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An innovative design for St Brigid at Mercy College Koondoola by Murray Slavin has won the top award for interior design at this year’s awards.

Donaldson and Warn Architects won a design competition to build a memorial to victims of the 2002 Bali bombing on a site chosen by the victims’ families.

Having worked on the Perth Town Hall refurbishment for nearly a decade, conservation award winner, Cox Howlett and Bailey Woodland’s Bret White, is delighted that the recently completed four stages of refurbishment will allow the building to be better ut

It doesn’t happen often, that a state government minister and their direct political opponent find themselves agreeing with each other.

The Fiona Hogg-designed Coco Eco house in Broome is located in a pristine natural habitat and is totally ecologically sustainable.

Superannuation choice is upon us, and there is a lot of talk of the cost to business in this change.

Awarded for its work in the multiple dwelling category, the ‘Fremantle Cold Storage Ltd’ site (now named Fletcher Mews) is a 101-apartment Homeswest housing precinct with a strong link to the history of the Fremantle site on which it stands.

Last week, State Scene highlighted several little-discussed trends within the once powerful and highly successful state Liberal Party, which today is steadily sliding towards electoral irrelevance.

This was the third project Hillam Architects has completed for the clients. The original traditional Subiaco Federation style house had fallen into disrepair and was well overdue for redevelopment.

The lean state of the Liberal Party in Western Australia following its February election loss is reflected in the small group of people wielding influence in the party.

July 12 will be a major milestone in corporate Western Australia. It’s the day Michael Chaney will end his remarkably successful 13-year term as managing director of the state’s biggest industrial company, Wesfarmers.

This is the fourth year in succession WA Business News has profiled the most influential people in politics, government, business and the community in Western Australia.

This year’s list of influential executives in the resource sector has two defining characteristics – it’s a long list and it’s dominated increasingly by multinational companies.

It’s a tough life at the top of business at the best of times. It’s even tougher when things aren’t going well and pesky journalists keep asking well-informed questions.

Takeovers of major industrial companies have thinned the pool of powerful chief executives in Western Australia.

Since State Scene recently highlighted the state Labor Party’s dismal electoral performances – measured by the number of primary votes Labor gained in the 1989, 1993, 1996, 2001 and 2005 state elections – in the interest of balance perhaps it’s time the L

If money equals power and influence, then Perth’s prominent private business owners must rank as some of the state’s most influential people.

Finding value in a market where property has peaked and interest rates might creep a little higher is a dilemma for all investors.

The property and construction industry has created many powerful and influential Western Australians, none more so than Multiplex founder John Roberts.

Press council dismisses complaint against WA Business News report

Two recent Australians of the Year, Professor Fiona Stanley and Dr Fiona Wood, head the list of influential people in the field of science and technology.

Long-time Perth broadacre developer Ardross Estates Pty Ltd plans to transform the crayfishing port of Jurien Bay into one of Western Australia’s premier nature-based tourism venues.

This time last year, Rugby WA chairman Geoff Stooke and cricket legend Dennis Lillee were not regarded as major players in the running of sport in Western Australia; but that changed with a vengeance late last year.

Jurien Bay, like most major near-Perth coastal centres, has a French connection.

The boardroom coup at the WA Cricket Association last September was headlined by new president Dennis Lillee, but standing with him were three prominent business figures, who were also elected to the WACA board.

There have been minimal changes on the Labor side of politics since the Government won re-election at last February’s state poll, but there have been enormous changes on the Opposition side.

The editor of Western Australia’s only daily newspaper, The West Australian, heads the list of opinion leaders in the state.

Western Australia has 27 members and senators in the federal parliament, and while some are very good at generating headlines, there is a group of five who are clearly the most influential.

The debate over the future of Western Australia’s retail sector has provided a keen insight into political and community influence in the state.

Geoff Gallop and Jim McGinty are the two dominant figures in the Labor governments that have held power since February 2001.

Double digit growth, expansion overseas and movement into interstate markets are signs of serious business for WA-based jaffle pie company Jesters.

The two most influential public servants in Western Australia, newly appointed Under Treasurer Tim Marney and Acting Director General of Health Neale Fong, are both far removed from the traditional image of career bureaucrats.