CONCERNS that WA’s wine industry may be damaged by a glut of poor quality, mass-produced wines may be misplaced if current trends, outlined in newly released wine statistics, continue.
OPTIMISM appears to be returning to the inner city apartment scene with the level of inquires in the $500,000-plus market increasing during the past month.
AUSTRALIAN gold miners produced 200,000 ounces less in 2000-01 than during the previous year and had to contend with higher costs of production, according to figures released by CIBC World Markets and the Australian Gold Council.
PARTS of WA’s 23-year old mining laws could be amended to streamline land access and Native Title negotiations, if the recommendations of a top-level taskforce are adopted by the Gallop Government.
DESPITE a massive advertising blitz by the Federal Government there is still widespread confusion regarding legislative changes to help close the health fund gap.
MINCOR Resources NL shareholders have watched their paper profits double, then quadruple over the past year, as the company continues to release good news from its nickel operations.
HARD work, strong family ties and good timing have turned what started as a hobby 14 years ago into a multi-million dollar business for an Italian migrant family....
A STUDY released by the Federal Government has finally put to rest any misguided notion that conservationists are simply radicals who live on the fringe of society.
MINERS are spending a greater portion of their income on the environment than any other industry sector, according to an Australian Bureau of Statistics report on environmental issues.
THE WA Trotting Association and WA Turf Club are in close talks regarding a possible joint venture under which the Belmont Park facility would become a host venue for the two sports.
WA mining groups have mixed feelings over the revised Kyoto Protocol, which was brokered in Bonn this week after Australia, Japan, Canada and Russia finally came to agreement following 48 hours of uninterrupted talks.
PERTH’S eighth biggest commercial builder, Brown & Joy Industries, which built several Bunnings warehouses, has gone into administration, owning creditors about $3 million.
DESPITE a decline in sales of bread-making machines, the public’s enthusiasm for home-baked bread is as strong as ever, if sales at Perth You Can Bake It stores are anything to go by.
DIAMOND exploration in the Kimberley region has taken another leap forward with Flinders Diamonds Limited planning to spend $900,000 over the next two years searching for the precious gem in the Skeleton Flat area,
THE failure of WA-listed retail giant Foodland’s involvement in New Zealand restaurant chain Georgie Pie has not dampened the enthusiasm of two Perth businessmen who have brought the concept to WA.
WA companies trail eastern states counterparts in research and development,a new study commissioned by the Department of Industry and Technology has found.
ENVIROMENTAL pressures from the community and government agencies have resulted in many mining companies re-evaluating their environmental standards, including the acceptance of reconditioning conveyer belts.
CAR dealer Colin Houghton is putting on a brave face following the appointment of receivers to the 64-year old business by the financing arm of automotive giant Ford.
OH, what could have been.Ausdrill Limited’s directors must be watching, green with envy, reflecting on an opportunity gone begging, as their arch-rival, Brandrill Limited, rides on a wave of optimism.
A PERTH-BASED group wants to build a $200 million North West production plant to supply ferro-chrome and maganese alloys to stainless and carbon steel producers.
BOOMING petroleum and mineral exports, which comprise 70 per cent of WA’s exports, have contributed to a $1.7 billion trade surplus as well as supporting a general Australian trade surplus – the forth consecutive trade surplus this financial year.
AS the major political parties jostle for the moral high ground in the innovation debate, a new wave of smaller fund managers are moving rapidly to invest in start-up businesses which are too small to attract existing venture capitalists.
WA’S shipbuilding, agricultural and mining sectors stand to benefit most if Australia enters into a free trade agreement with the United States, according to a study commissioned by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
