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A NEW bar has opened in Mount Lawley.

GANDEL Retail Management is not alone in its wait for a final outcome to its appeal to the Town Planning Tribunal.

AS it has been two months since Labor's factional chiefs moved to replace Simon Crean as leader, it's worth asking whether the change has significantly altered Australia's political landscape.

AN Australian Bureau of Statistics report on Western Australian Statistical Indicators has forecast continuing strength in the housing sector and revealed the under

Amid the continuing heritage debate, recently appointed Heritage Council chairperson Patric de Villiers talks to Tracey Cook and outlines his position on the contro

INDUSTRY groups have launched an advertising first for the North-West town of Broome aimed at developing a more cohesive brand identity for the popular tourist destination.

THE participants in the WA Business News innovation forum agree that Western Australia's universities need to drive commercial outcomes from their basic research.

A LACK of managerial and business skill has been identified as one of the major problems facing innovators who want to commercialise their research breakthrough.

MEETING with a group of venture capitalists is a great way to learn about some of the exciting and innovative businesses emerging from Western Australia.

PERTH-BASED company FreeCargo has crafted software developed by academics at the University of Amsterdam into an online freight ordering system that provides real benefits to its users and revenue to the company.

DIGITAL content management systems developed by Bentley-based DCN (formerly Data-Cast.Net) have caught the attention of global airline industry heavyweight Water-mark.

PATERSONS Securities and Euroz Securities have strengthened their position as the top Western Australian broking firms in equity capital raisings.

ENJOYING a bottle of 1993 Pol Roger Blanc de Blanc at a campsite in Nornalup was the perfect way to see in the New Year.

A SMALL group of Perth-based corporate advisory firms have established a growing niche in equity capital raisings for Western Australian businesses.

WITH sport so major an ingredient in Australian cultural life it's not surprising new Labor leader Mark Latham announced he'd welcome, with “open arms” outgoing Test cricket captain Steve Waugh should he ever seek a political career.

DEMAND for Western Australian commercial property remained strong throughout 2003 and, despite the tightly held nature of this sector, the year was notable for a number of record-breaking deals,

MARKETFORCE emerged as the big winner among those competing to do business with the Western Australian government, signing a $134 million advertising contract.

LOCAL software developer CAZ Software has beaten international competition to win a $A1 million contract to supply an integrated school management system in Hong Kong.

WHILE the hairdressing industry may not have an obvious organic association with information technology, one East Perth-based salon has implemented an IT system it hopes will provide a point of difference.

FROM travelling the globe with Alan Bond to building Perth's largest advertising agency, Howard Read has enjoyed an interesting and varied career.

TWO senior journalists in Perth have switched camps as their new employers ramp up their local news efforts.

Dozens of Western Australian small business owners have completed Curtin Business School's growth program. Mark Beyer spoke to two graduates about the lessons they have learned.

WHEN Kerbing West director Brian Kennewell enrolled in Curtin Business School's growth program, he had more than 20 years of business success behind him.

WESTERN Australia's peak property industry group, the Real Estate Institute of WA, expects the State's real estate market to continue its solid growth throughout 2004 in response to WA's strengthening economy.

THE State Government has provided conditional agreement to purchase failed retirement village project, Shenton Village, out of receivership.

MANDURAH housing estate, Port Bouvard, recently released the first stage of its new multi-million dollar luxury housing development.

PERTH'S universities are capitalising on their sizeable land holdings in an effort to remain viable in the increasingly competitive world of tertiary eduction.

2003 was a stellar year for large and innovative business deals in Western Australia. Mark Beyer, Tracey Cook and Noel Dyson detail the year's best.

A NEW-LOOK e'cucina will open later this month featuring more street exposure that is hoped will boost night and weekend trade, according to owner Steve Smith.

FUEL prices are not something I get worked up over very often.

E'CUCINA head chef Herb Faust began his career with an apprenticeship at e'cucina and, as chefs do, moved around to secure further training.

IF elections, complex internecine party machinations and factional imbroglios aren't your favourite – and you qualify for long service leave after mid-2004 – take some time off and go interstate or overseas for that long-planned holiday.