THE FORMATION of a screen industry precinct, a new training and incentive scheme and a substantial incentive package are three major proposals of the Premier's newly launched Screen Industry Taskforce Report.
MORE and more I notice little signs around restaurant and café checkouts begging patrons not to ask for separate bills and I'm sympathetic towards the restaurateurs' plight.
A SURGE in complaints to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission about share trading software has prompted an ASIC surveillance and enforcement program and caused the Commission to issue a consumer alert.
COMPARING pre- and post-GST prices showed that between May and July the overall average price change was +1.8 per cent for commonly purchased goods and services.
FREMANTLE'S cosy Essex Restaurant has arguably the finest seafood in that city and would rate among the best in the State. A big statement perhaps, but these accolades are well deserved.
TANAMI Gold NL has consolidated its position as a major land-holder and explorer in the highly prospective Tanami-Arunta Province stretching from WA into the Northern Territory by acquiring the regional joint venture interests of Glengarry Resources NL.
Mining portal a hitWA'S newest mining industry portal has been launched at www.miningetrade.com.au Mining E-Trade's Ron Highchurch said it was the State's most in-depth web site to date.
Jane Brook has returned to the winemaking days of the past by employing concrete open fermenters to make a huge Swan Valley shiraz from vines planted in 1945.
THE implementation of Kronos labour management software gives most businesses a return on investment within the first 12 months, says Diamond Management managing director Neil McCormack.
INTERNET advertising specialist Elink Media Limited has appointed WA businessman and Business News corporate consultant as non-executive chairman of its board of directors.
PORTMAN Limited is on track to boost the capacity of its Koolyanobbing Iron ore project in WA to 3.5 million tonnes per annum in 2001 after completing key infrastructure changes and posting a 65 per cent increase in iron ore sales during the six months to
A BUNBURY-based radiology practice pioneered the deployment of telemedicine services to remote and rural areas in WA.Imaging the South was founded by radiologist and nuclear technician Dr Johnny Walker in November, 1995.
SWAN Brewery considers itself a WA icon.Its logo includes the State emblem and is a “fabric of society”, according to managing director Mike Molloy.The brewery has long dominated the local beer market.States are very proud of their breweries and, mo
THERE was a 52 per cent increase in businesses operating in the computer service industry in the three years to June 1999, with 14,731 businesses fitting into this category, according to recent Australian Bureau of Statistics data.
AUSTRALIAN creators and publishers whose books are held in educational lending libraries are now eligible to receive payments through the Educational Lending Right (ELR) program.
SIX weeks after listing, Australian copper producer Matrix Metals Limited has commenced production from the reopened Dobbyn pit at the Mt Cuthbert operation.
ALMOST apologetically, guest judge Ian McKenzie gave the WA wine industry a bake when he took the microphone at the Sheraton WA Wine Awards before 400 guests at the annual presentation dinner last month.
THE following company personnel changes have been notified to the WA office of the Australian Stock Exchange:John Traicos has been appointed as Company Secretary of Perilya Mines NL, replacing Julie Wolsley.
KIMBERLEY Diamond Company NL has unveiled the most significant results to date from its Blina project in Western Australia, with the first bulk sample treated during its 2000 field program so far yielding a parcel of 44 diamonds weighing 21.31 carats.
