Special Reports

Some Perth legal practices are riding out the current economic storm better than others, and it seems size does matter.

THE state government is progressing with its plan to relocate social housing stock from high-end Perth suburbs into lower-cost suburbs In October, Treasurer Troy Buswell announced a review into Homeswest housing in wealthier suburbs, ordering the Departme

FOR more than 30 years, Habitat for Humanity has operated internationally as a non-denominational Christian community organisation with a charter to build simple, affordable and sustainable entry-level housing in partnership with low-income families.

QUESTIONS are being raised within the housing industry about the federal government's ability to meet its commitment to supply 3,000 new social housing dwellings in Western Australia through its housing stimulus package.

WITH the waiting list for public housing now at 20,000, the state government is seeking community agencies, industry groups and not-for-profit organisations to help alleviate the acute shortage of affordable housing in Western Australia.

In the first of a four-part series Mark Pownall looks at the role of ‘big-project vision' in our state's development and introduces the first of four visionary proposals for WA.

IT may have had a mixed reception at the box office, but Australia the movie could still prove to be a boon for Kimberley tourism.

MORE than 300 new accommodation rooms will have opened in Broome in time for the start of this year's peak season, with a number of new developments coming online over the next three months.

Nature may have dealt Karl Plunkett's Kimberley resort a cruel blow, but he's anything but bitter.

What is your favourite holiday destination? Rottnest Island for a relaxing holiday close to home, or Whistler, Canada, for skiing.

FOR the second year running Perth has claimed first place in the annual Deloitte Hotel Occupancy Global Ranking index, cementing its position as the number one performer in worldwide hotel occupancy rates.

ATTENTION all cabernet fans, there's a new kid on the block that's definitely going to shake things up a bit.

THE number of capital raisings and the amount raised by Western Australian companies in the March quarter has pleasantly surprised market observers.

THE gold sector has been a standout performer during the past six months, with 13 gold explorers or producers in Western Australia launching capital raisings worth a total of $275 million.

THE recent upswing in the stock market may have some companies breathing a sigh of relief as the scramble for funding reaches a frenetic pace.

ALMOST nine months after the Varanus Island incident, which cut the state's gas supply by a third and cost Western Australian businesses almost $2.

THE Royalties for Regions scheme couldn't have come at a better time for the state's rural areas, with the list of infrastructure projects being developed helping cushion the regions from the worst of the economic downturn.

HOPES of Perth throwing off its Dullsville tag once and for all have been dashed with the government's belt-tightening and its shift in priorities for key infrastructure projects.

THE state government has moved on two of the largest hospital developments undertaken in metropolitan and regional Western Australia, with the commitment of more than $3 billion in health projects.

AN extensive upgrade of the road network around Perth airport is set to be Western Australia's biggest roads project over the next few years.

THE drying climate and a growing population has resulted in Western Australia budgeting to spend an average of about $1 billion per year for the next five years on major water supply capital projects.

There is no shortage of attractions in Mundaring, as Heather Bennett discovered.

Perth Glory owner (among other ventures)

THE state's caravan industry is preparing for its biggest trade event of the year, with signs the changing demographics of the caravan and camper trailer market could prop up sales.

HAVING led Perth marketing group Core Marketing for a number of years, it seems somewhat ironic that Yvonne Renshaw doesn't signpost her new venture, Core Luxury Retreat, in Mundaring.

LIQUEFIED natural gas, or LNG, is natural gas that has been liquefied by reducing its temperature to about minus 160ºC.

The best kind of promotion WOULDN'T it be nice if advertising executives the world over told it like it is instead of trying to dazzle us with gimmicks and slogans? I think the guys at Fraser Gallop Estate feel the same way.

Award-winning coffee roaster Rubra has put its stamp on the burgeoning WA boutique coffee scene.

IN his quest to create a unique product, Darlington Estate winemaker Menno Bakkers' philosophy makes good business sense - work with the characteristics of the region.

BRENDON Grylls has had a dilemma before.Back in September last year, he was sitting pretty, holding the balance of power and able to decide who formed a government.

IT has been heralded as some sort of magic number - the 47 per cent debt-to-revenue ratio that is somehow tied to the state's financial future.

AS Australia's oldest family company, Lionel Samson & Son has successfully weathered many economic storms.