Staff Reporters

The US Consul General in Perth, Oscar de Soto, played host to 50 Western Australian businesses and industry and government representatives last week in a live videoconference with a

West Coast Group Corporate Superannuation has appointed Katie Clifton corporate account manager.

Abelle Ltd 28/4/03

ASIC options disclosure

THE US federal agency responsible for the safety and security of civil aviation, the Transportation Security Administration, will continue to work with Perth-based explosives detect

FOLLOWING a review, InTech's Australian Shares Active Trust has added Australian share manager 452 Capital to the InTech Investment Trust manager line-up.

The Minerals Council of Australia Secretariat has named Paul Cristofani environmental and social policy director.

Amnet Limited 9/5/2003

PROPERTY Council executive director Joe Lenzo has criticised the State Government for relying on a high number of property transactions to fund essential services.

Fraser's executive chef Brad Ford has been appointed to head the kitchen team at Bluewater, a new venue to open next month under the same ownership and management as Fraser's.

Fleetwood Corporation Ltd 06/05/03 Seattle Investments Pty Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder

West Coast Group Corporate Superannuation

THE life of Patricia Kailis is a virtual history of contemporary Western Australia, etched deeply with extraordinary stories of hard-won discovery and the economic fortune that foll

THE Australian Securities and Investments Commission has released draft guidelines to assist listed Australian companies when including values of options in the disclosure of emolum

Foodland Associated Limited has made some recent changes to the company's management structure, appointing Chris Bennet as general manager, corporate affairs and company secretary.

Alcoa Inc 8/5/2003

IN his first major role for five years, Channel Nine newsreader Peter Holland is returning to the stage as a world famous author in Yasmina Reza's The Unexpected Man.

Beverley Ronalds last week commenced her appointment as chief of CSIRO's Petroleum Resources Division.

May 30 Cool or Cosy Limited Issue price: $0.20

Looking into futures trades ASIC is making enquiries into recent trading of futures contracts in the Share Price Index on the Sydney Futures Exchange.

GROCERY company Foodland Associated has strengthened its management team with the recruitment of a new finance chief.

THE de-merger of AMP is likely to be positive in the longer term, though there is still the possibility of more negative surprises, according to van Eyk Research.

Macquarie Financial Services has appointed Matthew Chambers strategic financial planner.

Psivida Ltd 6/5/2003

Name Dan Minchin Title Commercial Manager Company

AlintaGas chairman Tony Howarth was fielding all the right questions from well-informed shareholders at the company's AGM last week.

Slater and Gordon have appointed Matthew Walton to the commercial and general litigation unit. Mr Walton practises in the area of commercial litigation and criminal law.

Michelago Ltd

BUSINESS optimism is at a seven month high, according to the April D&B National Expectations Survey.

WA's exports grew by 15.9 per cent in the March quarter, or $1.1 billion higher than a year earlier, despite the Australian dollar appreciating 14.4 per cent against the greenback o

Independent fuel retailer Gull Petroleum has appointed Wayne Ferrell general manager.

Cedar Woods Properties Ltd 29/4/03