Staff Reporters

Ward Holt closed the books on its 21st financial year on June 30.

EFTPOS solutions provider EftNet has won a major supply, installation and support contract for the recently announced Australian Newsagents Federation BankWest bill payment service.The service is expected to attract at least 1,000 of ANF’s 3,800 new...

FOLLOWING the course of its peers in the resource sector, Cobra Resources Ltd has agreed with its wholly-owned subsidiary, Cob.Web Solutions, to take options to purchase an Internet-based mining information and service portal business established by Minin

A NEW telephone system release from NEC is set to give small business users the same features and facilities as many large PABX users, at a fraction of the cost. The Xen Alpha is designed for the small to medium business needing up to six lines and 16...

WESTERN Australian business will reap the benefits of the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre with four major conventions already booked for the proposed facility.

INSURANCE giant HBF and information technology consulting firm AeM Consulting Group have formed an alliance.Under the partnership, HBF has taken a minority shareholding in AeM Consulting Group.AeM specialises in electronic business design, project ..

FREMANTLE’S business community came out in force recently to celebrate the achievements of the most successful local businesses at the Fremantle Business of the Year Awards night.

“A Thai fish cake is now exactly that – not a Thai fish cake with a twist.”

Oil producer Anzoil NL is about to move out of its traditional stomping grounds in Vietnam and take to the acquisition trail under a new corporate growth plan.

So much for the mean streets of Northbridge. It wasn’t quite the lawn bowls set, but the groups of young people, the meandering older couples, the wild-eyed men of the street, even the spivs and small time tough guys, were all singularly non-threatening.

PERTH-based Kagara Zinc Ltd has consolidated ownership of its flagship Mt Garnet Zinc project and other exploration projects in North Queensland after reaching agreement with its joint venture partner, Perilya Ltd.

Woodside, naturally, says it will fight the Shell raid in true David and Goliath fashion. It is telling the investment world that it will perform better if left as an independent company and it is just as busy buttering up the news media.

A PROPOSED policy paper for the operation of Internet discussion sites, including web-based bulletin boards, has been released by the Australian Securities and Invest-ments Commission for public comment.

The pioneering commitment of Ausdrill Limited’s group exploration drilling consultant David Stevens to the evolution of the exploration drilling industry in Australia and overseas has been recognised through the award of an Order of Australia – the first

MEAD’S Mosman Bay holds an ‘Oysters and Live Jazz’ night every Friday. Diners receive twelve Albany oysters and a glass of Leeuwin Estate Art Series Riesling for $20.Mead’s lunch menu now offers two courses each day for $29.95. The twilight menu also o

“Recent surveys in the UK indicate 75 per cent of accountants recommend Sage.”

The Perth Convention Bureau has secured confirmed business worth more than $72 million for the State in the past twelve months – a 21 per cent increase on the previous year.

THE LOOSE Box Restaurant in Mundaring has once again swept up WA’s foremost culinary award.

Junior oil explorer Empire Oil & Gas NL will start oil production from its new strike at Rough Range in July.

The annual American Express Awards are highly regarded as the People’s Choice Awards since it is regular dining patrons – American Express cardmembers and restaurateurs – who vote for their favourite restaurant, based on the quality of food, service and t

WA mining companies knocking on the door of opportunity in Zimbabwe may find it slammed in their faces.

PERTH-based Courtland Pty Ltd can help companies make the transition from paper-intensive commerce to electronic business, according to business development manager Tony Piromalli.

Hydrocarbon explorer Hard-man Resources NL has committed to a year two seismic programme for Blocks 1, 7 and 8 offshore Mauritania in West Africa, which will commence on 21 July.

Tired of Perth? Well, why not re-name the joint. How about Shell City, in honour of the company which will soon have a stranglehold on the State’s oil and gas industry.

WA’S newest telecommunications carrier, Swiftel, has joined forces with Singapore Telecom to launch a major assault on the Perth communications market.

ETHICAL and socially responsible companies are attracting the attention of banks and investment houses with the latest to hop on board being Challenger Portfolio Management Limited, a subsidiary of Challenger International Limited.

FOR A QUICK meal, the Bellhouse Café on Mends Street Jetty in South Perth offers fish and chips take away specials from its outdoor hatch.If looking for a more leisurely experience, select from entrées including field mushrooms grilled in garlic and ch

THE following company personnel changes have been notified to the WA office of the Australian Stock Exchange:

THE RECENT 11th Perth Art Directors’ Club Awards followed the visually striking theme of The Year of the Golden Dragon.

THE RECENT 2000 Asia Pacific Information Technology & Telecommunications Awards gala presentation evening yielded more than a few surprise wins.

UK trade development has a new face – British Trade International.

THE HEALTH Department has signed a newfive year contract for the provision of information technology for the WA Government Health System.