Shaping the Bindoon Town and Tourism Precinct: get involved!
After successfully winning $685,500 in Federal grant funding through the Regional Precincts and Partnerships Program (RPPP), the Shire of Chittering is seeking feedback from...
Franco family acquisition delivers $100M milestone for property specialist
WA’s Franco family has acquired a further 57 hectares of land in Bullsbrook in a $15 million deal that takes to $100 million the...
Rough waters: What’s happening out there, and how do we steady the ship?
I'll be honest — I'm not an economist. I'm a business owner in a small country town, doing my best to make sense of...
Classic country hospitality
While those eye-watering bowser prices continue (albeit with a recent improvement) looking local is becoming far more than just a trendy thought – it’s...
The Northern Valleys is next!
The Northern Valleys Business and Tourism group is excited to announce that a Hello Perth brochure focused on the Northern Valleys region is underway!
Hello...
Vineyards revisited
I’ve started to suspect the Northern Valleys is quietly reinventing itself as a wine region, gently budding again after years languishing in a sort...
Stepping into the light: Celebrating women in their forties and beyond
Sharon Gerschwitz, ShaBo STUDIO
As a portrait photographer living in our community, I have had the privilege of meeting many incredible women from all walks...
Built to last
Celebrating 25 years of trading this February is Yanchep Cabinets – a business whose local foundations are as solid as its cabinetry, even though...
Shop local this Christmas – your Wheatbelt businesses need you
Amanda Walker
As Christmas approaches and the advertising noise reaches fever pitch, I want to ask our Wheatbelt community a simple question: Where will you...
Funky little brew
Traditionally used to describe the way a specific microclimate and growing conditions influences the taste of a fine wine; terroir is also a term...
Tash celebrates 20 Years at Loose Leaf Lettuce
The team at The Loose Leaf Lettuce Company celebrated a significant milestone early this year, honouring longtime employee Natasha Williams. Tash first joined the...
Too many cooks in the kitchen – slow approvals costing the economy
The head of a construction services company about to start works on a $15 million dollar development on the outskirts of Perth says businesses...

















