Gary Kleyn

LABOR Party claims that the WA Government sold a parcel of land at Bunbury for half its value are false and misleading, says Regional Development Minister Hendy Cowan.

WA-BASED Snap Printing has bought the Current Knowledge Print Group which also trades as Pink Panther.

AN INTERNATIONAL Real Estate Federation representing some 150 industry associations has awarded the St James Estate in Northbridge with the FIABCI Millen-nium Prix d'Excellence for World Excellence in Residential Development.

A MORE holistic approach to doing business is the way of the future says the Committee for Economic Development of Australia research committee vice-president Russell Devitt.

EAST Redcliffe land and house prices have increased substantially with the transformation of the public housing area and the change in name to Flemington Chase.

BUSSELTON and Margaret River residents now have access to a daily weekday air service from Perth.

AN ANOMALY which meant workers could have missed out on their chance to take a workers' compensation matter to court has been remedied.

BGC Construction, Caversham Prop-erty Pty Ltd and the RAAF Association (WA) recently celebrated the end of a successful working alliance with the opening of the Cambrai Village veterans' retirement complex at Merriwa.

THE set up of a home office can make a big difference to the success of someone trying to run their business from home.

IT IS unlikely Transport WA plans to reverse traffic flows in the CBD's West End will go ahead.

CURTIN University of Technology has taken over the management of the Viticulture Vine Source block from the Rylington Park Institute of Agriculture at Boyup Brook.

MANY energy suppliers will fall by the wayside over the next few years, says Australian Gas Light Company managing director Len Bleasel.

THE Victoria Inn Boutique Hotel at 12 Victoria Avenue in the Perth CBD will be sold at auction on 3 May.

BALINGUP will come alive on 15 April for the annual Balingup Small Farm Field Day.

DWELLING approvals turned in a solid result in February defying expectations of a 3 per cent decline to fall only 1.1 per cent after a strong 6 per cent rise in January.

THE WA Government has announced the creation of two massive regional parks north and south of Bunbury.

A STEADY slowdown is approaching, thanks largely to the GST, says Bankers Trust chief economist Chris Caton.

ONLINE land transactions will eventually replace paperwork under a five-year strategic plan for the Department of Land Administration.

DIVERSIFICATION is important for the economic viability of the Donnybrook-Balingup Shire, says shire CEO John Attwood.

STATE Cabinet has endorsed recommendations designed to eliminate inequities in the base metals royalty system.

THE recently launched Mysouthwest regional Internet portal has received a Federal Government grant of $75,000.

A MAJOR decision when investing is whether to accept the responsibility of making the choices or to invest in a managed fund where a professional decides what to buy and sell.

ON 27 MARCH Perth publisher Roger Andrew will release his latest offering – a case study book about leadership.

IF YOU have been to a function or launch recently, chances are the person standing out of sight and out of mind yet ensuring all runs smoothly is Corporate Theatre managing director Vaughan Emery or one of his fourteen staff.

SELLING and leasing back real estate has many benefits for companies – something that multinationals in particular are finding out, says Stanton Hillier Parker associate director Andrew McKerracher

THE 2000 Dowerin GWN Field Days will be held from 29 to 31 August.

A VIBRANT WA mining services sector has created a deepening and widening in the WA economy, particularly in regional regions, according to a report from the Committee for Economic Development of Australia.

A PLAN to create a modest medical conferencing centre has grown into a major facility.

A $30 million development at 613 to 619 Wellington Street and 374 to 394 Murray Street, Perth is a step closer to fruition.

THE Golden Pipeline Project has the potential to earn World Heritage Listing, according to the National Trust of Australia (WA).

AUSTRALIA'S strong GDP growth for the December quarter and for 1999 overall has hidden the weak nature of the current business climate.

THE rapid expansion in the Australian wine grape industry has created a number of challenges according to a new report by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics.