Education

Western Australia has received little in the federal government's $4.7 billion nation building package designed to help combat the affects of the global financial crisis, receiving a total of $318 million.

AS a former chef from the United Kingdom, Chris Murphy knows his way around the kitchen.

CORPORATE giving has evolved rapidly in Western Australia, with companies increasingly likely to provide money for good causes.

WHILE philanthropists' money is always welcome, there are those for whom an increasing reliance on the private sector is a concern.

THE failure of one commercial venture could provide a boost for a new and potentially much larger venture at the University of Western Australia, which is the likely headquarters of a $20 million radio astronomy research centre.

THE company behind the redevelopment of the old Swanbourne Hospital site says it will review its position following the State Administrative Tribunal's decision to back the City of Nedlands' rejection of the proposal.

AT the start of the decade, Annie and Brettney Fogarty embarked on a journey to improve education.

JUST a decade ago, philanthropy was nearly invisible in Western Australia.

Perth-headquartered ComputerCORP has today announced an agreement to buy a Victorian-based IT company for over $2 million in cash and scrip.

The federal government will provide $10 million over four years to support the expansion of Clontarf Academies to improve the education, life skills and employment prospects of 700 Indigenous young men in Western Australia and the Northern Territory.

The University of Western Australia and the Committee for Perth have teamed up to appoint two international experts to lead a project benchmarking the liveability of Perth and its global connectedness.

The University of Western Australia has appointed Helen Wildy as the new dean of the graduate school of education, taking over from Bill Louden who takes up the position of senior deputy vice-chancellor early next year.

“WE are one of the fastest growing franchises among 39 countries,” notes Niiraj Shah, national director of BNI-India.

FORMER Activ Foundation chief operating officer Andrew Wagstaff has been appointed chief executive of Subiaco-based Diabetes WA.

“WE are one of the fastest growing franchises among 39 countries,” notes Niiraj Shah, national director of BNI-India.

WESTERN Australia's training system is about to go through a facelift in response to the current industry needs.

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Western Australian-based Rod Jones, founder and managing director of education services provider Navitas, has been named this year's Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year.

THE Western Australian government is being urged to make up its mind on its plans for the future of Fremantle's inner harbour.

An electric car that costs just $1.40 every 100 kilometres will be launched at the University of Western Australia in Perth today.

CURTIN University of Technology has opened its second overseas campus in nine years, with the launch of its Singapore site last week.

THE residential population of the area encompassed by the City of Perth is forecast to double in the next 20 years, as the number of new dwellings and net migration numbers grow.

IN her doctorate on the impact of fly in, fly out (FIFO) on workers, the University of Western Australia's Susan Clifford has found that FIFO is not having the deleterious effect the tabloid headlines would have us believe.

REDEPLOYMENT has become the new buzzword in Western Australian human resources circles, most notably in the engineering services sector, which involves a number of the state's largest employers.

PERRON Group's shopping centre and office ownership has helped it comfortably absorb more than $100 million from downward revaluations of its equity investments.

Privately owned investment company Perron Group’s shopping centres and offices have helped it comfortably absorb more than $100 million from downward revaluations of its equity investments.

Five leading WA engineers and industry members have been elected as Fellows of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering.

Mines and Petroleum Minister Norman Moore has announced the formation of a 12-member industry working group, chaired by former Resources Minister Peter Jones, to advise on ways to improve the state's exploration and development approvals process.

IN the ongoing battle for funds, not-for-profit organisations are turning to niche events and away from the more traditional can-rattling approach.

OUTDOOR cinemas have a long history in Western Australia, dating back more than 60 years.

THE highly lucrative and increasingly competitive international education market is now top of mind for many of the state's educational centres and learning institutions, as demand for their services goes global.

FOR someone who wasn't even a member of a political party just four years ago, Agriculture and Food Minister Terry Redman has settled comfortably into his new, if somewhat unexpected, role.