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.
PERTH-BASED oil producer Amadeus Petroleum NL — a relatively small operator in the United States oil patch — has chalked up a near million dollar net profit in the current financial year and considerably reduce its debt.
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.
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.
SERVICE should never interfere with a diner's pleasure and one of the finite skills involved in the art of waiting is timing. The service staff have a delicate but business-like function to attend to and it goes way beyond simply serving food.
AUSTRALIAN winter crop production is forecast to fall by more than 4 per cent to 33.62 million tonnes in 2000-01, ABARE's acting executive director Vivek Tulpule said when releasing the September issue of the Australian Crop Report this week.
A KUNUNURRA-based IT business is up for sale by tender.Owners Mark and Wendy Graubner are looking for a change in direction 10 years after establishing their business.
AUSTRALIA'S largest glass replacement company, O'Brien Glass, recently warned the business community that glass in buildings which is not compliant with the most recent glass building code, AS 1288, poses a serious threat to business.
A BACKGROUND in accountancy and broking combined with a long-held passion for information technology culminated in Steven Goh's creation of Sanford Limited in 1996.
PEOPLE don't realise how dependent they are on computers and it often takes a major data failure for them to recognise the need for efficient data backup, says Express Backup co-founder Leah Stacpoole.
NO MATTER how much advertising you place, there is no guarantee your press release will get a run in the media, says AdlinkJLS managing director John Carlson.
