BIGURDA Aboriginal Gallery and Craft may not have been immune to the downturn in tourism since September last year, but this hasn’t stopped the business’s management from developing new markets.
WILD Honey Aboriginal Gallery in Guildford is not your average art gallery. Currently in the throes of renovation, it seems more like an artist’s studio or home than a gallery.
TRAINING was once primarily an activity involving newcomers to a workplace, but in today’s competitive world, developing the skills of workers at all levels has become an increasingly prominent goal for many in business.
THE lack of training and employment opportunities for workers over 45 years of age may not be front-page news in the mainstream media of late, but that’s not to say the issue has gone away.
STAFF motivation has been in the media spotlight of late with revelations that many Australian workers place satisfaction in the workplace ahead of fiscal bonuses.
WHILE the South West is a perennial favourite for Western Australian holiday makers, tourism operators have been hit by a fall-off in fly-drive and coach markets in recent months.
LIKE the resources sector it so heavily relies on, the Kalgoorlie residential property market has seen its share of highs and lows during the past decade.
WHILE many in the accommodation business are suffering from a fall-off in trade, nothing could be further from the truth for those in the self-contained costal apartment business.
IT’S not news that Western Australians love sport. It’s not really a shock that the professional sporting industry generates 1 per cent of our national GDP.
THESE are tough times for those in the business of tourism.On a local level, the collapse of Ansett will have long-term ramifications for many operators in Australia’s most isolated State.
THINGS appear to be going swimmingly in the Swan Valley. About $28 million was invested in the region in the past financial year and this year’s Spring in the Valley Festival is expect to attract more than 60,000 people.
JUST about everything to do with WA’s wildflower season is big. From the area across which the buds bloom to the 12,000 or so different species – it’s an enormous spectacle that attracts increasingly large numbers of tourists.
ECO-TOURISM may have been the buzzword in the ’90s, but adventure tourism is staking a claim to be the leading contender for the WA tourism dollar in the next decade.
THE planned Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre may be several years from completion but already the facility has snagged bookings for nine conventions and 36 exhibitions.
TRADITIONALLY Perth’s summer holiday playground, Rottnest Island isn’t usually associated with blazing fires, lush green landscapes and quiet relaxation. But that’s all changing.
