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Is the highly sought after position of lord mayor really worth winning? Joe Poprzeczny assesses its limited powers and offers recommendations on how to improve the role.

POSTAL voting is expected to prompt greater than usual interest in polling from Perth businesses in the City of Perth ballot next month, a marked change from recent elections.

THERE are 126 outcomes possible from a choice of four City of Perth councillors from nine nominees. And each would make for an interesting combination.

AN often forgotten segment of the City of Perth's history and culture could play a major role in the lord mayoral election. The Greek and Italian communities, while not as visible as they once were, are said to hold considerable sway at the ballot box.

A CORPORATE fracas is often the public version of an ugly divorce.

THE issue of lobbying resurfaced in the media last week. WA's current lobbying activities were first highlighted early this year and Premier Geoff Gallop has had a tortuous time explaining his Government's handling of it.

In the first of a five-part series on web development, Julie-anne Sprague talks to some of the Perth industry's best-known names.

COMMUNITY television station Channel 31 has been given some breathing space after creditors accepted a deed of company arrangement that will leave most with just 20 cents in the dollar.

CONFRONTED with a daily bombardment of marketing e-mails, telemarketing phone calls and direct mailing, consumers are increasingly rejecting the methods used by the marketing industry to collect personal information.

A RECENT economic impact report has highlighted the State's billion-dollar land development industry as a major employment generator and contributor to the economy.

CONTINUED strong growth is forecast for the Greater Bunbury region during the next decade.

In the final part of a series on the real estate industry, Tracey Cook examines the work of property valuers.

INDIANA Tea House has had its fair share of celebrity visitors in recent weeks, with several talented Australians and international visitors dropping in for a bite to eat.

With the crusher cleaned, David Pike looks forward to the quiet of Easter and some of the delights April has in store for lovers of the grape.

In the fifth of a six-part series on mergers and acquisitions, Mark Beyer looks at the acquisition of Marlows.

The pundits are hedging their bets in the upcoming race for lord mayor, with some well-qualified challengers lining up to take on the incumbent Dr Peter Nattrass. WA Business News' reporters look at the candidates and their agendas.

THE new corporate governance guidelines issued recently by the Australian Stock Exchange could create a divide between large and small companies, local experts have warned.

THE accompanying graphic is an approximate list and location of some of the major projects planned or under construction in the cape to cape region.

WHILE new Australian Stock Exchange rules for corporate governance should be viewed as a victory for common sense, I can't help wondering if it is all too little too late – and not just from the regulator.

TWO Saturdays ago a conference was held in the WA Constitutional Centre, one of the historic buildings on the hillock behind Parliament House.

THIS year's WA Business News 40under40 1st Among Equals winner Nathan Buzza was all smiles at last week's Western Australian Information Technology and Telecommunications Awards (WAIITA).

While there's no shortage of data centres in Perth, most are confident that demand for their services will grow, as Julie-anne Sprague reports.

THE Federal Government has launched a guide to registering a website address in a bid to make the process of registering and protecting an Internet domain name easier for small busi

VODAFONE Australia has launched its ‘V-Room' in Perth, which is aimed at giving Perth business people a hands-on approach to mobile technology.

In the final part of the series on small business marketing, Noel Dyson considers how far companies should go.

TWO years after it was launched VCubed Leisure Management and Marketing, a company set up to create innovative business models for various sectors, is to release its first business model – aimed at the tourism sector – in about four weeks.

They may not be popular in WA but auctions offer benefits to both vendors and buyers, as Tracey Cook reports.

THE rapid pace of technological change has presented building managers and property developers with a new dilemma – what technology infrastructure should they implement?

The Shire of Augusta-Margaret River council is keeping a tight rein on development projects in the region as increasing numbers of interested parties eye the prize. Tracey Cook reports.

THERE'S no signage, no garden, and nothing from the busy Great Eastern Highway streetscape that screams ‘new restaurant',

THE consequences of popularity are becoming all-too apparent to the burghers of the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River, who must balance the benefits of investment in the region with community concerns about environmental impact of over-development.

While the red berries are in no hurry to ripen, David Pike takes the opportunity to take into account a new offering.