The first round of funding under the federal government’s $200 million Critical Skills Investment Fund has been announced, with twelve WA projects set to commence under an initiative that aims to i
Premier Colin Barnett has announced the signing of "world first" agreement with a powerful Chinese government agency, as part of a two-day visit to Beijing designed to facilitate Chinese inves
The East Perth Redevelopment Authority is once again calling for expressions of interest for a landmark heritage building on the corner of James and William streets, after an original proposal for
WESFARMERS has signed on as a principal partner of the West Australian Symphony Orchestra for 2012 in a five-year role that will significantly increase its level of support.
TWO of WA Business News’ 2011 40under40 award winners have teamed up to extend fundraising organisation Dine for Life’s Spring Dinner into regional Western Australia.
BHP Billiton has stepped up its sustainable development strategy by partnering with east coast-based Australian Indigenous Education Foundation to provide educational scholarships to indigenous hig
THE state government’s skills training initiative is having a positive impact on the number of people undertaking skills training in Western Australia, according to Training and Workforce Developme
Eight of Perth’s best Italian restaurants have been separated into a league of their own with the Italian government recently awarding them its authenticity and quality stamp of approval.
ATLAS Iron chief executive David Flanagan has called for greater mutual support between the arts and business communities, and for arts bodies to adopt a business-like approach.
WESTERN Australian projects have fared poorly in total funding from the latest round of the federal government’s Green Building Fund, announced last month.
Stephen van Mil is producing a $50 million film based on the life of legendary engineer of the Goldfields pipeline, CY O’Connor, and three years into the project and with at least two years to go,
Specialised engineering services company Velocious is acting on its plans to take its design expertise from the oil and gas industry to the renewables market.
THE motivations for some partnerships between the not-for-profit and corporate sector are not always immediately apparent; but in the case of Curtin University and Autism West, there’s no mistaking
THE carbon mitigation practices of Australia’s farming and forestry sectors will be tradable under the country’s carbon credit scheme, after legislation passed through federal parliament last week.
The Water Corporation is set to purchase the entire renewable energy output from Verve Energy's Mumbida Wind Farm and Greenough River Solar Farm to offset the energy requirements of its Southern Se
THE first round of grants has been administered under the state government’s Philanthropy Incentive Program, which aims to link philanthropic donors with arts organisations, using the Department of
Fortescue Metals Group chairman Andrew Forrest and his wife Nicola have continued their recent philanthropic giving spree, with a donation of $6.7 million in FMG shares to WA’s four major arts comp
Perdaman Industries has outlined efficiency measures it plans to implement at its $3 billion Collie urea manufacturing plant, pointing to a reduction in pollutants as one potential outcome.
SECURING future access to fuels in Western Australia and the success of energy-efficiency measures in industry outside of a carbon tax were two key issues discussed at an energy conference in Perth
When Australian Climate Commission chief Tim Flannery is asked why Australia should bother doing anything about climate change when the country is responsible for only 1.5 per cent of global carbon
Energy minister Peter Collier has predicted that state-owned energy retailer Synergy will need to contract up to 1,000 megawatts of new power generation capacity in WA over the coming decade.
With expanding contracts for regional power supply through its subsidiary Kalgoorlie Power Systems, Pacific Energy achieved record earnings for the 2010-11 financial year.
AS executive chair of Macquarie Group in Melbourne, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation chairman, and a former president of the Takeovers Panel, Simon McKeon has a strong p
THE new approach by the state government and not-for-profit collaborative group known as the Partnership Forum is the most innovative government structure of any jurisdiction in the country, accord
Pacific Energy has shelved plans for a $100 million biomass project at Wanneroo, saying the move was a result of the disconnected structure of the state’s electricity sector and a reluctance of gov
