Special Reports

Title: Deputy managing directorBusiness: Oil and gas explorerTotal employees: 25

Title: Deputy director general 

Title: Executive directorBusiness: Technology companyTotal employees: 350

Title: General managerBusiness: Non-campaign advertising specialistTotal employees: 30

Title: CEO 

Title: Founder, managing director and major shareholderBusiness: Regional bus and coach operator

Title: Dealer principal/directorBusiness: Ford and Mitsubishi motor vehicle retail franchises

Title: Chief executive officerBusiness: Imaging services to regional areasTotal employees: 95

Title: Publisher 

Title: Managing directorBusiness: Property investment consultancy group Total employees: 16

Title: MayorBusiness: Local governmentTotal employees: 580

Title: Sales manager, WA 

Title: Divisional director, transaction advisory servicesBusiness: Professional services firm

Title: DirectorBusiness: Nickel miningTotal employees: 28Reporting directly: n/a

Title: Managing directorBusiness: Fruit and vegetable pack houseTotal employees: 46

Title: Managing director 

Title: Managing directorBusiness: Boutique development  Total employees: 7

Title: Project managerBusiness: Oil and gas explorationTotal employees: 200

Title: Head of corporate, WA 

The venue for this year's 40under40 Awards gala has a touch of the exotic, and certainly a touch of class about it.

Title: DirectorBusiness: Physiotherapy services and careTotal employees: 50

Title: General managerBusiness: Engineering servicesTotal employees: 16

Title: Managing director 

Title: Director/CEOBusiness: Multi-arts organisationTotal employees: 18

Title: Owner/managerBusiness: Mortgage brokerTotal employees: 8

Title: OwnerBusiness: Management consultancy businessTotal employees: 9

Title: General manager infrastructure 

The state's South West has long been the playground of choice for the suits on the terrace. They have, over the years, bought beach shacks and either embarked on massive renovations or demolished and rebuilt.

Considered among the most expensive strata resorts in the South West, Karma Resort Margaret River is planning to increase the number of luxury villas on its 19-hectare estate.

Health retreats have typically evoked images of preening and pampering, with cucumber facial treatments, mud wraps and massages that last for hours.

Got a spare $10,000 and some time off? WA Business News has sourced some of Western Australia's finest private holiday homes, boasting sweeping views along the South West and Great Southern coastlines and the latest in designer interiors and appliances.

Emirates is hoping to capitalise on expected growth in the Australian travel market by increasing its capacity and doubling the frequency of its flights to 98 a week over the next seven years.