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Mandurah's strong growth has continued with the completion of stage one of the $40 million Seashells Mandurah Resort and settlement pending on the first 79 apartments.

It's a little hard to believe but Perth is half way through summer. And while the comparatively cool weather may have caught some venues unaware, the timing and temperature are perfect for the Swan Valley's Midsummer Feast.

The Swan Valley Regional Winemakers Association recently announced Arch Kosovich as its new president.

The finger pointing by all those involved in the Westpoint Group debacle would almost be humorous if so much money was not at stake.

The last State Scene for 2005 highlighted the ways major political parties make it excruciatingly difficult for their candidates to be unseated by Independents.

It's not often you can easily pick the best or worst investment on the stock market. Right now, however, the worst stands out like sore thumb.

Wentworth Mutual Ltd's strategy to expand is gaining momentum with the listed property manager acquiring the property management business of Australian Finance Group Ltd.

Taking full ownership of the Bedshed brand is one option for O'Connor-based Joyce Corporation as it reviews its growth plans.

A market increase in the number of commercial sales conducted off-market is a noticeable feature of the recent profusion of activity in this sector of the market.

Hossean Pourzand has quietly become one of the CBD's biggest individual office owners, preferr-ing to keep his business activities below the radar but acquiring assets over the ye

Shares in BankWest, the Perth-based regional bank which was bought by Bank of Scotland for $A900 million last year, made a strong debut on the Australian stock market, going to an immediate 22 per

Western Australia's wine industry rests uncomfortably on the horns of a dilemma – more grapes than its wine production can use. The quest for new markets and better quality to soak up the excess is on.

The big end of Western Australia's wine industry has changed dramatically in the past year or so, reflecting the state's domination by mid-sized producers who often suffer most when the squeeze is on.

It's not all bad news for the smaller producers of Western Australia, but there appears to be a strong case for a change in thinking.

The wine industry's woes are not self-inflicted and are an important example of what happens when government decisions start distorting business in an unhealthy way.

Despite some people contending otherwise there was, from the moment Geoff Gallop resigned, never any doubt that Alan Carpenter would become premier.

Australia's great grape glut is causing wine producers no end of pain. But in Western Australia there seems to be a variation emerging on that theme – the great grape shortage.

January 29 marked Chinese New Year as the year 4,704 began on the Chinese calendar and the Year of the Dog was ushered in.

Amberley Estate, one of Margaret River's most dynamic producers, is highlighting this summer's food and wine scene with a semillon and seafood match.

The Commodore Hotel on Hay Street has continued its multi-million dollar renovation with the completion of a new restaurant – the Armada Bar and Grill.

Two Perth office buildings may soon be placed on the market, with unit holders in the May Holman Centre and 111 St Georges Terrace (formerly the AXA building) being asked to vote on their stake in the buildings' future.

There is no shortage of options and pathways for innovative individuals and businesses seeking government financial backing and support for their activities.

With a delay of at least two to three years before the next new major office building features on Perth's skyline, the refurbishment of lower-grade buildings is attracting the interest of investors keen to capitalise on Perth's thriving office market.

Innovative technology is one thing, but financial backing and business know how are the critical components in taking a concept from idea phase to successful end product.

Listed property manager Wentworth Mutual is shifting its focus to the east-coast market, moving its head office to Melbourne as managing director and former high flyer Glenn Wheeler takes a non-executive director and consultant role within the company.

Western Australian companies have enjoyed considerable success of late in securing funding to drive the development of innovative products, processes and services.

Developers are increasingly coupling major residential development with complementary retail development, rather than selling the retail component, as a way of diversifying their

The crucial importance of research and industry-specific education to sustain Australia's, and particularly Western Australia's, booming resources sector has never been more vital.

Listed WA developer Cedar Woods Properties Limited has made a $10.5 million acquisition in the Melbourne suburb of Footscray.

Simulator-based medical skills training centre Clinical Training and Education Centre (CTEC) will undergo a change in its ownership structure with the University of Western Australia seizing full ownership from joint venture partners, which include Perth

I have never believed in the regulated monopoly powers of AWB Ltd or its predecessors.So it is perhaps unfair for me to use the appalling news of the Iraqi wheat scandal to add to the call for the archaic wheat export monopoly to be scrapped.

Innovation and technology go hand in hand and the outlook for those in Western Australia's information and computer technology sector is rosy, according to John Krokosz, general manager of recruitment specialist Candle ICT Perth.