Staff Reporters

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.

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PERTH’S filmmaking fraternity is up in arms over a new Australian Securities and Investments Commission booklet that casts doubt on the effectiveness of tax-driven film investment schemes.

Hard decisions lie ahead for the fat cat executives at Woodside Petroleum. Their cosy world has been turned upside down by a proposed merger/takeover from the Royal Dutch/Shell group.

Perth-based Amity Oil NL has paved the way for a smoother gas operation on the Whicher Range permit in the South West.

Finance and insurance is the most profitable industry according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

EPIC Energy has entered an agreement with Wesfarmers Energy to enable a $20 million expansion to Wesfarmers LPG plant at Kwinana.

“Oooh yeah, oh baby yeah,” percolated and spluttered through the wads of white chocolate cake the gen-Xer at the next table was cramming into his mouth. With shards of chocolate and gobs of cream erupting from the sides of his over-stuffed face, the objec

Corks were popping on Brut bottles in the office of First Australian Resources NL with the company’s discovery of gas in the US recently.

There is a saying amongst Internet veterans that “...speed is not everything...it is the ONLY thing”.

BUSINESS intelligence software solutions company Cognos has enhanced Peters & Brownes’ supply chain network.

The outlining of three cutting-edge developing nickel laterite projects was a highlight of the recent ALTA Nickel/Cobalt 2000 conference.

AS PART of its rapid expansion worldwide, e-business solution provider Xpedior has announced its plans to recruit locally and employ and train globally.

RT FILMS is to commence production of a film based on Tim Winton’s Lockie Leonard novels in the near future.

Rationalisation in the WA Internet service provision industry has resulted in poor service to some WA Internet users.

WESTERN Australia is making major advances in how we deliver and present our State’s services to people through the Internet.

LIDIA Sakarapani has come a long way for a twenty-two year old in the tough world of cordon bleu cuisine.

FOR SALE: Partly-completed bell tower, asking price $7 million (or near offer), apply R Court, 24th Floor, 197 St George’s Terrace, or phone (08) 9222 9888.

THE Homestake Mining Company has a mission to position itself as a major gold producer, and has staked its future squarely on the precious metal, especially in Kalgoorlie where it has expanded operations at the Superpit.

PLANNING an annual general meeting can pose a headache.Blacksheep Productions have released a set of tips to help ensure an AGM runs smoothly.

WA-based satellite communications group Bincom Satellite Systems will launch pilot programs over the next few months using its VSAT technology to hook up three remote WA mining operations.

Kalgoorlie-based Croesus Mining NL has launched a $2 million reverse circulation drill-ing program on its Davyhurst project, located 120 kilometres north-west of the gold mining centre.

CHROME Global has signed a $2.1 million deal with NSW medical group Pacific Medical Imaging.

IF YOU believe many of the 220 delegates who attended the ALTA Nickel/Cobalt 2000 conference, the event was a roaring success.

FOR Perth-based white board manufacturer Hans Fruh, a decision to visit the Middle East and try his hand with cold calls to office and school equipment suppliers listed in the local ‘yellow pages’ has paid off handsomely.

SATELLITE systems integration company New Skies Networks plans to create a Perth teleport for its IP-related services and satellite-based communications solutions.

Sons of Gwalia Limited has had production from several of its mining operations hit by heavy rains.

THE ABILITY to move capital electronically is a key priority for business banking clients, says HSBC head of corporate affairs Colin Neathercoat.

Investors hoping to invest in what could develop as a major gas and oil field in the Philippines have been stymied by Australian Stock Exchange bureaucracy.

Junior explorer Stirling Resources NL has followed the path of its peers and taken a dive into the dot.com sector’s financial waters.

POST Newspapers, Voice News, Herald Newspapers, Weekend Examiner and Echo Newspapers have formed a marketing coalition under the banner of Perth Independent Newspapers.