With local government coming under close scrutiny, WA Business News invited some of the leading figures in the sector to discuss key challenges and propose solutions.
A review of the local government sector has called on the state government to provide $25 million in new funding to help the sector boost its services and capabilities.
The City of Cockburn's first joint venture development is expected to deliver the city a new $6 million library at Cockburn Central and a share of the project's profits.
The amalgamation of local councils is a topic of debate that generates a lot of heat, but outside of Geraldton and Northam there is no immediate prospect of real change.
The shortage of skilled planners and the lack of long-term strategic planning have been identified as two of the major issues facing the local government sector.
Architectural and design firm Woods Bagot is relishing its move to Fleet House on Murray Street, with its recent interior makeover injecting a new buzz into the business.
After nearly 13 years at the helm of boutique commercial property agency NSC Corporate, joint managing directors Steve Carulli and Nick Stanisis are shutting-up shop to join global property player Jones Lang LaSalle.
Surround Sounds managing director Dale Seeley is feeling right at home in his revamped Nedlands audio-visual store after its transformation into an integrated Smart Home complete
West Perth asset and expense management provider Stratatel Ltd has acquired Burswood-based Vircom Pty Ltd, a provider of fixed line and mobile telephone billing management services, from Intermoco Ltd for as much as $205,000.
The Tourism Council of Western Australia has welcomed a state government allocation of $500,000 over three years to fund National Tourism Accreditation Program certification, but the state opposition isn't so sure.
A charitable foundation estab-lished in memoriam can be a valuable way to raise community awareness of a particular disease or issue, while also commemorating an individual's life.
The global slow food movement marks its 20th anniversary this year, and proponents hope the milestone will serve as a reminder of the benefits of the slow food revolution in a fast food world.
One of the most eagerly anticipated and colourful events of the world's wine calendar has just passed – the release of the new vintage of beaujolais nouveau.
State Scene has a rather soft spot for Western Australia's, indeed Aust-ralia's, farmers, farming communities, rural townships, and most things associated with rural economic life.
Perth-based energy services company PearlStreet Ltd has bolstered its board and management as it prepares for a likely share market float early next year.
There's no doubt that Nigel Satterley is the man of the moment. He's on top of his game at a time when his game is the central focus of almost anyone who isn't running a mine.
Nigel Satterley mingles with WA's business elite and with prime ministers, but it wasn't always so glamorous for the man who leads the nation's largest independent residential development company.
As the New Year approaches, property pundits are hedging their bets on where the market will head in 2007 while reflecting on a year during which the price of an established house rose by 46 per cent in just nine months.
The Fremantle Surf Lifesaving Club has engaged Leighton Beach developer Mirvac to produce a concept plan for a major upgrade of its clubrooms on Port Beach Road.
If cash really is king in the investment world, and the investment world is being shaken by private equity funds seeking cash to fund their debt loads, then surely the game to be
Extreme capitalists argue that private equity is the bee's knees because it proves that markets can sometimes be wrong in valuing assets, such as Qantas.
The growth of niche marketing opportunities in the financial services market has been a vital part of ThinkSmart's growth in Australia and Europe, and targeting of other overseas markets.
Private developers may soon be required to spend up to 1 per cent of their city project budgets on providing public art, following a City of Perth review of its arts policy.
The average age of the residents in standard retirement villages in Australia is 79 years, but at National Lifestyle Villages the residents' average age is 59 years.
The resolute determination in 2001 to build a world-class office furniture manufacturing facility in Perth has brought freestanding office furniture manufacturer Designtec substantial growth in the marketplace.
Every year, in the historic settlement of Cossack, about 1,600 kilometres from Perth, a major art exhibition draws national and international attention to Western Australia's remote north-west.
While walking down the high street of Fremantle in 2001, David Cooke came across a street performance by a local theatre company and was immediately inspired to investigate further.
Owned and managed by the Di Virgilio brothers, Maddington-based DVG Automotive sells new and used vehicles and related services to the general public and fleet customers.
A three-year partnership between Woodside Energy and the West Australian Music Industry Association (WAM) has provided students in regional and remote areas access to contemporary music.
