Julie-anne Sprague

FROM travelling the globe with Alan Bond to building Perth’s largest advertising agency, Howard Read has enjoyed an interesting and varied career.

THE Western Australian Government’s current $90,000 “nuisance tax abolishment” advertising campaign is nothing more than stating the Government’s compliance to the intergovernmental agreement signed in 1999 according to business groups.

Gusto takes a look at some of the events that shaped the year in Perth’s food & wine sector.

2003 marked the start of a new era for players in the Perth radio market. Julie-anne Sprague reports on the often bitter battle for supremacy.

PERTH-BASED Oi! Toys Limited is progressing with its plans to become a powerhouse toy and entertainment producer and manufacturer.

THE BankWest Wildcats have launched an annual event that will be televised into an estimated 33 million homes throughout Asia from 2004.

Australian Leisure and Hospitality Group is well on the way to ensuring its infectious mix of food and drink becomes the first choice for Perth pub goers, as Julie-anne Sprague reports.

WHEN Troy Hughes turned his mind to more than the just production of cardboard boxes he charted a new course for his Kewdale business. And that direction has taken him into a new realm altogether – cardboard cutting to cater for kids.

A PERTH bicycle manufacturer has come up with an invention that could take the world by storm.

ROYAL Perth Hospital’s ear, nose and throat department consultant and private practitioner, Stuart Miller, has launched a new business venture.

COULD the Oriel Café Brasserie be on the move?

NEWLY appointed Adcorp general manager David Morrison intends to achieve significant growth in the group’s annual billings next year, a strategy that will involve acquisitions and development of the group’s core advertising activities.

SMALL and medium-sized builders will have to wait to join the Master Builder’s Association’s home indemnity scheme (HIS WA) mutual fund after it failed to secure financial backing

CHANNEL Nine Perth is closing the ratings gap on arch rival Channel Seven Perth, setting the scene for another hotly contested ratings battle in 2004.

LOCAL nanotechnology developer Advanced Powder Technologies has started a multi-million-dollar equity raising with plans for Australian Stock Exchange listing firmly on the agenda.

MILNE AgriGroup subsidiary Mt Barker Free Range Chicken will launch its first branding campaign next month as part of a significant retail growth strategy.

LINDA Ross (formerly Mead) has taken over Bravo’s restaurant in Subiaco.

An aptitude for learning has been an advantage for Natasha Court, the sommelier at the award-winning Must Winebar, as Julie-anne Sprague reports.

GRAHAM Laitt’s expansion plans for his agribusiness company, Milne AgriGroup, appear to be in full swing.

ONGOING research into the economic and social expectations of Generation X can present the marketing industry with some significant opportunities.

OF the many roles performed by a company secretary, PA or office administrator, events coordination often provides the most problems.

PERTH businessmen Michael Hodgson is investing in significant property developments that include building a new tavern and bottle shop, the acquisition and refurbishment of the Riverton Gardens Hotel and a possible retail development.

The city’s suits are expected to flock to Bar One when it opens this week. The latest venture from Geoff Hayward and Stephen Scaffidi will deliver light, contemporary food with a focus on simplicity, as Julie-anne Sprague reports.

CHRIS Taylor is trying to decide whether to continue the expensive fight in the Liquor Licensing Court for a special facility liquor licence application for his new restaurant and

THE Western Australian Tourism Council anticipates the international media value of the Rugby World Cup will exceed its $2.2 million prediction.

A TEAM of University of Western Australia researchers making significant inroads into repairing eye sight is just one of 26 projects that received a recent National Health and Med

JDA Creative is targeting the Asian market as it seeks to harvest new opportunities following its split from JDA Advertising a month ago.

Those in the know are tipping strong growth in coffee shop chains and espresso bars for Perth in the not-too-distant future. Julie-anne Sprague talks to one operator who’s dipping a toe early in proceedings.

THE Police and Nurses Credit Society has launched an extensive branding exercise and is in the process of ‘brand training’ its 300 staff.

THE State Government has come under fire from advertising industry players who claim the implementation of a new billing system for its master media contract was rushed and will increase costs.

Back home after her six-week culinary soujourn through Europe, Gusto’s Julie-anne Sprague leafs through her trip diary and provides us with some of her favourites tastes of the Continent.

THE use of teaser advertising campaigns is paying off for listed property developer Cedar Woods.