Staff Reporters

ERG Group has won four more automated fare collection contracts in Normandy, France.

PERTH-BASED Victoria Petroleum NL – which plans to drill 17 wells in the next nine months – has placed its immediate chips on three prospects.One of these is its Pipeline prospect, currently being evaluated at no cost to VicPet by the adjacent well ...

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.

WA success story Access1 will provide AccessTV content to Telstra Big Pond under a recently announced umbrella agreement.

Recent drilling by Goldfields Kalgoorlie Limited has discovered a major new high-grade gold deposit at the Raleigh prospect (previously known as Romeo), only 2.5 kilometres southof the company's Kundana gold operation.

INTRODUCING SpaceDrum from Pac-Com International, the best solution yet for economical transportation, handling and storage of flowable materials.

CONGRATULATIONS to everyone involved in the organisation of last week's Diggers and Dealers Forum in Kalgoorlie.

ONLINE directory group Aussie Online Limited now has one of Australia's fastest virtual private networks, allowing for low-cost Internet telephony.

PERTH-BASED gold miner Hill 50 Gold NL produced 45,277 ounces of gold for the June quarter from its operations in the Mt Magnet area of the Murchison goldfields in WA.

KPMG has appointed four new partners to the Perth office, bringing the number of Perth partners to 27.

THE State Government's decision to display the proposed models by the three bidders for the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre is at best a token exercise.

WORKING Systems Solutions has announced a positive cash flow for the quarter ending June 30, in line with prospectus forecasts.

MOST companies have at least some business plan – usually a few vague ideas on direction and anticipated earnings.

MJB&B Advertising and Market-ing Group and Internet advertising specialists Elink Media Limited have created what they claim to be Australia's first full-service online and offline marketing, advertising and communications agency.

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ALBANY-BASED Supersorb Minerals has taken a significant step in its drive to develop environmental technology projects as an extension of its core absorbent minerals business, starting test work for mine water treatment and mine site remediation at th...

FOLLOWING last year's sellout success of the extra-value Olympic Edition Vectra, Astra and Barina models, Holden has released another competitive Olympic Edition four cylinder line-up.

WHILE most media professionals are obsessed with the emergence – and convergence – of new electronic mediums, a Perth company is offering what it believes is needed most...content creation.

PERTH-based Genesis Biomedical Ltd and German biotechnology group co.don are investigating the feasibility of establishing an Asia Pacific joint venture company to supply human tissue engineering and transplantation products and services for musculo-s...

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.