Ongoing Howard government moves against Australia’s traditional federalist arrangements, through the constant expansion of Canberra’s powers, have been regularly highlighted by State Scene.
The arrival of Web 2.0 – the ‘new phase’ in the internet that encompasses social networking sites, podcasts and blogging – was for some users the most significant event in cyberspace since the dot.com boom.
While securing venture capital remains a challenge for many in the state’s online business sector, local and international investors continue to see opportunities in the Western Australian market.
Two Western Australian-based technology companies were recognised last month at the national Consensus software awards for Australian software developers.
The rising cost of bricks and building labour in Western Australia has led some building companies and their clients to switch to pre-manufactured walling products made of glass fibre, gypsum plaster and polystyrene.
Dunsborough real estate agents the De Chiera family will merge their Professionals agency with local competitors Stocker Preston and Down South Realty from July 1.
It has been three years since Indonesian real estate mogul Mimi Wong went on a $20 million spending spree in Western Australia, buying two prime sites in the CBD and Burswood with plans to develop high-rise apartments.
Labour and material shortages may be hurting some builders, but most in the industry are enjoying a period of above-average profits, according to a survey of Western Australia’s largest builders.
The Town of Cottesloe is claiming a victory against construction giant Multiplex after the Court of Appeal overturned a State Administrative Tribunal decision approving a 6-storey development proposal for the iconic Cottesloe Beach Hotel.
Perth-based asset management company PearlStreet Ltd has forecast a 15 to 20 per cent decrease in its earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation, caused by delays to project timetables and maintenance shutdowns.
The State Government has called for expressions of interest to build a service and repair facility for the local super-yacht industry and a blast and paint facility at the Australian Marine Complex at Henderson.
Plans for a new 60,000 seat outdoor stadium were unveiled today, with the State Government's Stadium Taskforce declaring the proposed sites of Kitchener Park, Subiaco, and the old East Perth power station site were both suitable options.
Minerals testing business Genalysis Laboratory Services Pty Ltd has joined the large number of private Western Australian businesses to have been sold for a premium price after achieving rapid growth during the current resources boom.
Western Australia’s powerhouse economy has moved into top gear, sparking unprecedented levels of demand for infrastructure and creating a volume of construction work across the state that’s challenging the sector.
The CBD skyline will be transformed before the decade is out as developers move ahead with the construction of new apartment buildings across the city.
Developers are seeking to capitalise on the growing industrial facilities shortage, delivering some of the most significant warehousing construction projects and driving the creation of large new estates.
Punters will be able to shop until they drop this Christmas with no fewer than eight new major shopping centre and showroom projects in Perth due to be completed before the year is out.
Western Australia’s economic prosperity is generating unprecedented levels of building activity across public and private sector projects, with no shortage of developments in the planning phase.
With the ink drying on SAS Global’s $61 million deal to buy the OneSteel site in North Fremantle, neighbouring McCabe Street joint-venture developer Australian Finance Group Ltd is focused on raising capital for its own acquisition.
With Western Australian workers commanding the highest salaries in the nation and the state’s unemployment rate at just 2.7 per cent, the not-for-profit sector is struggling to compete with other industries as it faces an acute shortage of staff.
After nearly two decades trading as Chianti on Colin’s, the popular West-Perth eatery is set for a name change and major overhaul as its owner, Leon Jung, looks to reinvigorate the restaurant.
The brother and sister behind wine store-cum-cafe-cum-food-to-go concept, The Beaufort Street Merchant, are busy planning their second venture on the bustling Highgate strip.
Veteran stockbroker Terry Hogan and his business partner Eve Broadley are investing $1 million in the expansion of their contract wine business, The Vintage Wineworx.
State Scene had a variety of casual and part-time jobs before graduating from a Perth ivory tower to enter the ‘school of hard knocks’ as a full-time worker.
