PHOTO ESSAY and MULTIMEDIA: Perth-based jewellers Linneys, Rohan Jewellery, Blennerhassett Fine Jewellers, and Vildosola Jewellery Atelier remain committed to local manufacturing, resisting the temptation to lower costs by shifting their operations offshore.
AN idea that came to Perth businessman Keegan Crage during a run one day is morphing into a social enterprise that’s helping homeless people resurrect their sense of self-worth.
UWA researchers are organising a mass activity challenge in Perth to encourage greater fitness and wellbeing, and provide researchers with insights into what motivates people.
New research by a Perth-based national innovation centre has confirmed significant rainfall and climate changes in the state’s agricultural regions for the past 15 years, and found these conditions will be the new normal.
John van Bockxmeer has been named a 40under40 finalist for his commitment to creating healthier WA communities. He has also been recognised with the Inspiring Possibilities award.
Solar-powered battery storage devices are being installed in Esperance to provide power to a handful of people previously connected to the electricity infrastructure razed by last November’s bushfires.
WA’s yawning gender pay gap can in part be contributed to young women forgoing maths in years 11 and 12, according to Programmed managing director Chris Sutherland, who today called for societal change to address the problem.
A lobby group set up to defend a major component of Western Australia’s oversupplied electricity market has stepped up its political stunts today presenting a large likeness of a gold watch as a symbol that it's time to retire Muja AB power station.
As five women and one male champion were honoured at this year’s Chamber of Minerals and Energy’s women in resources awards, Premier Colin Barnett declared the resources industry to have reached a mature level of growth that will likely be eclipsed by advances in the state’s other sectors.
It appears Water Corporation employees know the value of precious liquid more than most, with the government-owned entity recording the most blood donations of any Western Australian organisation for a fifth year in a row.
Western Australia’s unenviable position as national leader in gender pay gap cannot be explained by the prominence of male-dominated industries, according to new national research.
Thermal power company Enerji has been appointed co-developer in a $300,000 state-run trial to determine the economic case for a micro electricity grid in Kalbarri that could potentially become Australia’s biggest fringe-of-grid network.
Another well known Western Australian political identity’s days may be numbered, with Scott Ludlam, WA Greens Australia senator and Leukaemia Foundation’s World Greatest Shave participant, stepping up his campaign to eliminate Gary, also known as his hair.
A recent participant in Fortescue Metals Group’s VTEC program has notched up another notable achievement, having slipped into the role of ‘chief executive for a day’ as part of the miner’s unique approach to creating opportunities for Aboriginal people.
A private company backed by Curtin University has announced a breakthrough in the treatment of several cancers in small animals, with trials set to commence in humans and dogs.
A national plan that lets people take home works of art with only a 10 per cent deposit and a nine-month interest free loan is attracting new buyers in Perth.