Cultural Industries

The Packer family has launched a $200 million National Philanthropic Fund targeting arts and indigenous education, to the applause of the Chamber of Arts and Culture WA.

The state government has invested $2 million to support Western Australian agriculture by granting free entry to the IGA Perth Royal Show and local Royal Agriculture Society-affiliated shows for children aged 12 years and younger.

Iconic medical research institute is increasing philanthropic revenue.

A recently established social enterprise is aiming to use the sale of bicycles in Western Australia to reduce poverty in India.

Curtin University has raised more than $100,000 in its annual fundraising drive to pay for its community radio station, Curtin FM.

Western Australia's cruise industry is set to surge as it seeks to capitalise on the state's proximity to Asian holiday destinations, according to cruise ship operator Princess Cruises.

Their focus might be on the forthcoming Commonwealth Games, but hockey stars Rachael Lynch and Ashleigh Nelson also have an eye on the future with a plan to attract corporate interest in their speaking talents to raise funds for charity.

Recent investment in school theatre facilities is having a mutually beneficial effect.

Health workers at Perth's biggest hospitals say they'll walk off the job in a series of rolling stoppages after the state government refused to talk about a new pay offer.

Respected Aboriginal leader Wayne Bergmann has launched an extraordinary attack on Buru Energy, after the oil and gas company announced a landmark agreement with the Noonkanbah Aboriginal community.

Major fundraising events remain the largest source of revenue for many of WA's charitable organisations.

The Aboriginal community that was at the centre of a major land rights dispute, sparked by oil exploration at a remote Kimberley cattle station in the early 1980s, has announced its support for a gas 'fracking' program planned by Perth company Buru Energy.

Western Australian CEOs have raised over $1.2 million in the St Vincent de Paul Society's CEO Sleepout this week.

Nicholas Hasluck will be the next chair of the Art Gallery of WA board.

The state's symphony orchestra was an “obvious” choice for sponsorship, according to a leading mining services provider.

Western Australia is failing to develop a core part of its cultural sector because artisans aren't being taught how to run effective businesses.

Federal government moves to abolish the Australian Charities and Not for Profits Commission are facing increased opposition from Western Australian-based organisations.

One in three large charities is likely to experience some kind of fraudulent activity, often involving a board member, a recent investigation into the not-for-profit sector has revealed.

Legendary Western Australian sports commentator Dennis Cometti has made an unlikely appearance in a portrait submission for the Archibald Prize.

Co-operatives, mutuals and other not-for-profit businesses in Western Australia achieved solid growth last year, outperforming many private and listed companies.

High profile philanthropists have told the Western Australian business community that its members have a duty to be more generous with their wealth.

SPECIAL REPORT: Investors and NFPs are increasingly turning to social enterprises, or impact investing, as it is called.

SPECIAL REPORT: Corporate donors say giving well means taking a targeted and strategic approach.

SPECIAL REPORT: The disability sector may have no choice but to heed calls for mergers if the National Disability Insurance Scheme comes to WA.

SPECIAL REPORT: The growth of private philanthropy holds promise for the not-for-profit sector.

SPECIAL REPORT: Business wants more than just good stories from the NFP sector if it is to justify its funding – it wants hard data.

Artists hit the streets last month to transform walls and buildings around Perth as part of FORM's inaugural street art festival, PUBLIC.

Long-standing chief executive of Lotterywest Jan Stewart has announced she will retire from the role in December this year.

The federal government has allocated Western Australia $55 million so it can trial its own version of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).

When Australia's health insurance funds increased their premiums at the start of April it was Western Australian fund HIF that had the lowest increases across the board.

The state's largest health insurer is to become the naming sponsor of Challenge Stadium and Arena Joondalup.

The vast majority of the late Paul Ramsay's $3.3 billion controlling stake in Ramsay Health Care will be transferred to his personal charitable foundation, the company has announced.