Corporate acquisitions by and within construction and engineering group John Holland Pty Ltd – chaired by WA business identity Janet Holmes à Court – have laid a solid foundation for project development and growth.
MINISTER for Small Business Hendy Cowan has announced the appointment of Maureen McDaniell to the board of the Small Business Development Corporation for a two-year term.
TAKINGS from South West accommodation providers increased more than $2 million in the March quarter, compared with the corresponding quarter in 1999, according to a survey by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
THE proposed Derby Tidal Power scheme has received a setback with an independent report supporting the State Government’s decision to back a gas proposal for power supply to the West Kimberley.
RESOURCES Development Minister Colin Barnett has congratulated Worsley Alumina on the completion of the billion dollar expansion of its alumina refinery at Worsley in the South West.
WA’S booming wine industry has led to what is believed to the biggest leasing deal executed in Perth’s industrial market over the past two years, according to Chesterton International director of industrial sales and leasing Ben Davies.
STRONG economic growth has boosted imports of forest products.In the first three quarters of 1999-2000, forest products imports were 11 per cent higher than the corresponding period in 1998-99.
OFFICE vacancies in the City of Perth defied industry predictions of a tightening in vacancy rates to remain unchanged at 11 per cent, according to the Property Council of Australia’s office market report.
IN A bid to increase membership, the Fremantle Chamber of Commerce has embarked on a new marketing and promotion campaign together with the City of Fremantle.
RESEARCH by property consultants Stanton Hillier Parker has shown that more than half of people surveyed and involved in the property industry believe GST uncertainty will have a major influence on the property market.
BLACK George Wines and Warren River Estate have been merged into a single project which is now seeking to raise up to $14 million to expand its vineyard and build a winery.Black George Wines has been established since 1981 and has 25 hectares already...
WA HAD the country’s highest average weekly disposable income with 4 per cent above average, according to 1997-98 data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
THE new $310 million convention centre will accelerate the trend towards accommodation developments in the CBD causing property values to surge, NSC Corporate director Nick Stanisis said.
THE Real Estate Institute of WA has welcomed an Australian Taxation Office ruling removing requirements for residential rental strata unit owners to be registered for GST.
FARMERS can look forward to a brighter future for 2000-01, according to forecasts by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics outlined in the June quarter issue of Australian Commodities.
CONSTRUCTION firm Clough Engineering Limited has sold its nine-storey Perth headquarters building to the National Australia Bank Superannua-tion Fund for $21.3 million.
FOLLOWING five years of consultation, the WA Planning Commission has released a report which maps out infrastructure planning for greater Bunbury and the South West.Central to Industry 2039: Greater Bunbury Industrial Land and Port Access Planning i..
THE complexity of the GST and other tax changes and their far reaching effects on builders, subcontractors and homebuyers present the greatest challenge faced by the building industry.
THE residential building boom sweeping the Busselton area will be accommodated by a new land release plan recently announced by Planning Minister Graham Kierath.The plan, believed to be the first of its kind for the South West, stems from estimations...
