Gary Kleyn

AFTER a decade of underperformance, the Perth office leasing market is poised for strong rental growth that will lead to a new round of office tower construction in the city, according to Knight Frank office leasing director Ian Edwards.

BELMONT-based All Year Gas & Airconditioning has been named Australian established business of the year in the Micro Business Awards.

REAL estate agents are redefining themselves by acting as one-stop shops for their clients, providing anything from toilet paper to computer equipment to a cleaner

RECENT press suggested that the government had done a back flip and decided not to proceed with its previously announced alienation of personal income legislation.

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.

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.

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.

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

THE newly upgraded $4.8 million east-west transport link at Mount Barker has been officially opened.

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.

OWNERS of heritage buildings will be able to apply for a share of $1 million in WA Govern-ment funding to help with conservation work.

WA'S contribution to Australia's export trade has strengthened according to new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

SOUTHERN Region dairy farmers, upset by the monopoly position of Masters' (National Dairy) milk processing facilities in Perth, are toying with the idea of setting up their own processing plant.

THE NEXT Women In Business conference will be the first to address WA businesswomen.

FOLLOWING a economic slowdown in the latter part of the year, listed property trusts should return to favour, according to the latest Independent Property Trust Review by Property Investment Research.