Gary Kleyn

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PROSPECTIVE home builders should wait until early 2001 before starting work, according to Hegney Property Valuations general manager Stewart Kestel He said labour costs, which accounted for about 45 per cent of the cost of building a new home, have been s

CONSTRUCTIVE consultations between the Heritage Minister Graham Kierath and the property industry would result in a more balanced approach to the Heritage Bill, according to the Property Council.

THE WA Chamber of Commerce and Industry could not have better timed its gentle warning to the State’s major political parties.

FREMANTLE City has appointed Bernard Seeber Architects to undertake conceptual design work for a visual and performing arts centre proposed for the Italian Club and adjoining car parks.

WA’S mining industry contributes about 45 per cent of the value of Australia’s mineral production yet mineral royalties paid to the WA Government are only about 31 per cent of the total royalties paid.

WA’S biggest employer group has welcomed a report indicating an improvement in WA’s “bottom line” for the 1999-2000 year but warned both major political parties to exercise restraint when offering pre-election sweeteners.

WHILE petrol prices appear to have stabilised, diesel continues to rise.OPEC’s increased production appears to have paid off at the fuel bowsers, but the approaching northern hemisphere winter is increasing the price of diesel.

UNCONSCIONABLE conduct rules have been clarified with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission winning its case against a WA landlord.Owners of the Farrington Fayre shopping centre (now known as Leeming Shopping Centre) were found to have unfa

MAJOR amendments to the Settlement Agents Act 1981 would strengthen the rights of WA homebuyers and sellers, according to Standish Charter Settlements principal Steve Britten.

MAGIC Moments managing director Dominic Mulligan has welcomed an announcement by Sun Microsystems Inc. to acquire Cobalt Networks Inc. in a stock-for-stock merger.Cobalt is a major supplier of server appliance products and is well known for easy to use

THE following company personnel changes have been notified to the WA office of the Australian Stock Exchange:Russell Adair Johnson has been appointed as Company Secretary of Equico Corporation Ltd following the resignation of Sandra Rose.

HE HAD to be there. The biggest sporting event in the world was an opportunity too good to miss for any self-respecting ambush marketeer.

UK-based training provider RGIT Montrose and Benchmark Training Services International have established a joint venture in Perth to service the Asia Pacific market.

AUSTRALIA’S slowing economy and rising inflation rate makes the return of stagflation a very real threat.Stagflation was the scourge of the 1970s, exacerbating the woes of an economy already reeling from the oil crisis.It occurs when inflation and une

DURING 1999 the Perth retail property market saw one of the largest increases in retail floor space, according to Colliers Jardine Research.With further CBD retail development under way or planned in 2000-01, the strength of the retail market looks set

Now it’s Westrail’s turn.Bids for the public freight train company close next month as the State Government prepares to offload another major asset.

REPEALING the WA Hire Purchasing Act will be the focus of the new WA chairman of the Australian Finance Conference.New chair, AGC WA senior manager David Evans, who replaces RAC Finance state manager Michael Heath, said the 1959 Act was past its used-by

TRANSPORT Minister Murray Criddle has broken his promise to consider alternative routes to the proposed Fremantle Eastern Bypass, says Fremantle City Council CEO Ray Glickman.

ALTHOUGH customers and residents are already flocking to Subiaco, Subiaco Business Association president Carolena Boyd believes this can be improved.“There is a huge market awareness of Subiaco and we have a great village atmosphere,” Ms Boyd said.

AUSTRALIA Post has presented a Certificate of Achievement and leather business folder to the first participants to complete the Customer Marketing Program.

CAPE Bouvard Investments has bought two apartment sites in Joondalup City from LandCorp for $2.17 million.The sites on Shoveler Terrace achieved a record price per square metre for larger sites in LandCorp’s Joondalup Lakefront subdivision.

ALL aspects of WA’s racing industry are being reviewed.The industry is about the third or fourth largest employer in WA providing jobs to about 11,000 people.

LEADING electronic media reporting and analysis agency Rehame has opened a bureau in Parliament House.

AUSTRALIA’S 120 property fund mangers manage more than 400 direct and indirect property funds with total assets of $95 billion for more than 800,000 investors, according to a survey by Property Investment Research outlined in the Directory of Australian P

EXECUTIVES should plan for their retirement now because it won’t come cheaply, says Channel Nine Money Show host Paul Clitheroe.

A PLAN to corporatise Australia’s “cottage” physiotherapy industry is paying off for WA physiotherapy group Lifecare Health.

PROPERTY developer Menzies Court has exceeded its own forecast to announce a before-tax profit of $10.2 million for the 1999-2000 financial year.

IN THE past year the five major banks operating in WA have been jostling for a stronger grasp of the WA market.Despite this, WA’s home bank, BankWest, remains the undisputed leader in terms of total deposits and loans placed, according to the just relea

Buy Local policy releasedSMALL and regional businesses will find it easier to sell goods and services under a new policy framework outlined by the Works and Services Minister Rob Johnson.

HUNDREDS of thousands of people need to indicate to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) that they wish to continue to pay their tax on an annual basis or the ATO will register them for quarterly payments, says CPA Australia’s tax consultant Garry Addison

PERTH-based computer financier RentSmart has joined with Coles Myer-owned e-tailer Harris Technology to launch what is believed to be the world’s first online, in-store finance approval facility.