The West Australian Ballet has appointed Woodside Petroleum chief financial officer and executive vice-president Sherry Duhe as chair, following the retirement of Robert Edwardes.
Main Roads Western Australia chief executive Peter Woronzow is embracing the unique opportunity for community development that comes with managing one of the world’s biggest road networks.
All businesses have a purpose to grow and be profitable, but consumers are increasingly demanding companies commit to more than their bottom line for the benefit of society.
Con Michael believes his portable, video conferencing technology can help save lives, and is calling on the state government to do more to help him realise this vision.
This year’s Homelessness Week brought together business, government and not-for-profits to figure out how to meet Australia’s affordable and social housing needs.
AGWA chair Janet Holmes a Court spoke to Business News about the gallery’s latest exhibition, art in public spaces, and why she won’t put a price on art works.
With Cancer No Bueno having raised awareness and funds for the Leukaemia Foundation since 2014, the event’s directors will step away this August and let us others continue their work.
Perth academics Tanya Dalziell and Paul Genoni have sold the film rights to their book Half the Perfect World, a biographical account of the time Australian literary couple George Johnston and Charmian Clift spent on the Greek island of Hydra.
WA’s major theatre company has reported a sharp fall in box office sales for the fourth year in succession, along with a small operating surplus, with a big donation from Minderoo Foundation helping to bolster its financial position.
Donna Lund faced a workplace dilemma in 2016, working as a career practitioner at St Stephen’s School. she had found businesses increasingly reluctant to take on students for work experience.
The state government has announced two interim appointments to replace Stefano Carboni as chief executive and director of the Art Gallery of WA, amid reports it could amalgamate AGWA, WA Museum and the State Library of Western Australia.
Andrew Forrest’s Minderoo Group plans to demolish the Indiana Tea House at Cottesloe Beach and replace it with one of four concepts released for public comment today.
Crown Resorts’ Barry Felstead and ABN Group’s Andrew Roberts are among the top five fundraisers this year for Vinnie’s CEO Sleepout, raising more than $130,000 each to help break the cycle of homelessness.
The state government says it will reverse indexation changes made by the previous Liberal National Government, and commit an additional $30.2 million to the community services sector.
The donation that giving circle Meridian Global Foundation provided to mental health charity zero2hero five years ago shows the impact targeted giving can have.
Arts funding was on the menu at a business breakfast co-sponsored by Business News and Screenwest this week, with panelist Ben Elton advocating development of a film studio in Perth to boost the sector.
Fringe World and Perth Festival may offer audiences a different range of artistic experiences, but both achieved strong growth in ticket and box office sales this year, according to recent reports.
Box office sales at this year's Fringe World Festival were up by 15 per cent on 2018 figures, while 13 per cent more people attended ticketed events, according to a report released last night.
The 500 retail businesses that earned $63 million selling Lotterywest products last year can look forward to higher incomes after the state government agreed to increase their gross commission.
