They don't exist to make money, but Western Australia's largest not-for-profit businesses, including HBF, RAC and St John of God Health Care, have all recorded increased revenue, according to BNiQ research.
SPECIAL REPORT: Hospital and aged care industry professionals have given WA's health care system a mixed review, with some aspects applauded and others in need of improvement.
Independent schools across the state are benefiting from the experience some of Perth's most prominent business leaders have brought to their boards, providing greater diversity and structure to the decision-making process.
South Fremantle Senior High School is set to be expanded to cater for around 1,250 students, while Hamilton Senior High School will close, under a $30 million plan announced by the state government today.
The state's two largest not-for-profit businesses in the disability and aged care sectors have reported positive results despite an increasingly uncertain operating environment.
Co-operatives, mutuals and other not-for-profit businesses in Western Australia achieved solid growth last year, outperforming many private and listed companies.
SPECIAL REPORT: One of the Barnett government's most innovative social reforms, seeking to marry hard-nosed investment bankers with not-for-profit groups, is under review.
Perth-based Fortis Consulting has opened an office in Canberra as it seeks to replicate success in Western Australia's not-for-profit sector on a national scale.
Brightwater Care Group chief executive Penny Flett and property developer Adrian Fini were among the Western Australian business figures recognised in the annual Australia Day honours.
THE state's chief scientist, Lynn Beazley, was awarded the second annual ‘Governors Award for Giving' last week at a ceremony at Government House ballroom to mark the official launch of the Corpora
Brightwater Care Group is nine months and $3 million away from completing its new brain injury rehabilitation centre in East Victoria Park, one of a handful of state-of-the-art medical facilities c
Martin Kane is part of a committed team that has been paddling hard on the board to help make surf lifesaving in Western Australia run more like a well-oiled business and to better handle its main task – saving lives.
Many not-for-profit organisations are rethinking their business model as the lines between the public, private and charitable sectors become more opaque.
A NEW advisory group consisting of 28 past and present health industry professionals has been established in Perth to support the development of sector leaders in Western Australia.
WHEN Celebrate WA announced Western Australia's Citizen of Year awards for 2009 two weekends ago the presence of the University of Western Australia would not have escaped the attention of many.
WHILE a number of aged care companies in Western Australia profited handsomely on the back of the boom, the sector overall has fallen victim to these economic good times.
