Gary Kleyn

A NEW $20 million retirement village is expected to meet the strong demand in the Claremont, Swanbourne and Cottesloe area from older retirees, according to the group behind the venture.

WA'S largest Internet Service Provider, iiNet, has announced a net profit after tax of $1.93 million for the 1999-2000 financial year, up 30 per cent from the previous year.

THE United Group has removed Dennis O'Neill as its CEO two days before announcing a 43 per cent fall in full-year net profit.

FOR cities to be more vibrant places it is important to have a mix of uses within areas. When there is too much of one type, such as hotels or even houses in one area, it can cause social problems, according to visiting academic Ted Kitchen.

THE new tax system has created a number of distortions in property investment which makes it difficult to predict the ramifications of the changes.

THE following company personnel changes have been notified to the WA office of the Australian Stock Exchange:Robert Green has been appointed as Director of Mt Lyell Mining Company Limited. Mr Green replaces Craig Readhead who resigned as Chairman and D

PROFESSIONAL service providers in the property and construction industry must choose what type of business they want to target and then stick to it, Bassett Consulting Engineering non-executive chairman Kate Costello told a Property Council luncheon on Fr

AFTER a disappointing start to the 1999-2000 year, Burswood Limited has enjoyed a positive second half and posted a net profit after tax and abnormals of $32.1 million.

AUSTRALIA needs to reassess the way builders are chosen to undertake a construction project. The emphasis should shift away from construction to design competitions, according to Perth architectural firm CCJ DesignInc Perth.

TRADE-Ranger's founding members include 14 of the world's biggest energy and petrochemical companies who spend about A$212 billion on goods each year.

WA INVESTORS are buoyant about local prospects with 28 per cent indicating they would prefer to invest in the office sector over the next six months according to a survey by Ashe Morgan Winthrop.

The Court Government must tread warily.It has served the State well, but developments until the election later this year or early next year will probably determine if it is returned.

CURTIN University of Technology has appointed higher education specialist Jane den Hollander as general manager of student, staff and alumni services within the office of university resources.

PART of Barrack Street may be closed and the City Station Forecourt given a major facelift under a Perth City Council proposal.

LEIGHTON Contractors has been given the nod to proceed with the development of the Bunbury Broadwater Silos Hotel and the Broadwater Apartment Hotel in Kalgoorlie by owner's Kareelya Property Group.

THE growth in Australia's fund management market is outstripping the supply of new equity, resulting in some share prices being inflated.

BUILDINGS are a reflection of culture and society, and Australia is sadly lacking social skills of other older cultures, Stutchbury & Pape principal Peter Stutchbury told a recent Royal Australian Institute of Architect audience.He said clients who had

WA-BASED auto accessories and car servicing company Marlows is moving into the online world.

RENOVATING the family home in the past six months could be a waste of time and money, according to Geoff Baldwin Team managing director Geoff Baldwin.

PERTH'S new convention centre will change the face of WA's convention organising industry, says Congress West principal Katie Clarke.Ms Clarke said it was very likely some eastern states operators would set up shop in Perth.“I'd be surprised if so...

WA'S Labor Party wants to reduce the Minister for planning's role in planning appeals.However, Planning Minister Graham Kierath wants to do the same thing.Developers, whose plans have been rejected by a local government, can either appeal to the M...

STATE and local governments needed to stamp out the adhoc and confrontational approaches to urban development to improve the livability of Australia's cities, Delfin Limited managing director Chris Banks told an urban development conference.In his k...

DESPITE talking about having Perth's Convention and Exhibition Centre built with private money, the WA Government is taking an equity position in it.In response to Opposition questions in Parliament, Tourism Minister Norman Moore revealed the Gov...

FORMER Department of Conservation and Land Management executive director Syd Shea has been appointed chairman and executive director of the Oil Mallee Company of Australia.Dr Shea retired from CALM after 15 years with the organisation. In July he w...

WA'S AQUACULTURE industry is poised to boom with projects worth $60 to $70 million in development over the next two years.The projects will focus on the farming of barramundi, prawns, abalone, various finfish species and some of the lesser known pe...

MERCHANDISE goods imports fell 6.5 per cent to $9.8 billion in original terms during June according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics data.A sharp drop in oil imports to $747 million from the June figure of $994 million, and the dropping...

ASIA, one of WA's biggest Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions markets, is coming back online with a vengeance.Some industry insiders predict a boom period in the Asian convention market in the next five years and Perth is ideally posit...

WA WILL establish the world's first comprehensive online procurement service, Works and Services Minister Rob Johnson announced this week.An agreement between Government tender agency Contract and Management Services and Sun Microsystems is expecte...

TWO new towns could be developed north of Ellenbrook as part of a WA Planning Commission strategy mapping out the future of the area for the next 30 years.Planning Minister Graham Kierath said the North-East Corridor Extension Strategy would guid...

THE Goldfields is making a big push to attract Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibition business.Goldfields MICE program coordinator Christine Boase said her initial role was to educate operators on the value of MICE business and to encour...

A WA Police Service plan to close James and Lake streets from December to February has been refused by the Perth City Council.Under the plan James Street would be closed between William and Parker streets and Lake Street would be closed between Roe ...

MOST Wattleup homeowners want to sell their homes to the WA Government as part of the implementation of the Fremantle Rockingham Industrial Area Regional Strategy, according to a Government survey.Planning Minister Graham Kierath said the results we...