With the 2011-12 federal budget due to be handed down tomorrow, Western Australia’s major performing arts companies and the newly formed Chamber for Arts and Culture are pushing for more arts funding for WA.
FREMANTLE’S South Terrace coffee strip is always busy, but break dancing acrobats, a flame-throwing punk rocking bagpiper, a melancholic bucktooth clown and myriad other street performers took things to a new level over Easter.
Financial planners will no longer be grouped with used-car salesmen if new reforms get through parliament, federal Financial Services Minister Bill Shorten says.
GEOFF and Wendy Watters have taken a measured approach to growing Southside Mechanical Services over the past decade, allowing time to find the right quality driven process at each stage of development.
The deregulated Geraldton air route may be yet to attract a second airline operator, but the City of Geraldton and Greenough is continuing to explore airport expansion options that could lead to an additional parallel runway and further freight business.
IT’S not obvious from the outside, but behind an inconspicuous yellow door in Subiaco is an advertising agency and marketing consultancy that features a new business model called the ‘creative cooperative’.
Wave energy company Carnegie reached its most significant technological milestone this week, announcing the first full-scale commercial wave energy unit has been successfully deployed off Garden Island.
Authentic cuisine and quality service are the mainstays of Mario Chiametti’s Millioncino, which has been a west end favourite for more than a decade. Emily Morgan reports.
THERE was plenty of support at last week’s launch of Telethon Adventurers, with Seven Media Group chairman Kerry Stokes and Telethon Institute director Fiona Stanley speaking alongside founder Rick Parish.
Australia’s indigenous art market has taken a beating in the past 12 months, with sales going south and still weathering a readjustment to recently introduced government regulations and codes of conduct.
The count down to new minimum energy efficiency ratings for new homes is on, with 12 months to go until six stars become standard practice in Western Australia.
THERE is no doubt that energy is currently one of the most intensely debated topics in Western Australia – with the proposed national carbon tax, recently released state government 20-year plan, and the impact of a growing population and economy on infras
BASKIN Robbins’ global brand manager took over the franchise’s Australian operations four months ago with plans to introduce new management structures, following a major breakdown with its Australian franchise licence holder last year.
LD Operations' proposed Margaret River coal mine has been given a resounding 'no' from the Environmental Protection Authority, which said the project would place serious widespread, irreversible risks on the region's environment.
Heading south for a weekend getaway has long been a tradition for many WA locals, and events are helping to build on the regions’ appeal. Emily Morgan reports.
THERE aren’t too many fence sitters when it comes to the proposed coal mine in Margaret River, with views polarised firmly in the ‘for’ or ‘against’ camp.