THE chairman of the Subiaco Redevelopment Authority, Ron Doubikin has been appointed chairman of the Coral Coast Marina Development Pty Ltd (CCMD) Board.
THE COP6 Climate Change conference ended in The Hague last month without an agreement between world environment ministers on how to apply the 1997 Kyoto Protocol.
Employers wishing to be generous to staff and clients at Christmas may find themselves subject to Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) as a result of their generosity, warns CPA Australia.
WA MAY be two years away from having its dedicated exhibition and convention centre but a Perth company has helped stage one of the world’s most important gatherings of business and political leaders.
THE West Australian export community has blitzed the field at the 2000 Australian Export Awards by winning four National Awards, which were announced in Sydney last Tuesday night.
THE food is exciting, the service friendly and slick and the wine list impressive. All the excellent ingredients that went to win Jackson’s a recent Gold Plate and a spot as a finalist, in the national Gourmet Traveller restaurant awards.
WA’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose from 6.1 to 6.5 per cent between October and November, while the national rate increased from 6.3 to 6.6 per cent.
THE following company personnel changes have been notified to the WA office of the Australian Stock Exchange.John Bovard has joined Danae Resource NL as non-executive director.
A MULTI-purpose defence force, capable of sustaining combat operations in two separate locations, while protecting Australia’s approaches is the goal the Federal Government is aiming for with its White Paper.
ST Georges Terrace has become petrol head haven this week.The Sydney-based auction house Wemyss held its annual vintage and classic car auction at the Perth Concert Hall on Saturday.
A BOOK has been launched to address the issues facing home-based businesses such as balancing personal and business life, isolation, networks, finances and marketing.
THE exposure of rorts in our electoral systems raises a number of serious issues, not least the continuation of events which serve to undermine our faith in politicians.
Inside the bell chamber, sound levels reach as high as 190dB. Such is the intensity of the sound that anyone unfortunate enough to be in there when the bells ring, would suffer bleeding from their ears and significant hearing loss.
Superline has introduced innovative 3 dimensional trimming technology to strengthen its plastic thermoforming capabilities. The introduction of the USA built industrial strength 5-axis CNC router is the first of its kind in Western Australia.
DESPITE difficulties in the resources sector the industry is still spinning off benefits for Perth with the opening of the $5 million Nilos Australia conveyor belt reconditioning plant and a new $6 million mineral ore pilot testing plant at Kewdale.
The post-GST effect on both residential building and retail sales appears to be tailing off, with both indicators improving from their July trough nationally and in WA on a seasonally adjusted basis.
* WA has collected five major awards at the 2000 Australian Tourism Awards run by the Tourism Council of Australia. The Valley of the Giants Tree Top Walk on the south coast won the Significant Regional Attractions Award.
Shares in the regional Airline Company continued to rally as Air NZ increased its bid from 90cents to $1.35. The market now awaits the next move from Qantas.
THE Perth City Council has made a last ditch attempt to force a developer to bring a West Perth building into line with its planning rules before taking the matter to court.
