Gary Kleyn

MARKETING communications consultancy The Shorter Group has moved to East Perth after more than two years looking for new premises and a further 12 months refurbishing the site.

THE Perth City Council is a step closer to introducing its Afresco Dining Local Law.Council has accepted public comment on the proposed law and made amendments.

Weed warriorsEARLIER this year 39 volunteers organised by the Rottnest Society cleared Mediterranean sea splurge weed from the beach at Porpoise Bay.

It had everything. Powerful, high-tech lights, large enough to be pulled on a trailer behind a small truck, music and an excitable ground announcer.

WA will play a significant role in meeting the increasing global consumer demand for batteries, as portable electronic devises such as mobile phones become a way of life, according to HiTec Energy's new general manager technical Chris Ward.

FEDERAL Small Business Minister Peter Reith has pledged to keep fighting to have small businesses exempted from unfair dismissal legislation.

The old City Planning Scheme is likely to be replaced with City Planning Scheme 2 early next year.

CPA Australia has launched a new specialist designation to formally recognise members with expertise in information technology.

SMALL businesses will bear the brunt of the Federal Government's Entity Taxation Bill when it becomes law on July 1.

COMMERCIAL property investors can now seek finance and compare offers from more than 25 financial institutions on a new website created by Australia's largest commercial mortgage originator Ashe Morgan Winthrop.

BURSWOOD wants to deal into Internet gambling, which is expected to be worth US$2 billion next year.Burswood managing director John Schaap told the estimated 400-strong crowd at the company's annual general meeting this week, that Internet gambling was

Garden City openGARDEN City's $110 million redevelopment was officially opened last week after more than18 months of work.

WELL-KNOWN Perth business man Henry “Harry” Kitson, AM, F.C.A., died in Perth earlier this month after a brief illness. He was 77.

THE Labor Party would ensure that the inner city does not become a “ghetto for the rich” because economic and cultural diversity was important for the vibrancy of the city, according to Shadow Minister for Planning Alannah MacTiernan.

MOTORISTS converting their vehicles to Liquefied Petroleum Gas or buying LPG-powered vehicles will receive $500 from the WA Government.

I account for GST on a cash basis. I received some goods and services pre-1 July 2000, but did not pay for them until after 1 July? Should I include these payments in my Business Activity Statement?

SMALL business retailers need to prepare early for pre-Christmas trading to make the most of the festive period.This year's metropolitan pre-Christmas trading period includes the two Sundays before Christmas and two extra late night trading days.

A BROTHER of legendary pop singer Michael Jackson spent 36 hours in Perth last week investigating opportunities to invest in Perth real estate.

IN A bid to expand the number of people participating in Walk to Work Day on November 3, the Heart Foundation has invited mayors across Perth to set an example by walking to work.

PERTH will be part of a national first next month when the city is included in the presentations of 11 world-renowned thought leaders and influencers, including former South African President, Nelson Mandela.

WA'S commercial auction clearance rate, or the rate of auctions that resulted in a successful sale, was only 38 per cent in September, according to the Commercial Property Monitor.

A RAPID-response team of the world's best brains to solve business and government problems is being launched in the Government House Ballroom this week by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Alexander Downer.

THE Real Estate Institute of WA, the Soil and Land Conservation Council and the World Wide Fund for nature (WWF) have joined forces in a bid to encourage people to buy bush properties for conservation.

THE US will support Australia's push at the next World Trade Organisation meeting to remove agricultural subsidies, including those in the US, according to the newly appointed US Ambassador to Australia, Edward “Skip” Gnehm.

I account for GST on a cash basis. I received some goods and services pre-1 July 2000, but did not pay for them until after 1 July? Should I include these payments in my Business Activity Statement?

FRANK Lister and his family have shared a long and happy affinity with working in the salt mines.Mr Lister is managing director of WA Salt Supply, a family-run company founded in 1944, which supplies the local market and exports to almost a dozen count

THE Perth office market has become a landlord's market as vacancies drop and the pressure falls back on tenants.Perth's office vacancy rate has fallen again in the first three months of the financial year to 8.4 per cent, down from 9.1 per cent at the e

ELECTRICITY broker and retailer Perth Energy will set up a power exchange to cater for the next tranche of electricity deregulation.

THE following company personnel changes have been notified to the WA office of the Australian Stock Exchange:

THE City of Perth's contribution to government coffers is often overlooked, according to a report on the economic profile of the city undertaken by the City of Perth in conjunction with the Property Council in WA.The Capital Perth report shows about $2.

PERTH City Council is prepared to discard plot ratio when considering development applications.Council staff had recommended a proposal to demolish 10 residential apartment buildings at 96-104 Terrace Road and 3-8 Burt Way and replace them with two mult

MEDIUM density developments in the central city provide ideal opportunities for foreign investment in Perth's residential fabric for a number of reasons, according to the Capital Perth report.