With Western Australian workers commanding the highest salaries in the nation and the state's unemployment rate at just 2.7 per cent, the not-for-profit sector is struggling to compete with other industries as it faces an acute shortage of staff.
After nearly two decades trading as Chianti on Colin's, the popular West-Perth eatery is set for a name change and major overhaul as its owner, Leon Jung, looks to reinvigorate the restaurant.
Private businesses are being sold at higher earnings multiples in the current market compared with recent years, according to West Perth firm Mergers & Acquisitions Pty Ltd.
State and federal governments' focus on climate change policy initiatives is expected to lift the prospects of a range of Western Australian businesses dealing with environmental products in coming years.
Despite having received Western Australian Planning Commission approval more than four years ago, the Riverside Pier Hotel project at Barrack Square has yet to get off the ground due to a failure to secure a stage two building licence.
Perth's tallest office building will get a splash of neon colour next month following a deal signed last week with Central Park tenant St George Bank to take on the lucrative signage rights.
Western Australia's legal community is preparing to increase its commitment to pro bono work following the introduction of a national voluntary initiative.
The brother and sister behind wine store-cum-cafe-cum-food-to-go concept, The Beaufort Street Merchant, are busy planning their second venture on the bustling Highgate strip.
Veteran stockbroker Terry Hogan and his business partner Eve Broadley are investing $1 million in the expansion of their contract wine business, The Vintage Wineworx.
State Scene had a variety of casual and part-time jobs before graduating from a Perth ivory tower to enter the ‘school of hard knocks' as a full-time worker.
WEST Perth-based petroleum explorer ARC Energy Ltd's plans to acquire the Wandoo Petroleum Pty Ltd Australian portfolio for $380 million have suffered a setback, with Canada-based Vermilion Oil &am
South African-born businessman Norman Asch has struck a $5 million deal to sell his Webfirm business to Melbourne-based search engine and online media company Ansearch Ltd.
West Perth-based petroleum explorer ARC Energy Ltd's plans to acquire the Wandoo Petroleum Pty Ltd Australian portfolio for $380 million have suffered a setback, with Canada-based Vermilion Oil & Gas exercising its pre-emptive rights to a major asset
West Perth-based iron ore explorer Territory Iron Ltd chairman Michael Kiernan will commence work at the company in an executive capacity after managing director Doug Stewart advised he would retire from the company in late July.
Sales of hybrid vehicles in Western Australia have almost doubled on last year for the year to date, as 4WD and sports utility vehicles fall out of favour with buyers across Australia and overseas.
Fremantle-based Oil Mallee Company Ltd hopes to capitalise on current market sentiment by working towards bioenergy production with an initial $300,000 capital raising and possibly listing on the Australian Securities Exchange.
The state government's long-awaited Climate Action Statement, injecting $40 million of funding into renewable energy development and committing to renewable energy targets, has received a mixed response from within the sector.
Western Australia should move towards ‘sustainable functionality' through a restructuring of its agricultural industry and adaptation to the changing climate, according to an internationally renowned water expert.
The Sarich family's Cape Bouvard Investments Pty Ltd has made further investments in Mandurah, securing 9.9 hectares of land at 20 Hungerford Avenue Halls Head last week for $22.5 million.
Secession bobs up as a topic every time Western Australia goes into boom mode, and now is no different – though there is an emerging (and amusing) variation on the secession theme
