Cultural Industries

Donations totalling more than $200,000 have been made in the past two days ahead of tonight's CEO Sleepout fundraiser, but organiser St Vincent de Paul Society of WA is still hoping a final surge in contributions will exceed the $1 million mark.

Just two weeks after its big annual event, Celebrate WA is ushering in a new CEO in a change that reflects a strategic reset at two important culture-focused Perth organisations.

A Perth startup raising funds for charity by piggybacking on shopping purchases made online is well on its way to making ‘giving' cool and simple, according to its founder.

Almost 600 charities, including more than 170 bush fire brigades, have had their charitable status revoked by the national regulator.

Many of Perth's top executives are short of their fundraising targets just three days before the year's major homelessness fundraiser, the CEO Sleepout.

One of WA's largest Aboriginal corporations has been sharply divided as it seeks to deal with the impact of plunging iron ore revenue.

Perth-based online health directory and booking service HealthEngine has reached a new milestone, with the company making its one millionth online booking through its application.

Roy Hill Holdings, its business partners and project contractors, have set up a $10 million community foundation they say will offer a “unique” approach to delivering educational and cultural programs to Pilbara communities.

Fremantle Dockers player Ryan Crowley has been suspended for 12 months after he tested positive to a banned substance in last year's season.

Construction of the $360 million St John of God Midland Public Hospital has been completed on time and on budget, with Brookfield Multiplex handing the keys to the state government and the hospital operator today.

Ambulance ramping will be banned at three Perth tertiary hospitals from July 1 to cut down on patient waiting time.

Country Arts WA has welcomed a $24 million state funding program announced today in Bunbury as the biggest and most significant investment in arts and culture in regional Australia.

KangaART hopping to make a mark

At 25.3 per cent, WA's gender pay gap is the largest in Australia, and is one of four main barriers to women joining boards, according to a new report.

The state government has signed six historic indigenous land use agreements covering 200,000 square kilometres of the South West of Western Australia.

A former Western Power boss, the vice-chancellor of Curtin University, and a former Bethanie chief executive are among this year's local recipients of the Queen's Birthday honours list.

Perth's contemporary arts institute has increased its overall income by 96 per cent in nine years by diversifying its supporter base.

A $2.3 MILLION allocation last week to charity from funds confiscated by police highlights the good that can come from freezing proceeds of crime valued at $158 million during the past three years.

Perth's backpacker hostels are feeling the pinch in a sluggish economy, despite a currency related lift in the leisure travel market.

WA needs more artistic and cultural attractions that are unique to the state, and less bureaucracy, to achieve its potential as a tourism destination, industry players have told Business News.

Australia's largest ever philanthropic donation is bearing fruit, with the first five recipients of the Forrest Foundation research scholarships announced at the University of Western Australia today.

New housing developments in Perth and the state's regional centres will increase the potential for future outbreaks of mosquito-borne diseases, a leading entomologist says.

John Worsfold has ruled himself out of the running to coach Carlton, with the AFL great saying he's "miles off" coaching again.

It will be cold consolation right now for Mick Malthouse, but history will not remember him for the ugly nature of his departure from Carlton.

A simple formula borrowed from a group of women in the US has become a growing philanthropic force in Western Australia.

Andrew and Nicola Forrest are recognised as two of Western Australia's most prominent philanthropists, but recent developments in Canberra show their influence on social policy continues to spread.

Garnering widespread interest is essential in a sector filled with worthy causes.

The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission has published its first report card on regulatory compliance of Australian charities, and both the sector and the ACNC have performed well by

Social impact bonds could deliver more money and market discipline to the not-for-profit sector.

The stark figures on homelessness and affordable housing in WA are in, and NFPs are working with corporates to help tackle the problem.

The state's philanthropic landscape is changing, with greater cooperation leading to improved outcomes.

The redevelopment of Midland is set to begin in the coming months with Planning Minister John Day today releasing the master plan for the area that includes more jobs and community spaces, and 7,000 new dwellings.