Staff Reporters

THERE has been much negative coverage in Business News regarding the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre (PCEC). In response, there are some issues I would like to raise.

IF THE pungent aroma of garlic wasn't wafting around the corner of Rokeby Road and Hay Street as it has done for 30 years, it would be an unlikely but sure sign that the Witches' Cauldron had closed its very popular doors.

The company is discussing establishing networks in the USA, Europe and Asia.Pie Networks recently installed 130 pieLINKS into the Victorian health system.It finished last financial year with a strong cash position and a profit and loss result th...

THE world's first fully dedicated Olympic business venue, the Business Club Australia business centre, in Sydney's Darling Harbour, has been opened by Minister for Trade Mark Vaile.Mr Vaile said the centre would be the central point from which Austr...

MOST ADVERTISING agencies in Perth have resisted changing their charging structures, says Rob Mitchell Advertising director Rob Mitchell.“In recent years, the whole way agencies are renumerated has come under closer scrutiny from clients,” Mr Mitch...

AUSTRALASIAN Gold Mines NL has given the green light to a project to commission a pilot mining and treatment operation at its Dalgaranga tantalum project in WA by October.The Perth-based company has completed a study to establish a pilot operation, ...

STEVE Fitton is one busy chap these days.Since taping of Channel Nine's Initial Reaction began nine weeks ago, he has recorded 10 episodes each weekend while continuing his role as a drive time announcer with 96FM during the week.He has been cr...

AUSTRALIA is at the forefront of wine growing, making and packaging technology and a recent breakthrough keeps our country's wine industry at the head of the pack.In a world wine industry first, Australia's BRL Hardy has developed a commercially via...

PERILYA Limited has reported high-grade intercepts on two of its base metal tenements in South Australia and Malaysia, with exploration underpinned by record gold production from its Fortnum underground gold mine in Western Australia.In its June qua...

WA-based independent information technology outsourcing company ASG Limited is the new parent company for Amcon Solutions.The company has established a new board of directors and appointed Hartley Poynton to advise it on capital raising options, in...

HAN'S Café has launched a new web site at www.hanscafe.com.auThe franchise was founded by Ian Han in January 1995, when the first restaurant opened in Murray Street, Perth.There are now nine Han's Cafes in Perth. The most recent launch was Han's C...

THE fundamentals of the gold market clearly supported a higher price, this year and in the future, according to Newmont chairman and CEO Ronald Cambre.The basis of his argument is that record consumption in 1999 was seven per cent above the previous...

THIS week's launch of Professor Frank Crowley's biography of Sir John Forrest is especially timely as we head towards the celebration of the Centenary of Federation.Launched on the 153rd anniversary of the birthday of our State's first Premier, the...

THE DEPARTMENT of Commerce and Trade's WA Office in Mumbai, India, operates very much like a matchmaking service for bilateral trade, says regional director Walter Joseph.“I don't think many people realise the vast amount of assistance Commerce an...

ETHNIC pay TV operator Television & Radio Broadcasting Services Australia Pty Ltd (TARBS) expects to soon begin broadcasting its 19 English language and ethnic channels on Telstra Multi-Media's pay TV cable network, following a recent Federal Court ap...

MINERALS explorer AMX Resources has changed tack and entered the Internet communications market.After establishing relationships with both PSlNet and Soul Pattinson Telecommunications Pty Ltd (SPT), the company last week commenced trialing Australi...

AN ONLINE service has been launched with the goal of improving communication between public relations consultants and the media.Internet service group Orbis has developed PressPass to facilitate the transfer of media materials, print quality images...

A NEW float with a powerful alliance with a giant mining company has attracted strong investor support.Templar Resources Ltd has hit the market running with several high-profile mineral projects.The company's float is underpinned by a key strategi...

THE MORE agile you are, the better you will succeed in e-business.This was the key point made at Cisco Systems' recent E-day Business E-fficiency Forum in Perth, according to Cisco Systems small and medium business development manager Peter Ambrose...

THERE is no doubt the judges at the 23rd Sheraton WA Wine Awards on Tuesday night were impressed by exhibits from the lesser-sized wineries because the 2000 event was basically a small winemakers' show.At a presentation dinner in the new Grand River...

WHEN the Argyle diamond operation started mining in 1983 it introduced 25 million carats into a market which was producing 50 million carats.The world was dismayed. This meant Argyle needed a structured approach to marketing.Argyle identified Ind...

WA-based Sage Australia has signed its first retail sales agreement with Harvey Norman Holdings to sell Sage's range of accounting and business software through the nationwide chain.Sage Instant Accounting, Sage Line 50, Sagepos, and Sagepay are no...

THERE is an increasing interest in the fascinating foods of the great sub-continent of India, where almost half a billion people speak over a dozen major languages which are localised by more than 1500 dialects. Fifty different races make up the massi...

SONS OF Gwalia Limited plans a major expansion of the Greenbushes and Wodgina mines following successful negotiations with two of its major customers.During the quarter, negotiations with the company's two major customers resulted in the execution ...

PERTH-based Endeavour Health Care Limited has announced plans to list on the Australian Stock Exchange later this year.Endeavour managing director Garry Garside said the company was established to provide health care practitioners with equity part...

JUNIOR explorer Macmin NL is on track to start mining in February 2001 with the first silver to be poured by April from its Texas silver project.Initial development will focus on the Twin Hills deposit, where Macmin announced a 39 per cent increas...

Heaven forbid! Hasn't the country just endured the greatest change to its tax system?Australia finally received the GST it had to have.While the country waits for the dust to settle to determine the merits of the tax reform package (and the Opposi...

Nothing looks more distinguished on a man than a classic white shirt.For the corporate warrior and executive who has no time (or desire) to shop, Just White Shirts & Black Socks takes the stress out of shopping.For those men who can't be bothered...

ANOTHER embryonic sulphide nickel project is about to be created in WA.Perth-based Bullion Minerals Limited, established as a private minerals explorer in 1969, has launched a new $3 million float targeting a package of exploration ground immediatel...

INTRODUCING the new Passat 20V Sports, out now at Skipper VW.A limited offer is available on the 20 valve turbo model with special features including sports front seats and leather upholstery, walnut interior, colour coded side panels, 16” ‘Montrea...

Car parking made easyTHE WORLD'S first free Internet car parking service and industry hub has been launched at www.carpark.com.au Carpark Australia managing director James Maund said the site would enable drivers to access information about the loc...

THE Australian Press Council has upheld complaints from the Anti-Corruption Commission against The West Australian.The complaints were based on a series of articles and an editorial concerning the work of the commission and were said to be highly c...