Staff Reporters

CRIME Stoppers WA has appointed Craig Lawrence as its new chief executive officer.Mr Lawrence is the former chairman of the Australia Day Council and the Kings Park Centennial Enhance-ment Committee.He served two terms as a member of the RAC Counc...

WA could learn a lot about providing electronic services to regional areas by observing a pilot recently held in Orange, New South Wales, says ICE Interactive Limited managing director Carl Bradden.ICE recently conducted a pilot of ‘connected’, two...

WESTERN Australia’s continuing strong economic position is highlighted again in the latest international trade figures.

THE 14th Annual WA Screen Awards will take place from August 24 to 27, culminating in a gala awards presentation night on August 25 at the Astor Cinema in Mt Lawley. The awards recognise the latest crop of WA independent filmmaking, while the new Indu...

BRISBANE-based software development company Medical Spectrum has opened in WA.Medical Spectrum managing director Ian Threlfall said the company opened an office in Nedlands during May following a merger with Medsoft Pty Ltd, a Perth-based distribu...

CASHED-UP international resource giants are circling WA’s vulnerable resource sector.Declining commodity prices and this year’s dot.com fervour have reduced the stock prices of resource companies.

JUNIOR oil producer Nido Petrol-eum NL has reported increased crude production with an on-going cash contribution of about $300,000 to $400,000 per annum from its SC 14/SC 6B prospects in the offshore Palawan Basin, Philippines.Nido’s SC 14 interest...

Flash adds impactPERTH-based web development company Virtual Impact offers a good example of a flash enhanced web site at www.virtualimpact.com.au

GRASS-ROOTS explorer Tuart Resources NL listed on the bourse on Friday after raising $2.6 million to explore a diverse portfolio of properties in WA’s renowned Yilgarn region.The Perth-based company will commence exploration immediately on a number ...

RECENT reports quantify the Internet at more than two billion pages, but few web sites stand out from the crowd, according to Scribe Consulting principal Tim North.

BHP Coated Steel – Australia has launched a COLORBOND steel Colour Selector CD-ROM that can be used to create, choose and compare colour schemes for any building at the click of a mouse.The powerful new tool, the product of almost a year of dev...

Perth-based Orlando Resources NL is seeking to raise $5.25 million though an initial public offering in order to complete a pre-feasibility study, acquire and develop the Sally Malay and Springvale sulphide nickel projects, purchased outright from the...

IRON Ore miner Portman Limited will spend $2 million to establish a new managed investment scheme forestry business during the next 12 months alongside its existing iron ore and silicon metal divisions.

Almost 80 per cent of Western Australians have doubts about the mass media according to a recent study by the School of Marketing at Curtin Business School.More than two-thirds (77 per cent) of respondents said they had at some time heard or read a...

THE END of the wet in the Kimberley region has signalled the start of a most significant phase in the resurgence of diamond exploration in WA’s far north.

TOYOTA has launched an all-new range of 3-door and 5-door RAV4 light 4x4s.

GUILDFORD-based Inchant Brewing Company has achieved its two year growth plan over the past six months.Brewer Ian Jeffery said the company’s expansion plan had been fast-tracked due to critical success.

POINT of sale business-to-business application service provider Thin Technologies recently announced a cash position of $11.6 million and no long-term liabilities as of June 30.

A NUMBER of major mining projects and others presently on the drawing board may well drive an resource investment boom in WA during 2001-02.

WA CONSOLIDATED Power chief operations officer John Cochrane has been promoted to CEO following the departure of founding CEO Charles Abner.

PERTH-based high-resolution imaging company Lumacom has launched the first of its planned worldwide network of high-impact, full colour video displays.

ADVERTISERS on the Internet must systematically ‘weed’ outdated material from web sites or risk getting in trouble with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.

A SPECIALLY equipped caravan will help the Royal Flying Doctor Service provide enhanced primary health care services to people living in remote areas of WA.

A STRONG performance from its Binduli gold operations has underpinned anunaudited profit of $1.3 million for the 1999/2000 fiscal year for Croesus Mining NL.

THERE should be more chartered accountants within the public sector, according to newly appointed Institute of Chartered Accountants WA regional manager Con Abbott.

THE INSURANCE Council of Australia has hit back at claims the general insurance industry was moving too slowly towards online business and risked losing out to new and aggressive electronic commerce providers.

MERCEDES-Benz has given new spark to its sensational SLK roadster with the addition of two new engines, a new transmission and new design and safety features.

LOCAL agency Marketforce recently won a prestigious award at the World Lotteries Association conference in Glasgow.

AUSTRALIAN Business Research has launched live, web based access to the Insolvency & Trustee Service Australia’s bankruptcy searches.

THE fundamentals for base metals have been negative this year with the exception of nickel, which has been the only metal to shine among its contemporaries.

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

GREEN power generation is becoming a major issue for power generators and retailers.