THE current deadlock between Mark Waugh and the Australian Cricket Board sends a timely reminder to all Western Australian sporting and community-based volunt-ary groups of the need to review their disciplinary procedures.
THE pine timber industry is set to emerge from the shadows of its young cousin, bluegum forestry, with a WA company planning to launch a range of initiatives which could eventually lead to a stock market float.
TRIED to get a plane seat in or out of Australia lately? The number of inbound passengers soared 23 per cent in December to 565,777, the highest figure ever in a single month.
WE think of the 60s of an era of Beatles, bongs and bodgies, of flower-power and protests, but in wine terms a remarkable discovery took place in this decade for it was the era that saw the birth of the bag-and-box.
THE reasons people walked in the Reconciliation bridge walk in December were diverse. For some it was a recognition of the grave injustices and oppression Indigenous peoples have faced since European invasion of this country.
ABOUT two years ago a couple of old friends, Martin Black and Patrick Coward, considered opening a chocolate factory on an old dairy farm outside of Margaret River in the south-west of WA.
I RESPOND to “Heritage Listing Hits Nest Eggs” (Business News, January 11) from Perth City Councillor Bert Tudori, about the financial implications of heritage.
PROBABLY the most important decision Palandri Wines new wine division CEO has been involved in was the reversal of the young company’s marketing objectives.
AGRI-business funds manager Norgard Clohessy Equity has formed a subsidiary company to manage up to 15,000hectares of pine plantations worth about $30 million.
ONE of the many pleasing results in this year’s mid-year review of the State’s finances is the money Western Australia is now saving on interest payments because of the State’s reduced debt levels.
A GLOOMY overcast day at Rottnest Island was certainly a dramatic change from the previous breathless day scorcher, almost as if the sun was determined to roast the post-Christmas holiday makers in or out of the teal-blue waters.
Wesfarmers knew a thing or two in May last year when it snapped up the Curragh coal mine in Queensland for an almost derisory $200 million, and hungry Rio Tinto has just swallowed the Australian coal assets of the US Peabody giant for $1 billion
THE Federal Court has found against Perth car dealer Goldy Motors over an advertisement in The West Australian newspaper on June 14 encouraging people to buy before June 30 because it was their ‘Last chance to buy…GST FREE !!’.
ONE of the many pleasing results in this year’s mid-year review of the State’s finances is the money Western Australia is now saving on interest payments because of the State’s reduced debt levels.
SOME observers might believe that wild 70-point turnaround in the last hour of trading in 2000 was down to “unwinding” of futures contracts or “window dressing.” Many small investors think that is a fairy tale.
OLMO’S Reward is a fine red wine from Frankland Estate that marks a significant visit to WA in 1955 by an American agronomist from the University of California.
THE recent release of a major new revision of the ISO 9001 quality management system standard gives organisations the opportunity to improve how they do business.
THE early success of a fund raising drive by Royal King’s Park Tennis Club has offered hope to management that the financial future of West Perth organisation can be secured and the club returned to profit.
WHILE welcoming Tina Spadaccini’s enthusiasm and dedication for the preservation of our architectural heritage (Business News 14 December, 2000), I feel it is essential that the pursuit of this worthy cause is accompanied by practical measures to ensure t
THE plan by Motorola to set up an advanced software engineering centre in Perth is positive recognition of Western Australia’s information technology capabilities.
