O’Byrne wins 2026 Lester Prize in unanimous call
Melbourne-based artist Fiona O'Byrne has taken home the Lester Prize for Portraiture, with judges unanimously selecting her oil painting of her daughter in last week's awards.
Category Cultural Industries
Fremantle Design Week to draw crowds in third year
A biennial celebration of design is set to return to Fremantle for a third year next week, expected to draw 15,000 attendees to more than 60 events.
Northbridge gallery-turned-office sold
An old gallery converted into an office building and a rare car park on William Street in Northbridge have changed hands after more than 20 years, selling for $2.75 million...
Sandy Anghie’s PDW to return in 2027
Perth Design Week will return for a fifth year in 2027, with an even bigger program to celebrate the industry in Western Australia.
zero2hero nears $300k in business leaders’ trek
Youth mental health charity zero2hero has raised almost $300,000 from its cape2cape trek for business leaders, with weeks still to go until fundraising closes.
City of Perth to invest $1.2m in arts over three years
Perth's council has announced the arts and culture organisations and programs which will be the recipients of more than $1.2 million over the next three years.
Providers slam aged care price change
Western Australian aged care providers have criticised the federal government's move over the national funding price, claiming it could put project investments at risk.
Tapping into the expertise economy
AskPro founder Jeremy Cookson is betting professional expertise can become a more valuable form of philanthropy.
Fair Work uncovers $5m in aged care underpayments, report says
Fair Work Ombudsman data shows aged care providers paid back $5.3 million to workers in just over a year, excluding the $5.38 million that was to be paid solely by...
WA providers, govt chime in on Senate’s Support at Home inquiry
The state's Department of Health and some of its largest aged care providers have weighed in on the Senate inquiry into the federal government's controversial Support At Home program.
