Noel Dyson

NEW parking design rules will be applied to developments in West Perth from July 16.

DESPITE a WA Government plan to spend nearly $1.8 billion onpublic transport, it is likely the car will still be king when it comes to getting into the CBD.

WESFARMERS Dalgety and Rural Press have joined with consultants McKinsey & Company to create a one-stop Internet portal for the agricultural industry.

LEIGHTON Contractors still have a slim chance of snaring the contract to build Perth’s Convention and Exhibition Centre.

A PROPOSED amendment to the Fair Trading Act is expected to increase small business protection against unfair practices.The amendment is one recommendation of the Small Business Safeguards Reference Group that reports to Fair Trading Minister Doug Sh...

THE Australian Wheat Board’s privatisation plans have stalled.

PERTH’S new convention centre means big opportunities for WA’s small business sector, says Small Business Develop-ment Corporation managing director George Etrelezis.

WESFARMERS, Australian Gas Light and Utilcorp United have until July 28 to lodge their final bids for Alinta Gas.

ONE of the biggest infrastructure proposals to be put before the WA Government is expected to progress to the next stage in July.

WA’s premier strategic resources event, CPA Australia’s 2000 Resources Convention, is a unique opportunity to confront the issues facing the resources sector in the new millennium.

THE balance of power around the Perth City Council horseshoe has changed with the election of Lisa Scaffidi.

CONSTRUCTION of the Jervoise Bay marine industrial project is expected to begin in October and the project could be operational by July 2002.

DESPITE a long-running awareness campaign ‘6’-prefixed phone numbers are still causing confusion in Perth.

COUNCIL faces a planning quandary in Northbridge as more pubs push for extended trading hours.

COMPETITION is alive and well within WA’s ports.However, Fremantle Port Authority CEO Kerry Sanderson said competition could lead to over-investment in infrastructure that could increase costs.“My own view is potential competition is better than ac.

AUSAM Resources’ bold plan to raise $6 million to exploit two gas reserves near Perth through an unlisted prospectus has failed.

COUNCIL has committed to staging the Skyworks for another three years.

from page 1The WA leg of the V8 car series has been held at Barbagallo Raceway for the past seventeen years.“It has been suggested the V8s will not come back to Perth unless it’s on a street circuit,” Mr Rasheed said.However, if the V8 proposal come

PERTH Town Hall renovation works look like finally starting in January.

MANY companies are taking the opportunity to buy new office furniture for their premises when they relocate.

SOURCING funding to progress to the next level can be one of the toughest jobs facing a small business.Often, raising the funds from traditional institutions such as banks is not possible.Venture capitalists are steadily emerging as an alternative s

PERTH City Council is pressing to have state legislation introduced to control the activities of bicycle couriers.

BUILDERS who asked clients to pay in advance to beat the GST will not escape the new tax on that component, according to Ernst & Young principal Robin Parsons.

WOMEN still face problems in the workplace, particularly in business.

DESPITE the furore surrounding the mortgage broking industry, Barry Barr & Associates principal Barry Barr says he is plugging on.

COMET Resources NL is to conduct an on-market buy-back of up to 10 per cent of its issued shares, conmmencing on 21 July.Comet managing director Peter Anderton said the board’s decision was part of Comet’s plan to actively manage its capital structure.

The WA Government has launched a scheme to capitalise on the growing call centre industry.

DESPITE opposition from the main political parties, the big end of retail town is confident it will achieve deregulated trading hours.Embattled Fair Trading Minister Doug Shave has made it clear there will be no change to the retail trading hour regime

BOOKKEEPING looks set to boom once the GST comes in.

n COUNCIL has given approval for Really Useful Productions to stage its production of the musical Cats on the Esplanade Reserve. The production is expected to run from November 11 to December 11. Really Useful Productions is being charged $35,000 to use 1

FINDING accommodation and furniture for a newly-transferred executive can be one of the toughest jobs for a company.

An environmental restoration project by a mid-west regional school and a mineral sands processing company has reached the finals of the Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Community Business Partnerships.Dongara District High School and Westline L