Staff Reporters

CCI-BankWest Survey of Business Expectations

Standards Australia will take over from the Australian Gas Association as the entity responsible for the development and maintenance of gas technical standards.

Advances in geographic information systems technology are helping maintain conservation values on Barrow Island, a local GIS services company says.

Centenary Medallists Plan B Trustees director Limited Lloyd Stewart is one of WA’s 1300 Centenary Medal recipients.

Learning and development consultancy Modal has appointed three consultants to its WA team and opened an office in Queensland.

THE Australian Innovation Festival starts at Bentley’s Technology Park on Monday May 5.

Equigold NL 17/4/03

Western Australian Training Excellence Awards

Not too many would associate women’s business with a mining operation, but last week GRD Minproc presented a strong case for such a link.

THE level of personal lending has increased 4.7 per cent in February, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, after a 1.1 per cent drop in January, seasonally adjusted.

Australian Development Capital Fund 26 May 11am Blakiston & Crabb, 1202 Hay Street West Perth, Western Australia.

Twelve rural local governments will be running extraordinary elections, to fill positions in 18 regional wards which failed to attract nominations in time for the May 3 council e

WESTERN Australia has the third highest average weekly ordinary time earnings (AWOTE) of all Australian States, according to the first edition of the Department of Consumer and Em

Abelle Ltd 17/4/03

West Australian Coastal Awards 2002 Winners:

The West Australian Department of Health has called for submissions to be made by a number of health professions in respect of "practice protection" for regulated Western Australi

PRUDENTIAL Investment Company of Australia Limited has reissued its half-yearly accounts for the half year to December 31 2002.

Australian Cancer Technology Ltd 23/4/03

Building, Construction and Maintenance Services King Edward Memorial Hospital - Delivery Suite, Emergency Centre & Neonatal Nursery

Australian Ambassador to Japan, John McCarthy AO, May 2, to speak at a WA Business News Meet the Ambassadors Breakfast.

CHITTERING Valley-based winery Western Range Wines, controlled by a group of publicity-shy Perth lawyers and businessmen, is on the hunt for a general manager.

APPLICATIONS close on July 9 for the 2003 Western Australian Industry and Export Awards.

Iinet Ltd 11/4/03

KPMG chairman of partners Jamie Lutz has been appointed Country Medical Foundation chairman.

THE National Office for the Information Economy has recommended that the Federal Government legislate against unsolicited email, or spam.

HUNTER Hall international has announced significant changes to its investment team.

Cityview Corporation Ltd 15/4/03 Lodged  Response to ASX Query re:Madura Block-Telaga #1 Hydrocarbons.

Real estate agency Colliers International has appointed John Pirovich associate director.

KONDININ Group looked to have saved its bacon this week with an adjournment granted on a winding-up petition scheduled to be heard on Tuesday morning.

THE WA Government has launched a new campaign highlighting workplace safety.

Aliquot Asset Management Ltd 9/4/03

Busselton wetlands A draft conservation strategy for the Busselton wetlands has been released for public comment until June 6.