Staff Reporters

PERTH-based nickel sulphide explorer Bullion Minerals Limited is set to list on the Australian Stock Exchange either late this month or early next month after closing its $3 million initial offering, oversubscribed within one day of the opening date of th

BIERFEST is Ravenswood Sanctuary’s answer to Germany’s famous annual beer-drinking festival, Oktoberfest.It will include live music by German band Nova Echo, traditional German food and a combination of local and imported brews on October 21. Quaffing

THE Gingko mineral sands deposit continues to grow in stature month by month – attracting the attention of the majors.

A WA red to watch for will soon be launched onto the market from Moss Brothers of Margaret River.I tasted the 1999 Cabernet/Merlot before it was blended and was still in the cask and it showed stunning promise at that early stage. Then in the company o

A PERTH-made short film has been selected for the Hawaii International Film Festival in November.Parlami D’amore (Speak to Me of Love), is considered the ‘largest scale’ short film ever undertaken in WA, and was created by local producer Elena Pasquini

A CLEVER combination of cousins combined to begin the Shaw and Smith wine label 11 years ago and by consistently producing fine white wines from the Adelaide Hills, they have established a respected niche in the national market.The pair specialise in ch

HAVE you ever been page-jacked or mouse-trapped? Both businesses and consumers need to be aware of this Internet scam that has recently affected some major Australian companies.

ONE of the world’s largest suppliers to the automotive industry has secured a key development role in an Australian innovation set to speed the introduction of electronic steering for passenger vehicles.

KAGARA Zinc Limited has boosted its Mt Garnet Zinc project in North Queensland after reaching agreement to acquire Lachlan Resources NL’s nearby Balcooma project, including the high-grade Surveyor 1 zinc/lead deposit, which Kagara will immediately incorpo

EVANS & Tate may have chucked a cat in with the pigeons by being named the makers of the world’s finest red wine at the 2000 International Wine Challenge in London recently.

ITHIN eight months of joining the design team at The Shorter Group, Michael Adams has won first and second prize in the Australian Shop and Office Fitting Industry Association’s corporate identity design competition.

SWAN Valley will spring into action next month.Mulberry Farm will host the pre-Spring in the Valley, the Swan Valley Wine Show, on October 2.

Mobile roaming offeredPAHTH Telecommunications has launched a product that gives overseas travellers a tight rein on mobile phone costs, while offering roaming facilities.

THE renaissance of hedonistic feasting has arrived in South Perth with the “Chef’s Table” at the Charthouse Restaurant within the Windsor Hotel.

IT has been fantastic to see the incredible efforts being made by so many Western Australians during the Olympics.No matter what their results, just being selected for the Olympics is a remarkable achievement and we’ve had the thrill of seeing them comp

COCKBURN Cement Ltd, Placer (Granny Smith) Pty Ltd, Alcoa World Alumina Australia and the Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority recently won annual Golden Gecko Awards for Environmental Excellence, for which a record 24 nominations were received.

WHEN WA geologist John Canaris takes a break, the last thing he wants to do is think about work.

MJB&B Advertising’s ads for Retravision alarm clocks won the computer/office technology and consumer desirables category at the recent Australian and New Zealand Folio.

THE OLD Ord Street Café in West Perth will soon be reborn as the SAVOIA CAFÉ.

PERTH-based broadband service provider BinCom Satellite Systems Limited has started a $4.5 million Initial Public Offering.

LIKE silver service, Perth’s French cuisine restaurants are an endangered species that could be counted on one hand. Certainly many chefs enhance their innovative dishes with haute cuisine influences but restaurants dedicated to it are few and far between

GROSS Domestic Product (GDP) is widely used to measure national economic progress and well-being.

ANOTHER base metal project, now in the throes of being developed for an estimated $42 million, will join the ranks of its nickel producing peers in WA.

TRADE Minister Mark Vaile has announced a $400 million “gold rush” in new business and investment for Australia from the Olympic Games.

THE Australian Film Finance Corporation used good judgement in its financial practices, a review into its cash reserve has found.

AFTER 35 years in WA, Jack Bendat and his wife went south in search of a farm. In the green undulating hills around Mt Barker at a place where the Hay River flows, they found a winery and vineyard that once was a farm.

Q MULTIMEDIUM’S first series of Q Sport AFL Disqs has won the PC User Magazine Best Multimedia Product award for 2000.

THE great gratuity debate continues in WA, a region thankfully relatively free of compulsory tipping.To my way of thinking, it’s a demand which completely defeats the purpose of rewards for service.

EVEN after years of use and misuse, one of the most popular marketing phrases is “free”. Optus will have to provide thousands of its customers with an extra year of unlimited free local calls after being found guilty of deceptive advertising last week.

AUSTRALIA’S minerals and energy sector’s export earnings increased by $5 billion to a record $43.8 billion in 1999-2000, according to the latest issue of Australian Mineral Statistics.

THE World Economic Forum in Melbourne, where I spent a few quiet days last week, delivered some strong messages on future policy directions.

MARKETORCE has been reappointed to handle one of the State’s most lucrative advertising accounts.