Special Reports

Calls for a capital city charter to give special status to the City of Perth as a valuable asset to Western Australia, and also as containing a unique constituency, have been made for some time.

While the business sector's apparent lack of involvement in the affairs of the City of Perth council is considered a sign of apathy or a lack of interest, an argument could be mounted that a hands-off approach is a sign that all's well.

Australian sport is littered with expansionary clubs and sports ventures that failed to capture the public imagination, let alone that of potential corporate sponsors.

Perth Glory Football Club hosted a razzamatazz launch early this month to tell its fans and everyone else that the club is back, and better than ever, as a participant in the Hyundai A-League, the new eight-team national competition that will kick off in

With competition for the sponshorship dollar getting tougher, major sporting codes are bracing for the arrival of rugby union's Super 14 competition in 2006.

It's no great stretch to suggest that the competition between states to secure major events can often be as intense as the on-field battles.

A turf war has broken out in recent weeks as Perth's new Super 14 team looks to negotiate the use of a home ground to play its first season next year and, ultimately after that, a long-term home ground.

While it may not be the huge sporting juggernaut that it was in the early 1990s, the Perth Wildcats has reaped a strong return from the 2004-05 season.

2005 Events

Shane Smith was appointed Western Australian general manager of GE Commercial Finance at the start of 2004.

DECLAN KELLY 96fm   general manager

Cam Ansell joined Bentleys MRI, Perth, in October 1997 and is currently director of consulting services. 

Ian Junk formed Donegal Resources with his brother Leigh in 2000 after purchasing a nickel mine in Kambalda, and is managing director of the company.

In his role as economic development manager, Ian Martinus is responsible for developing new business initiatives, maximising investment attraction, and building strategic alliance

1st Amongst Equals Nathan Buzza

PETER TALIANGIS  Westcare Incorporated  corporate business manager

After a wave of consolidation Western Australia's most active small to mid-cap nickel miners have paused to watch the epic takeover battle between WMC Resources and Swiss-based Xstrata.

Perth Convention Bureau managing director Anne-Maree Ferguson lists the role she played in bringing the new Exhibition and Convention Centre to reality as her most significant ach

Joanne Salim is a director of Global Dial, a telecommunications carrier she runs in partnership with her husband, Patrick Ng.

JEFF GLANCE  Godfrey Pembroke Exchange Plaza  principal consultant and representative

Caroline Ambrosini has worked at elite corporate players Rio Tinto, JP Morgan, Hartley Poynton and Wesfarmers. 

In her 29 years Josephine Jennings has demonstrated how much can be achieved when running a small, suburban retail business.

As head of several large organisations with several millions of dollars of turnover, Nat Lenzo is mainly involved in the production or use of radiopharmaceuticals for imaging and

The fourth annual WA Business News 40under40 Awards attracted a record 178 nominations and more than 100 entries, presenting judges with the difficult task of choosing just 40 winners from some of the state's most talented and successful young business pe

ROBERT HARVEY  Faculty of Business and Public Management, Edith Cowan University  executive dean

IRISH-BORN Martina Crowley decided to take control of her own future after her “great [Western] Australian dream” suffered a setback with the collapse in 2002 of her (then) employ

Bunbury-based audio technician and 40under40 winner Derek Peterson says the best business tip he can give is to bite off more than you can chew … then chew like mad.

GEOFF GREER  National Australia Bank  general manager financial services WA

In this special liftout edition we are delighted to introduce to you the 40under40 class of 2005. Now in its fourth year, the 40under40 program has identified and profiled a total of 160 outstanding young individuals since 2002.

After almost a decade in clinical practice, Perth GP Lachlan Henderson decided he needed more of a challenge to his career.

Managing three mines in Western Australia's Pilbara region with a combined operating budget of $90 million has earned Michael Westerman a 40under40 award.

PETER HAROLD  Sally Malay Mining Limited  managing director