Staff Reporters

THE biggest challenge facing Australian gold producers could well be reducing their operational costs.

A NAME change by Lynas Gold NL is part of a careful corporate plan to boost its non-gold image on the eve of a new resource venture.

Newly rebranded Mission Australia/ Mission Employment has opened twenty-six new employment centres in WA under Job Network 2.

A COMPANIES and Securities Advisory Committee review of the calling of shareholder meetings of public listed companies has not yet settled on a firm position.

BASING its mining economics program on the gold industry has paid off for Kalgoorlie-based Western Australian School of Mines.

In case you missed it, WA has an iron ore boom gathering pace in the Pilbara.

COCKATOO Island, touted as a stunning new tourist resort in the heart of WA's Kimberley region, will be the site of a revitalised $7.4 million resource project by Portman Mining Limited aimed at boosting its iron ore production.

THE AUSTRALIAN Human Resources Institute is no longer a not-for-profit organisation.

A WIDE range of gold explorers and producers have been chosen to present at The Gold Show in Perth on 12 April.

SUSPENSION of work on the Canadian Diavik diamond project by Rio Tinto Limited will set back mine commissioning a further year.

When someone gets around to organising a competition for the least popular person in Perth it's a certainty that many of the nominees will be bankers.

JOSEPH Gutnick plans to add another string to his resource bow with a major thrust into the vanadium market.

WOOL marketing has gone digital with the launch of the first industry alliance between an electronic wool selling system, brokers and growers.

FEBRUARY 2000 marked the first anniversary of the start of production from the BHP's $2.45 billion HBI plant at Boodarie near Port Hedland.

CHRONIC Fatigue Syndrome afflicts around 8 per cent of the Australian population in some form, according to the Chronic Fatigue Advisory Centre's Paul and Linda Storer.

WARNER Home Video and Roadshow Entertainment have created a new video sales company under the name Warner Roadshow Entertainment Pty Ltd.

A PERTH-based company has developed a series of specialised Internet portals devoted to science and industry.

INCREASED revenue and profits last year have allowed Woodside Petroleum Limited to expand its influence and exploration acreage in the hydrocarbon fields, both locally and internationally.

BELLY bacterial balance is crucial for health, says Probiotics Australia's Reena Ghose.

THE BEST advice for those beginning a career in public relations is to get some sales training, says Devahasdin Public Relations director Sandra Devahasdin.

Global chief economist for the Zurich Group David Hale will be keynote speaker for the 2000 Australian gold conference.

There has been much movement in Perth media circles of late.Eoin Cameron has moved from 6WF's drive slot to 6PR. His producer Kate Pearson has also moved on.

BELMONT-based company Freiberg has almost completed the $170,000 fit out of its Zone screen system in the new TVW Child Health Institute.

The brains trust at the Australian Tax Office has come up with a new trap for the unsuspecting. It sends bills which behave like the magic pudding – they keep growing from the day they are posted and are incorrect from the day received.

In the beginning the Internet was developed in the US. By 1990, twenty-one other countries, including Australia, were also part of the network. By 1999, 217 countries were connected.

FURTHER gas exploration in WA's southern Perth Basin could result in revenue of $2 million being generated annually for its partners.

Major Corporate managing director Gerald Major has been appointed industry representative to the Capital City Planning Committee.

Fremantle-based documentary production house Artemis International has secured a development deal with GranadaWest, the joint venture between Granada Media Group and ScreenWest.

ALL-in-one telephones with email and Internet access look set to be big business in 2000.

The Goose has managed to translate city style into a rural environment with more than a little style.It's a rare culinary pit stop on the way to the vibrant restaurant scene of the Margaret River wine region.Confident interpretations of modern café fa

The Premier, Richard Court, discusses the prime position of Western Australia, big future role of Asia, and community developments.

BASE metals are having a mixed ride on the bourse, with the only exception being aluminium.