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Inventors in need of small grants can approach the office of Science, Technology and Innovation within the state Department of Industry and Resources to access a range of schemes to assist in skills training and initial development.

As the federal government’s new industrial relations laws come into force it will be interesting to see if they have any impact on the waning influence of the union movement.

Now that Perth’s tabloids’ reports of the Birney-Omodei clash have wrapped up the kitchen scraps, it’s worth pondering what it’s all likely to mean to Western Australian voters.

Curious things have happened in Perth in recent weeks. The most interesting is the boom in uranium shares.

Fremantle identity and Esplanade Hotel managing director Marilyn New is in mediation talks to secure planning approval to build 65 apartments within the existing Wool Stores building in Fremantle.

The National Trust of Australia (WA), a community-based heritage organisation, has raised concerns about the future of Newspaper House and other heritage-listed buildings when the proposed 28-storey Westralia Square building, by Multiplex and Griffin Grou

If you’re still eating regular ice-cream then unfortunately you seem to have missed the gelato revolution that is sweeping dessert circles Australia wide.

THE Wyllie Group has engaged Gerard Daniels in an executive search to bolster its leadership team as the company enters a new era after the recent death of Bill Wyllie.

Blue Shoe Event Management in conjunction with Tristan’s the Gallery is organising a charity art auction, May 13 at the Perth Convention Exhibition Centre.

After nearly 18 months of formative work, a group of local business people has launched a committee that is designed to foster the cultural, creative and economic development of Perth.

Finding the fast-track to commercial success is often as difficult for inventors and designers as bringing a concept to life.

With the opening of a new office in Kuala Lumpur, Subiaco-based DownUnder GeoSolutions is well placed to win more work in the Malaysian and South-East Asian markets.

The Town of Victoria Park has knocked back an application for a 12-storey residential and commercial development near the foreshore at Burswood, further illustrating the growing issue of high-rise development.

Swiss-born inventor Bruno Wittwer is back in business, doing what he loves most – inventing and developing solar-powered pumps.

Almost a year after opening in Mt Hawthorn, Divido Restaurant has hit its straps and is offering some of the most interesting Italian-inspired food and wine this side of the Spanish Steps.

As national security becomes more of an issue in Australia and overseas, Perth-based System Two Pty Ltd has received $150,000 in AusIndustry Commercial Ready grant assistance to develop its explosive detection testing kit.

Boat builder Gavin Ager has been working “flat out” taking his folding boat design company Flatout Boats Pty Ltd to its acquisition by listed Canning Vale-based advanced materials group, Quickstep Holdings Ltd.

Emerging Western Australian iron ore producer Territory Iron Ltd has signed an agreement with a Chinese steel mill for most of the Frances Creek 2007 iron ore production.

Western Australia's third largest building group, the JWH Group, has acquired the state's longest established housing company, Plunkett Homes.

The Wyllie Group is on the look-out for a general manager for its mergers and acquisitions division to bolster its leadership team, as the company enters a new era after the recent passing away of Bill Wyllie.

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has obtained interim asset freezing orders against four directors of Westpoint and a number of companies associated with Westpoint founder Norm Carey.

Western Australian traffic sign manufacturer Sunny Signs Pty Ltd has been taken over by Melbourne-based rival Traffic Technologies Ltd.

Dennis Yagmich is able to trace grape growing and wine production in his family as far back as the 15th century.

Commercial office rents in Subiaco are said to be matching, and in some cases rivaling, rents for prime space in West Perth as businesses line up to get a piece of the Subiaco lifestyle.

Property industry representatives remain skeptical of any real benefits to homebuyers as a result of the State Government’s tax reform plans announced last week.

The Taste of the Valley Festival held every April in the Swan Valley brings together all of the best bits of the region’s festival held throughout the year. It’s not too big, not too short and often features some very unique events.

Iconic Western Australian reticulation and water solutions brand Hugall & Hoile Ltd faces a difficult 2006 in the wake of a number of factors that have adversely impacted the performance of the business.

Financial services reform has contributed to a changing landscape for corporate superannuation in WA.

Australia is trying to claw its way back into the global resources capital markets but it may already be too late.

Subiaco-based property asset manager Wentworth Mutual Ltd has raised $20 million capital, mainly to reduce borrowings against conditionally secured property purchases that are yet to settle.

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.

The decision to list and source capital has as much to do with the project as it does with the market in which the listing or raising is being considered.