Staff Reporters

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.

NISSAN’S hard-working ute range has been boosted by the launch of the Series III models which are highlighted by the return of a 3.0 litre V6 engine.

SIX weeks after listing, Australian copper producer Matrix Metals Limited has commenced production from the reopened Dobbyn pit at the Mt Cuthbert operation.

INNOVATION and creativity were the keys to Australian engineers ensuring Australia remained competitive internationally.

TIME never stands still with Time Wave’s new wave of promo watches.

CONSTRUCTION will commence soon on a $45 million wind farm by Western Power in Albany.

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.

SINCE its establishment in 1990, the TVW Telethon Institute for child Health research has built up an enviable international reputation for its work.

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.

ANACONDA Nickel Limited has formed a strategic alliance with three other nickel producers to give the company the world’s largest nickel resource.

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.

WHETHER your office is small or large, HP has the right network server solutions to put you in control of your IT environment and your business success.

PERILYA Limited has acquired about 25 per cent of the unlisted oil and gas explorer Strike Oil NL after purchasing six million shares at 50c each.

THE ACCC is reminding businesses they should include GST in the prices of goods and services they advertise.Advertisers who fail to comply may find themselves answering to the court.

FORMER South African Sun Microsystems managing director Christopher de Beyer has been appointed to the boards of B2B.net Technology Ltd and B2B.net Ltd.

A PLAN to demolish two old homes at 47 and 51 Malcolm Street, West Perth was approved by the Perth City Council at its August 22 meeting.

IS your business looking for a software solution that will automatically document and link all correspondence and client information, as well as help you manage projects? If the answer is yes, new IntelliFACTOR is the solution.

WESTEL Group Limited’s subsidiary Concentrix Pty Ltd has signed an agreement with major Australian telecommunications carrier ComVergent Telecommunications.The agreement will provide ComVergent with access to Westel’s phone number portability solutions

RESOURCES giant Rio Tinto has struck back at diamond dealer DeBeers’ plans to force the Argyle Diamond Mine back into its Central Selling Organisation.

EVER had one of those pounding headaches? Before you dope yourself up with some aspirin or other pain reliever, consider a natural alternative.

AN Australian Securities and Investments Commission survey of online trading web sites outlined some consumer protection and disclosure issues that need to be addressed by the industry.

THE local film industry is recovering from four days of film screenings, award ceremonies and networking at the 2000 WA Screen Awards.

THE Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has completed a further four investigations into claims surrounding the introduction of the New Tax System.The investigations arose out of follow-ups to the complaints to the GST Price Line.