Catie Low

MAXIMISING water is a priority for local industries that are heavily reliant on this precious resource.The spectre of increasing costs is driving some innovative ideas, including arrangements where companies may be able to sell their waste water to ...

THE State Government has released an independently commissioned report into home renting laws in WA.

THE DEATH of STS Health managing director Ed Thame two and a half years ago forced Deborah Thame to make a difficult decision about the future of the business.

TWO Filipino businessmen have taken legal action against developer and entreprenuer Dean Scook, his business partner Carol Hardie and two of their companies, one of which was originally involved in plans to redevelop the former Shenton Park Hotel.

THE Property Council of Australia is urging industry players to embrace the concept of sustainability, ahead of any legislation, to gain a market edge.

THE role of industry-wide marketing bodies in the agricultural sector is under scrutiny as the State Government moves to ensure all operations comply with the National Competition Policy (NCP).

THE construction of the South West Metropolitan Railway line between Mandurah and Perth is expected to attract more than 28,000 users every weekday, according to statistics released by the State Government.

THE use of modular fabrication technology in the shipping and fabrication industries is driving demand for high-wide-load corridors to carry over-dimension loads.

INDONESIAN air carrier Air Paradise International will start flights out of Perth on October 27.

THE property industry is facing a raft of compliance issues ahead of the release of the disability standards for accessible buildings, based on the Disability Discrimination Act.

THE cooperation of the local freight industry is crucial to the successful implementation of major changes to the State’s freight network.

THE continuing expansion of the State’s freight sector and its increasingly negative impact on transport infrastructure has prompted the Government to consider changes to the movement of goods around the State.

PROPOSED changes to the Building Code of Australia (BCA), aimed at providing guidelines for disabled access to buildings, are a cause of significant concern to property owners and developers.

PROJECTV, a joint initiative between project development managers Clifton Coney Stevens and leisure managers and marketers V3 is being touted as a concept that will change the face of event management in Australia.

A REVIEW of the Commercial Tenancy Agreements Act (1985) foreshadowed by the State Government is threatening to negatively affect the value of retail property in WA.

THE property sector and retailers have re-acted swiftly to the State Government’s proposed review of the Commercial Tenancy Agreements Act, but from opposite sides of the argument.

PUTTING a sense of history into a new brand helped build Dome Coffees’ franchising success.The coffee seller was created with the idea of going to a franchise and had developed its operating systems accordingly.

DEVELOPMENT is scheduled to re-start at Port Kennedy south of Perth following the assignment of the project rights to Western Australia Beach and Golf Resort (WABGR).

A LOCAL company is working to ease homelessness in South-East Asia with an innovative product developed from a steel roofing system.

APPROVAL of the University of Western Australia’s proposal for the Riley Complex signals the end of the line for University House.

EXOTIC enticements such as luxury boats and overseas holiday are no longer a regular feature of major lease agreements in Perth.

VILLAGE Life has opened its first retirement development in Mandurah, south of Perth.

RETIREMENT developments require careful planning to ensure sales success.Some developers are even going so far as to involve prospective residents at the design and planning stage, according to one industry source.

WESTRALIA Airports Corporation’s (WAC) challenge to a $40.4 million stamp duty assessment will be heard in the Supreme Court later this year.

A STRONG international market for Aboriginal art isn’t always matched in the domestic sphere and, in Perth’s case, this newly established market is still finding its feet.

A GROUP of Northbridge business people has called for greater consultation in relation to the sinking of the railway line and the City Planning Scheme Number 2 (CPS2).

PARKING may be an important amenity for the retail sector in the city, but private parking is a major selling tool for commercial space across Perth.

THE City of Perth has rejected a proposal for a $6 million extension of the Perth Clinic on Havelock Street.

WANT to promote an event? Why not create a newspaper to sell the message.This is not the usual approach to event promotion but it appears to have proved successful for the Antarctica Cup.

PERTH’S reliance on automobiles is obvious from the number of car parks in the city. And, with an increasing number of vehicles coming into town on a daily basis, city car parks represent a major land use across the CBD and beyond.

AUSTAL Limited managing director Bob McKinnon said the local shipbuilder had delivered as promised when the company’s annual results were released this week.

THE Designing Futures Forum, held in Perth this week, brought together innovators from around the globe to discuss the future of the timber industry in Australia.