Gary Kleyn

Malcolm Richmond has turned his back on the private sector and joined the education arena with his appointment to Curtin University of Technology as professorial fellow in the Curtin Business School and the WA School of Mines.

A NEW nursery at Manjimup in the South West will be used in the war against salinity in the State.

WA HAS recorded its highest number of working days lost in one month through industrial disputes since April 1997, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureauof Statistics.

THE eastern part of the CBD area around Barrack Street – long regarded as a Cinderalla retail area – is poisedto become a major shopping hub, according to NSC Corporate Property Consultants director Andrew Campbell.

LANDCORP is toauction seven blocks in Fortview Road, Mount Claremont on 24 June.

In fact, it is probably fair to say our exchange has been a leader in the establishment of prudential controls to regulate traders and investors.

NEWCOMER to the WA Tourism Awards for Excellence, Swan Valley Wagon Winery Trails, has been nominated in the tour and transport operators category.

INTERNATIONAL fashion house Wolford is coming to Perth following the success of its three eastern States stores.

THE anti-bank feeling in thecommunity is worse than at any other time during the twenty-eight years BankWest managing director Terry Budge has been involved in the banking industry he told a recent Securities Institute luncheon.

A RECENTLY launched, WA-owned satellite telecommunications provider is likely to improve the lot of Internet users in the South West.

Behind Coastline Kitchens isthe Bosveld family, a name synonymous with the WA building industry and, in more recent years, with cabinet-making.

CUSTOMER service is an area where banks have traditionally fallen down says Challenge Bank CEO Tony Howarth.

THE Commonwealth is actively examining legislation to impose a twelve month moratoriumon the introduction of newinteractive gambling services, according to Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, Senator Richard Alston and

WENDY Hood has been appointed consultant at Perth consultancy firm, RHK Public Relations.

OVER the four years between 1993-94 and 1996-97 Australian water consumption rose 19 per cent from 18,575 gigalitres to 22,186Gl according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics as reported in the Water Account for Australia.

CITIBANK’S mortgage processing business arm has beenoutsourced to the Common-wealth Bank following a twelve month review of Citibank’s operations. Under the arrangement, Citibank’s mortgage processing unit will have responsibility for all customer con

DEPUTY WA Premier and Regional Development Minister Hendy Cowan has expressed concern at Telstra’s plans to establish a separate regional telecommunications business unit.

INVESTORS rubbed shoulders when they took the opportunity to have a good look at the new Palandri winery recently in the South West.

RETAIL property will become a battlefield as electronic commerce claws market share from traditional retailers according to Chesterton International managing director Graham Iddles.

THE Clifton complex on Molloy Street Bunbury is for sale by tender for the first time in twenty-five years.

”directors to related body corporate organisations. This essentially eroded the firewalls between companies in groups.

WA RECORDED the lowest youth unemployment rate and the second lowest overall unemployment rate of all States during May, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

PETROLEUM is emerging as WA’s single most important commodity.

PIONEER Road Services Pty Ltd and Fulton Hogan Pty Ltd, through joint venture company RoadCare, have won a ten year contract with Main Roads to maintain around 1,500 kilometres of South West roads.

AUSTAL subsidiary Oceanfast has been given a second crack at a luxury motor yacht it was building when it was destroyed by a fire in the company’s yard in February.

THE Master Builders Association has repeated calls for the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union to exercise responsible leadership.

THE number of planning approvals and building licences issued by the City of Perth between 1996 and 1999 shows widely fluctuating but gradual growth according to the City Vitality publication produced by the City.

WHILE the main focus for the preparation of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games may appear to be firmly set on the building, polishing and fine tuning taking place in the NSW capital, many companies winning the contracts required to ensure the event goes off sm

It is the time of year when we start to look seriously at our tax planning arrangements and, in particular, our superannuation strategies to put us in a more comfortable position.

BE WARY of claims made about a cheap home loan scheme promoted by Home Equity Associates.

MARCH quarter sales have declined more than 10 per cent whencompared to the corresponding quarter of 1999 according to the latest land supply survey undertaken by the WA division of the Urban Development Institute of Australia.

IT IS now too late to register for the GST and an Australian Business Number and be guaranteed it will be processed before 1 July.