ONE of the benefits from the successful sale of Westrail Freight is that the new owners, Australian Railroad Group, have come in with a commitment to spend a significant amount of money on the track and rolling stock over the next five years.
SYDNEY-based provider of e-commerce solutions RHE & Associates has opened an office in Perth to service WA clients and provide a base for expansion, particularly into the Singaporean and Malaysian markets.
I WILL be joining other Premiers in Canberra at the end of this week, November 2 and 3, for the Leaders’ Forum and Council of Australian Governments Meetings.
WIN Television has become the first Australian broadcaster to integrate its broadcasting and Internet assets, delivering interactive services and the Internet via television.
THE leading provider of business telephone systems to Australia’s small to medium enterprises, Commander Communications Limited, is set to list on the Australian Stock Exchange through an equity raising of $75 million, following the opening of a retail is
THE latest versions of Holden’s stylish and successful medium-sized Vectra benefit from engine and feature upgrades that will raise their popularity ratings even higher.
Globally, hundreds of billions of dollars are spent each year on advertising. Much of this is designed to create brand names and logos through which people can associate products and services with certain values or qualities.
IF ISO 9000 is the road to efficiency, why does it come with so much excess baggage? Procedure manuals are hardly ever read, have to be kept up to date and circulated by a staff member, add little or no value to company performance, and add bureaucracy an
Your State Scene columnist Joe Poprzeczny is absolutely right.The contribution that the agricultural sector has made to WA deserves to be recognised, as Poprzeczny pointed out so well in his column (Business News October 26-November 1).
PERTH-based e-business provider Working Systems Solutions Ltd has announced a joint venture that will allow it to market both traditional and new media products and services.
THE name Black George Wines fills my vexillologist imagination with images of the jolly roger flying over a vineyard of coarse, full-bodied reds and barrels brimming with rough and ready fortified wines.The reality is quite the opposite.
WA firms in national awardsPERTH-based Pretzel Logic, Harvest Road and Select Multimedia have been nominated as finalists in the Australian Financial Review 2000 Australian Internet Awards.
THE transformation of the former over-the-river Oyster Beds into the Red Herring has been a metamorphosis masterminded by long-time hospitality industry player Ivan Rutherford.
The September quarter Con-sumer Price Index (CPI) results, released last week, show that there is no need for further general price rises due to the New Tax System alone.
FORD has created a new experience for prestige performance car buyers with the establishment of a select group of dealers nationally to distribute T-Series Falcons and the fully imported Cougar Sports Coupe. Additionally, the Ford Mustang Cobra is to be r
THE OVERPASS linking Forrest Chase to Albert Facey House should be removed as it blocks the view of the old train station from Forrest Place, says Heytesbury Pty Ltd chairman Janet Holmes á Court.
A PERTH company is providing a new service to convert VHS tapes to DVD.DVD Solutions is the only DVD authoring service in Perth, says owner and operator Steve Ramm.
Despite recent volatility, actual fuel prices have not risen as much as expected in the GST period from the week ended June 30 to the week ended September 29.
A NOSTALGIC feeling comes over me when I visit the new crop of winehouses around town, because this is where I come from – where my hospitality bent began.
Groundwater atlas onlineAN electronic edition of the Perth groundwater atlas has been launched at: www.wrc.wa.gov.au The original hardcopy of the atlas is one of the Waters and Rivers Commission’s most popular publications. Water Resources Minister Kim
WHEN south eastern South Australia is spoken of in wine terms, people tend to immediately think cold, cold Coonawarra, the birthplace of some of Australia’s finest cabernet sauvignon reds.
A NEW report by the Reserve Bank of Australia and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has revealed significant hidden costs in credit cards, debit cards and ATMs.These hidden costs are due to the interchange fees financial institutions
ARGUABLY the best roast veal in town is consistently served at the Silver Dollar Restaurant in Aberdeen Street.This dish is my palate magnet.Silver Dollar novice, Gary Landers was stunned with it on his maiden visit and declared it the best roasted v
