LAUNCHED by former premier, Alan Carpenter, last July, the WA Premier's Arts Partnership Fund is off to a good start with $35,000 of private business contributions locked in already.
PHIL Sexton, the co-founder of Matilda Bay Brewing Co, Dome Coffees, and Little Creatures, believes there are three key elements to staff training in hospitality.
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SB: "My day starts at 8.30 with clearing the email trail, continues with writing reports, budgets or funding applications, meeting with young artists, arts workers or government/corporate heads a
Property developer Cedar Woods and sustainable housing consulting firm Evoke Design Group have announced a joint venture to develop an affordable grouped housing site in Canning Vale which will achieve eight stars out of ten for thermal efficiency.
Traditional continental delis with a wide variety of cheese on offer, dozens of different cold meats and an Aladdin's cave of exotic imported products, are not so common in Perth anymore.
It is not widely known that one of Perth's most popular inner-city hotels, the Parmelia Hilton, is the result of an English businessman complaining about the lack of world-class hospitality establishments in Perth 40 years ago.
FORMER executive chairman of the failed winemaker Evans & Tate, Franklin Tate, questioned continuing his career in the wine business when he stopped running the company in 2005.
A little-known restructure to the WA Police Licensing Enforcement Division, not long after the high-profile liquor licensing reforms of May 2007, has created uncertainty in some parts of the hospitality sector.
The number of industry sectors involved in arts partnerships grew during the past year, with eight joint ventures across mining, banking and professional services acknowledged at the Australia Business Arts Foundation Awards in WA this week.
As many as 21 2006 vintage rieslings from all over the world will be showcased at the third annual Howard Park international riesling tasting and lunch event, to be held on October 4 at Howard Park
Today to the state's online news space has been a wake-up call for its two established competitors, which have recently boosted their offer and presence to maintain position in the lucrative sector.
David Cooney, the entrepreneur who brought Van's Sidewalk Café to Cottesloe and Aubergine to South Fremantle, is continuing on his campaign to bring good coffee and food to suburban Perth with a new venture in Nedlands.
When Suzannah Vaughan was appointed to run the first floating production storage and offloading vessel to work offshore India, she believed it was another significant step in her family's connection with the subcontinent and oil.
The recent decision by two of Western Australia's microbrewers to sell up could present growth opportunities for the industry's remaining players, according to Gage Roads CEO Nick Hayler.
Like many Perth restaurateurs, Maurizio Restaurant proprietor Maurizio Di Ciano believes the hospitality industry has a perception problem with regard to the career options available.
Better known for its Burrup Fertilisers plant and a twice-postponed $2.5 billion float, the Oswal group run by India-born billionaire Pankaj Oswal is branching out in the sustainable hospitality industry with a new project developed by Mr Oswal's wife, Ra
Fremantle-based boutique brewer Little World Beverages Ltd is planning to launch a new beer brand which will be developed in a new brewing facilty to be built in the Yarra Valley, near Melbourne, as it reports a 14 per cent lift in annual net profit.
Although Star Anise owner David Coomer won't reveal the name of the North Perth venue he's planning to open as a new tapas bar, the restaurateur says he's just waiting for the green light from council before starting the project.
Perth fashion designer Aurelio Costarella has seen big changes during the past 20 years, with the sector overcoming its small town status to the point where it now attracts interstate and international interest.
Breakfast meetings are growing in popularity among Perth's business community, but whether it is for a casual catch up or a corporate get-together, finding the right spot is an important item on the agenda.
The past two years has been a period of upheaval for the Western Australian olive industry, with big players going through major structural changes or leaving the sector altogether.
PERTH chefs are not the only ones to have embraced the emergence of the truffles in Western Australia, with the Truffle Festival held in Mundaring on August 2 and 3 attracting more than 10,000 visi
The Brand Agency is likely to take over Curtin University of Technology's advertising account, which has been managed by Gatecrasher for the past five years.
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