Staff Reporters

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.

FEES levied by banks appears to be the greatest small business banking concern according to Small Business Development Corporation managing director George Etrelezis.

Diamond Ventures NL, which has moved from its original aim of being a pure diamond player, has placed its hope in gold exploration and mining in the Kookynie area of WA.

Treasury is continuing with plans to move depreciation benefits from property owners to tenants, with new criteria proposed that could affect nearly every property lease in Australia.

EDITORS experienced with one non-linear system can familiarise themselves with another at the Film & Television Institute's one day workshops during May and June.

AUSTRALASIAN Gold Mines NL has entered into a formal agreement to acquire 40 per cent of WirelessNet Pty Ltd.

Perth-based Gindalbie Gold NL, which made its mark with the Two Boys gold mine near Kalgoorlie, is progressing towards commissioning a full feasibility into developing a stand-alone mill on its Minjar project in the South Murchison mineral fields.

Building owners and telecommunications companies are gradually reaching agreements on access to enable installation of telecommunications facilities.

FOUR WA scientists have each received a $100,000 boost from the WA Government.

PILBARA Mines NL telecommunications subsidiary Request DSL Pty Ltd has secured a telecommunications carrier licence, making it the third WA-based telco carrier.

Plans are well underway by Compass Resources NL to develop its Browns polymetallic resource in the Northern Territory.

INTERNET banking is helping small-to-medium enterprises save time and energy, according to Small Business Development Corporation managing director George Etrelezis.

The volatility in the stock market, especially the Nasdaq, is a classic indicator of the transitionary nature of the times.

Exco Resources NL has completed a scoping study for two prospects but will need to add further mineral resource tonnage to justify a stand-alone development.

MCDONALD'S creator Ray Croc and dinner in a posh London fish and chip shop was all the inspiration Fish Feast managing director Frank Coniglio needed to set up his own franchise.

WHILE tax officials applaud the product ruling system as protecting small investors, others say the system is nothing but an attempt at revenue saving.

LOCAL industries servicing the mining sector will be big winners following recent announcements of mining projects worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

With its main focus on the Timor Sea, Norwest Energy NL has landed itself plumb in the best hydrocarbon address in the region.

SMALL business operators' understanding of the GST has improved substantially in the past six months, according to the Small Business Development Commission's May 2000 Small Business Opinion Survey.

THE Government's proposed provisions for superannuation funds will undermine the superannuation system, according to the Institute for Chartered Accountants in Australia.

WA is well on the way to becoming a leading exporter in renewable energy technology, according to Federal Environment Minister Robert Hill.

Expectation is running high in the Hardman Resources NL camp on a favourable outcome of the Colombo#1 well currently undergoing gas testing in Italy.

If you doubt that the smell in the air is cash burning, take your nose to New York.

WELL-KNOWN Australian medical supplier Gradipore is poised to enter an international market valued at US$10 billion after developing a platform it believes will revolutionise the industry.

HOLLYWOOD productions are trickling into Perth thanks to local company RookPark Pty Ltd.

FRENCH champagne producer Comte de Lantage will expand its marketing operations throughout Australia following its success in the WA market.

A THINK-tank mentality is a must for e-business solution providers that want to be truly visionary, says Xpedior regional manager (WA) Hamish Jolly.

AUSTRALIA'S unemployment rate should fall to about 6.1 per cent by the last quarter of 2001, according to the latest Western Australian Quarterly Bulletin of Economic Trends, which is published jointly by Curtin University of Technology and the University