A radical new proposal by the Property Council of Australia to unite the South West under a single development master plan and create four local ‘super' authorities has sparked fresh debate on regional council reform.
Australians are getting used to the idea of a two-speed economy, with resource-rich Western Australia and Queensland rocketing away from the southern rust-belt states.
An expanding workforce, rising rents and the changing demographic of the Osborne Park business precinct were the main reasons behind the relocation of bulk mail house, QuickMail, to Kenwick last September.
Volunteering makes a significant contribution to the national economy, worth between $35 billion and $50 billion a year and equal to 5 per cent of the nation's gross domestic product.
Great wines are not the sole creation of the winemaker, according to Tony Davis. Rather, they are the result of good vineyard management, excellent grapes, and finally the winemaker who puts it all together.
