Noel Dyson

SOLAHART Industries, Noranda Primary School, Steens Gray and Kelly, Ellenbrook Management and Rob Horn are among the winners of this year’s Energy Efficiency Awards.

FEES for council’s Citiplace Child Care Centre have risen. The full weekly fee is now $178, up from $168, the daily fee has risen to $37 from $35 and the sessional fee has gone up to $24 from $22.

SMALL businesses in the Stirling region are invited to register interest in the Stirling Small Business Awards.Prospective entrants have until 9 August to submit their entries.

TOO many companies falsely believe they are safe from computer hacking but it is a real and growing threat to business – and Australia is recognised as having some of the world’s most skilled hackers.

THE US took the lion’s share (15 per cent) of Australia’s service exports worth $3.9 billion in 1997-98, according to Australian Bureau of Statistics’ figures.

VANESSA Mazza has been granted a six month lease for one of the vacant shops beneath the Perth Town Hall for a monthly rent of just $90 per month.

EIGHT WA firms are being invited to take part in Corporation Builders’ Singapore program that introduces Australian firms to Singaporean investors.

OFFERING training over the Internet nearly won the West Coast College of TAFE an award in the education division of the recent Information Technology and Telecommunications Awards.

Employers should regard stress as a work-related injury says Clayton workplace relations and employment partner John Lunny.

A PLAN to build a seven storey, six-apartment building at 60 Mount Street, West Perth has been approved by council, despite a negative recommendation from council staff.

CREATING tools that allow people to build websites anywhere at anytime has paid off for Perth company Harvest Road.The company recently won the commerce and business category in the inaugural WA Information Technology and Telecommun-ications awards.

MORE than 41,000 virtual tourists have visited the WA Tourism Commission’s new website from countries in-cluding Germany, Switzer-land and the US since its debut two months ago.

QUALITY assurance is a must, south west food producers are being told.The South West Development Corpor-ation undertook The Clean and Safe Foods Export Study with the Agriculture WA. The results of the study found that quality assurance was needed.

COST cutting is keeping Austra-lian and UK-listed mining giant Rio Tinto robust despite a strong downturn in commodity prices.

A NEW information kit has been launched outlining options and guidelines for employers wanting to establish family-friendly workplaces.

WA CAN learn much about building high tech and venture capital industries from the successes of Israel, says Israel consul – economic affairs Gil Erez.

IN AN Australian first, small business owners should soon be able to receive business training over the Internet.In fact, their online study could possibly start them on the way to a degree.

DEVELOPMENT plans for 4 Belle-vue Terrace, West Perth have been refused by council.

SMALL business awards appear to be drawing more support, if this year’s Belmont Small Business Awards are any indication. Belmont Enterprise Centre manager Carol Hanlon said support for the awards had been excellent.

A WA university is teaching South East Asians how to reduce work-related injuries and illness.

TWO ERG member companies have been brought under the ERG brand name.

COUNCILLORS have voted to give themselves a pay rise.Due to an amendment to the Local Government Act, the annual attendance fees for councillors will be increased from $5,000 to $6,000.

AS part of the implementation of Nutrition WA:2000, the food industry is encouraged to apply for a nomination for the WA Nutrition Awards.

MORE secretaries are being drawn into the management side of the business a survey by business support personnel firm Alectus has found.

A $1 million contract has been awarded to create 34 fully-serviced residential lots at Carnar-von’s NorthWater Estate.

THE first foray into WA’s healthy food retail market is expected to prove successful for retailer Healthy Life.

A COMPREHENSIVE information industries investment plan has been formulated by the Federal Govern-ment to encourage higher levels of investment in Australia’s information technology and telecommunications industries.

ARRANGEMENTS for the development of a plantation-based woodchip mill in Albany are expected to be finalised by the end of May.

UNDUE focus on cost-cutting and downsizing is leaving Australia with a largely uncommitted workforce, a survey of nearly 500 senior executives has found.

AN EXTRA ten Maxi Plus taxi plates have been made available by public tender.

INCREASING membership in under-represented industries such as retail is the main task facing new Australian Customer Service Association president Jillian Mercer.

Mining giant Rio Tinto held its annual general meeting in Perth for the first time on 27 May.