Noel Dyson

REFORESTATION, endangered animals and environmentally-friendly transport have been discussed at the inaugural WA Youth Leadership for the En-vironment conference.

THE Perth Hills Tourism Group, in conjunction with the South East Metropolitan Area Consultative Committee, has received a $60,000 grant from the Federal Government to devise a working tourism strategy for the region.

BUSINESS confidence in WA for the medium term still languishes, according to a Chamber of Commerce and Industry survey.

A JOINT venture between BankWest and Precedent Financial Services is to be launched in September.

KLEENHEAT Gas has formed an alliance with Great Southern Energy to bring natural gas to the Snowy Mountains gateway town of Cooma.

AN APPLICATION to build a 16 apartment building at 170 Adel-aide Terrace has been approved by council.

LEARNING about electronic commerce has become easier thanks to a CR-Rom produced as a result of this year’s Smart Business 99 Electronic Commerce Expo, held in Perth in March.

PARTS of Asia struggling to overcome the effects of the recent financial crisis may be struck down by the Y2K bug.

Kimberley residents still hold hopes for a tidal power station at Derby.

Chiefton Management was incorporated more than a decade ago to provide specialist services to building owners that would take care of all aspects of owning and running a building – a service termed ‘facilities management’.

STATEWEST Credit Society has become the first WA financial institution to launch its own online banking service.

COUNCIL has written off the $67,395 debt owed by Michael and Sue Wilson for rent and other charges related to Sinatra’s Tavern in the City Station Concourse.

SWITCHING from a career in science to a career in retail has helped win Kirrily Van Reil the Young Retailer of the Year Award.

THE Goldfields and South East Industry Development Centre has opened its doors.

WESTERN Power is preparing for the deregulation of WA’s power industry.

WA’S information technology sector is likely to drive the job market, according to the Quarterly Morgan & Banks Job Index.

NEW road, rail and port infrastructure is being set up in the Albany region to encourage the development of a plantation wood processor and related value-added projects.

THE WA Ministry of Justice has won an AusAid contract to develop the pilot for a community corrections program in Sri Lanka.

NOMINATIONS are being called for the Wendy Middleton Award – the highest award the Australian Customer Service Associationpresents in WA.

PLANS to develop a children’s pathway through Perth may have hit a stumbling block.

BUSINESS News has joined forces with Internet jobs site Seek.From 5 August, visitors to the Business News’ website at www.businessnews.com.au can link directly to the Seek job classifieds site.

CORPORATE buyouts are now well within the reach of middle management. As venture capital availability grows, management buyouts are likely to increase.

INSIGHTS from the recent design forum on the future of Perth will be brought to bear at an international design forum in Taipei.

THE WA Water Corporation, Clough Engineering and Kinhill have signed an alliance agreement for the delivery of the Woodman Point Environmental Enhancement project.

A DECISION on a $15 million development has been deferred by council so the plans can be redesigned to a maximum plot ration of 1.49:1 on the site.

WA-BASED ‘fingerprint’ technology distributor Triton Resources has formed a strategic alliance with Melbourne-based Computer Detection Systems.

ANOTHER middle management massacre is due to sweep WA soon, says Recruitment Solutions executive director Greg Savage.Mr Savage said middle management cuts were already occurring on the east coast.

TWO WA consortiums are negotiating with the WA Government for the right to supply electricity to the western Kimberley region.

PERTH-based company Millen-nium Solutions has been caught in the backwash from an Australian Consumer and Competition Commission action against three eastern states firms.

TOO many of council’s important decisions are made behind closed doors, says Councillor Bert Tudori.

The Australian Wheat Board, privatised on 1 July 1999, is operating under a new structure which, according to AWB Limited WA regional manager, Greg Harvey, is more commercially focussed while continuing to be customer driven.

LAWYERS are striking out at the duty of care differences between themselves and settlement agents.