for nationally consistent real estate legislation and regulation of the property industry in an appearance before the Senate Economics Legislation Committee.

A parliamentary report into developer contributions associated with land development has contradicted the long-held view of the sector that such contri

Fresh from his admission to the Restaurant and Catering Industry Association’s hall of fame, Alain Fabrègues says he wants to give new talent a helpful “nudge” in 2005.

With competition for the sponshorship dollar getting tougher, major sporting codes are bracing for the arrival of rugby union's Super 14 competition in 2006.

The Australian and New Zealand Gourmet Traveller Wine Magazine has installed the 2004 Hay Shed Hill Sauvignon Blanc Semillon as the best wine for the variety in its autumn edition with a score of 95/100.

Right, it’s the pointy end of this election campaign – the time when most minds are made up.

A $2.5 million private donation to cancer and heart disease treatment at Royal Perth Hospital has been matched dollar for dollar by the WA Government.

With Western Australia’s second election of the 21st century just days away it’s worth recapping some of the campaign’s stand-out points and to also consider something that never eventuated.

Third time lucky? That is the kindest comment that can be offered to yet another attempt to revive the dream of WA having its own vanadium industry.

The  Western Australian Electoral Commission has recently published information regarding the two referendum questions on retail trading hours.

While it may not be the huge sporting juggernaut that it was in the early 1990s, the Perth Wildcats has reaped a strong return from the 2004-05 season.

Perth Glory Football Club hosted a razzamatazz launch early this month to tell its fans and everyone else that the club is back, and better than ever, as a participant in the Hyundai A-League, the new eight-team national competition that will kick off in

A turf war has broken out in recent weeks as Perth’s new Super 14 team looks to negotiate the use of a home ground to play its first season next year and, ultimately after that, a long-term home ground.

Australian sport is littered with expansionary clubs and sports ventures that failed to capture the public imagination, let alone that of potential corporate sponsors.

It’s no great stretch to suggest that the competition between states to secure major events can often be as intense as the on-field battles.

City planners debating the issues of growth, sustainability, community and environment in Perth have vast resources of information available to them via the experiences of other cities throughout the world.

David Etherton has been involved with Tourism Western Australia for nine years. 

In his role as managing director, Stuart Manifold is responsible for the operation and sustainable development of Risktec Australasia, a premium provider of emergency management a

1st Amongst Equals Darren Haunold Wills Domain: managing director

FRANK TUDOR  Woodside Energy Ltd  general manager,   LNG Marketing China

The University of Notre Dame has approved a graduate certificate course in construction and building law to start in the winter semester of this year.

Perth Convention Bureau managing director Anne-Maree Ferguson lists the role she played in bringing the new Exhibition and Convention Centre to reality as her most significant ach

In his role as economic development manager, Ian Martinus is responsible for developing new business initiatives, maximising investment attraction, and building strategic alliance

1st Amongst Equals Nathan Buzza

PETER TALIANGIS  Westcare Incorporated  corporate business manager

Dairy farmers for the past 80 years and operators of the Great Southern Milk Company, the Ravenhill family is about to undertake a small but significant step in a new direction.

Sean Gavin has transformed the direction of his family business, Gavin Construction, in his 10 years as managing director.

Linda Mauger’s success in developing the Australian Wildlife Conservancy can be ascribed to her intense passion for sustainable environmental preservation.