Staff Reporters

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

THE HUNT is on for a host for STW9's new local game show Initial Reaction.

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

PERTH'S most popular ad man has died at the age of fifty-seven.

PERTH-based diamond explorer Majestic Resources NL has completed a due diligence on the its newly acquired Masons Deposit in South Africa and plans to start mining diamonds in the third quarter of this year.

WEB design company INature Australia Pty Ltd was pretty chuffed with its win in the 2000 IT&T Awards Games/Arts/Media and Interactive Marketing category.

OVER recent weeks there have been some extraordinary claims made about plans for the future of King Edward Memorial Hospital.

THE PHILIPPINES' ambassador to Australia Delia Domingo-Albert will visit Perth on 19 June to address a Challenge Bank Women In Business Unit seminar.

2000 will go down as one of the better red vintages for the Riverland range, according to BRL Hardy winemaker and manager Paul Kassebaum.“It has also been another record vintage, with an increase in the total crush of 10 per cent on 1999 figures,” Mr K

AusGem International Ltd looks well placed to achieve its aim of raising $6 million by offering twenty-four million shares at 25 cents per share in its float and listing.

Regional Community Award – Edith Cowan University for its Albany Gateway projectBanking & Finance Award – EftNet Technologies for its 13PAID serviceIntelligent Technologies Award – PiVOD Technologies Pty LtdGovernment Award – GetAccess' WestOne O

CHANGING social attitudes in Japan are presenting goodopportunities for WA businesses operating in the aged care industry.

COMPAQ has opened a service centre in Perth.

ARKETFORCE has begun major new campaigns for Kleenheat Gas and Hartley Poynton.

THE TOURISM industry's ‘Oscar' night, the 2000 WA Tourism Awards for Excellence, will be held on 16 June.

While we're on the question of Ric Stowe and his Griffin Coal Company, bar-room chatter coming out of Collie indicates that life is about to get somewhat tougher in the coalfields and a new round of cost cutting may be on the way – with interesting variat

JUNIOR hydrocarbon explorer Tap Oil NL is beginning to reap the benefits of an aggressive exploration programme in the Carnarvon Basin of the North West Shelf of WA.