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Training Minister Peter Collier has today opened a simulated underground mine at Central Tafe, which will give students a taste of underground mining life without leaving the city.

The WA division of engineering group O'Donnell Griffin has won two solar generation contracts for the Perth Solar City project, which is part of the federal government's $94 million Solar Cities program.

Energy Minister Peter Collier has today launched the first in a series of key solar energy installations as part of the $85 million Perth Solar City initiative.

REGARDLESS of the rhetoric of corporate responsibility and the greater good, most corporations and business people become involved in arts bodies and foundations due to a personal interest in the arts.

Extra splash at CentralSince Central TAFE took up its new moniker, Central Institute of Technology, late last year, no effort has been spared to give it some extra razzamatazz.

A HOST of ambitious plans to improve the city’s central business district is set to be unveiled for public discussion by the City of Perth.

Training and workforce development minister Peter Collier says new the Mining and Renewable Energy Training Centre at the Central Institute of Technology will allow the delivery of high-quality technical training.

AN array of government-funded building projects, including theatres, Tafe colleges and police centres is boosting the order books of construction firms in Western Australia.

The City of Perth's planning committee will tonight recommend which of the council's 'What If' projects should progress as priorities.

Northbridge has long suffered an image problem, but with the help of government funding that is about to change with the Perth Cultural Centre at the forefront. Emily Morgan reports.

Perth’s Central Institute of Technology could be the icing on the cake for Northbridge’s reinvigoration. Emily Morgan reports.

The WA Tourism Council says there has been a significant increase in new entrants for the 2010 WA Tourism Awards.

Perth Zoo has been named Western Australia's top tourism attraction, ahead of Rottnest Island and The Bell Tower, at this year's Western Australian Tourism Awards.

“REPORTS of my death have been greatly exaggerated” is a classic line that could be applied to building construction opportunities in the office and education markets.

NORTHBRIDGE’S Central Institute of Technology has finally been officially opened with the $62 million training facility being referred to by the state government as the “centrepiece for one of Western Australia’s biggest state

THE departure of professors John Yovich and Alan Robson from the ranks of Western Australia’s university leadership may well put a dent in the likelihood of any of the state’s tertiary sector CEOs hitting the $1 million salary level attained by at least o

Diploma Group has won a $17.6 million contract to build a mixed-use residential, retail and office project in Oxford Street, Leederville, for a joint venture between Foundation Housing, Anglicare WA and Central Institute of Technology.

Perth’s residential property market remains in the doldrums as sellers start to pull their properties off the market, the median house price continues to decline and an increasing number OF people choose to rent instead of buy. 

FINANCIAL uncertainty may be making life busier for charity group Anglicare WA, but its bottom line has remained resilient, in part due to a significant bequest received during the financial year.

Perth-based builder Esslemont Cockram has won a $21 million contract to construct a new mental health unit at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital.The new Mental Health unit will comprise 30 beds and replace the existing mental health facility at the Nedlands hospital.

Jethro SercombeManager (Foyer Project) Anglicare WA

Perth-based jeweller Tayron Scagnetti has placed second in the jewellery division at the 2013 WorldSkills International Competition in Leipzig, Germany.

A $35 MILLION housing, training and support centre has opened in Leederville to support the state’s growing number of vulnerable youth.

Perth-headquartered education provider Navitas has extended its business partnership with the Central Institute of Technology with a new agreement to provide English language courses for overseas students.

Universities are preparing for a major hit to revenue in 2015 as the long awaited half-cohort leaves high school to enter the tertiary education and training sector.

A retail property in Baldivis, anchored by bottle-shop First Choice Liquor, has sold to a private investor for $7.9 million.The sale was brokered by Vend Property managing director Jeff Klopper on behalf of owners Redcliffe Holdings and Auspacific.

SPECIAL REPORT: Hospital and aged care industry professionals have given WA’s health care system a mixed review, with some aspects applauded and others in need of improvement.

Crown Perth and Scope Training are among this year’s winners in the 21st annual WA Training Awards.

Christian Simone’s small business often has people queuing for service, but despite the month-old cafe’s popularity, he hasn’t let a single patron inside.

The state government has engaged former minister Cheryl Edwardes and former Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA chief executive John Langoulant to lead a review of the 11 state training providers.

The Perth office of global law firm Clyde & Co has continued its commitment to local artists with the announcement of a winner in its annual art project.