Staff Reporters

Ian Diffen, who helped to revolutionise tyre retailing in Perth, passed away last week at the age of 59.

THE lawyers who dominated voting in the intellectual property category illustrate two very different aspects of this field of practice. The top rated lawyer was Freehills partner Tony Joyner, who has a broad commercial law background and moved into the

The Cancer Support Association, The Princess Margaret Hospital for Children foundation, the Royal Flying Doctor Service, and The Salvation Army, are banking the benefit of BankWest’s $50,000 favourite charity campaign after taking out the top five poll

If you’d care to nominate someone for the WA Business News Internet Interview, tell us a little bit about them and send their email address to editorial@wabusinessnews.com.au

Integrated mining industry consulting group RSG Global recently appointed Dr Jan de Visser principal consultant, resources. He has 14 years experience in resource evaluation, geostatistics, due diligence, geological modelling and project management.

FPDSavills is continuing to grow its professional services divisions, appointing Mark Foster-Key to the FPDSavills Valuations and Consultancy division as a senior valuer.

Talk of further rationalisation of increasingly valued Perth Basin oil interests became substance last week as companies traded percentage points for as much as $1.7 million each. The deals underscored regard for the offshore Cliff Head and onshore

The Australia Business Arts Foundation’s adviceBank, a free service for arts organisations has gone national with the support of leading business advisory firm, KPMG. With KPMG as adviceBank’s principal partner, ABAF has extended the pilot from Victoria

A SURVEY by accounting body CPA Australia has found that few Australian firms are preparing for the roll out of new international financial reporting standards (IFRS) from January 1 2005.

Real estate agency Colliers International has appointed Bibiana Tan as project marketing manager. Ms Tan was formerly director of Eagle Realty Group. She has been involved in project marketing for over ten years and consulted for most of Perth’s major

Noel Byrne has been appointed chief inspector, construction at Worksafe. Mr Byrne has been a construction inspector for 14 years. He replaces Frank Keough, who has relocated to South-East Asia.

Leith Wale has been appointed non-executive chairman of Bounty Oil and Gas. Mr Wale is experienced in corporate funding and finance within the Australian resources sector. He holds a Bachelor of Science and Masters of Science and is a fellow of the

NEGATIVE gearing used to be part and parcel of owning an investment property.

AlintaGas Limited May 8, 2pm, Novotel Langley Hotel, 221 Adelaide Terrace, Perth Argosy Minerals Inc

Recent grants have included: ∑ $77,272 from the Regional Co-location Scheme, for the construction of the Corrigin Community Resource Centre.

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2001-2002: p 86 per cent of businesses with computers recorded the use of some form of IT security;

Equigold NL 17/4/03

Western Australian Industry and Export Awards The 2003 awards, boasting 14 categories, are now open.

GHD environmental engineer Sabina Fahrner, who won the Australian Water Association undergraduate award for WA with her thesis, ‘Groundwater Nitrate Removal Using a Bioremediation T

TOTAL housing commitments seasonally adjusted fell 4.1 per cent in Western Australia, or by 262, in February.

Solbec Pharmaceuticals Ltd 28/4/03

Eni

WHILE it has been mostly quiet on the western front, no budget lead up would be complete without some posturing between government and opposition.

PCH Group Ltd 15/4/03 Finesse Corporation Pty Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Telstra Business Women’s Awards

Steven Woods has been appointed to the vacant community position on the Wheatbelt Development Commission board.

The Western Australian Trade Enquiry Service is operated by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australian (CCI) with the support of the WA Government’s Department of In

Allied Mining & Processing  Ltd 22/4/03

Auditor General Report

Events This week in Events, WA Business News previews some of the Conferences and Conventions that are on through the month of  May in Perth.

JACKSON McDonald senior associate Victoria Butler (pictured) has won a $150 dinner voucher from the Hyatt Regency – and all she had to do was submit nominations in the WA Business N

Siberia Mining Corporation Limited Listing date: April 29 Code: SIB Issue price: $0.20