Our weekly appointments wrap includes Greg Raaff, Jennifer Lawrence, Fiona Wood, Andrea Hall, Andy Scade, Rhys Lopez, Sophie Coffin and Victor Rajasooriar.
Our weekly appointments wrap includes Nicky Long, Rebecca Adam, Matthew Beattie, Timothy Murray, Navin Gupta, Chris Robertson, Grace Mugabe, Hayden White, Jennifer Lawrence and Craig Gouws.
COVID WRAP: Mark McGowan promises to unveil a new border reopening date as WA records 62 new COVID cases, aged care springs into action and Qantas extends Darwin-London flights.
The delayed opening of WA's border has given organisations caring for vulnerable people additional time to prepare for challenges associated with a surge in COVID-19 cases.
Hall & Prior has given 100 per cent of its residential aged care workforce the first dose of the COVID-19 jab and reported 10 staff have resigned due to the vaccination requirement.
Aged care sector leaders say it is difficult to recruit skilled workers when the award for nurses in the industry is about 30 per cent less than those working in disability or hospital settings.
Construction has officially begun on Brightwater Care Group's new 128-bed residential aged care facility in Inglewood, with the facility expected to open next year.
Georgiou Group has been appointed head contractor for Brightwater Care Group's $40 million Inglewood complex, featuring an aged care facility, a research centre and a corporate head office.
Aged care and retirement living service providers are pushing ahead with property developments, but say COVID-19 could have a lasting impact on the sector.
Few businesses in Western Australia have felt the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the way that Brightwater Care Group has, with aged care being challenged like almost no other sector while other income streams for the organisation have been severely curtailed.
Colin Barnett, Carmen Lawrence and Jennifer Lawrence are among the high profile names appointed to the UWA Public Policy Institute's international advisory board today.
Leaders interviewed for the annual Business News CEO survey suggest that forward-looking decisions on energy policy and tax will be vital for WA's future prosperity.
ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: Aged-care businesses are adapting to changing market trends that have arisen in the past 25 years, including a booming in-home care sector driven by Australia's ageing society. This article is part of a special series to mark Business News' 25-year anniversary.
Brightwater Care Group held its annual fundraiser at Crown Towers last Friday, with about 1,000 guests raising $230,000 for the organisation's work in the community.
The state's businesses leaders are optimistic about improved conditions in the year ahead, according to feedback from the annual Business News chief executive survey, with tax reform identified as a priority issue whichever party is in government after the March poll.
Brightwater Care Group CEO Jennifer Lawrence joined Business News for lunch at Julio's to discuss some of the challenges facing the aged care and disability services sectors.
Construction is set to start on a boutique property development in Craigie that will deliver independent, accessible accommodation villas to people with disabilities.
