Staff Reporters

A potential $1 billion development of the nickel industry in Western Australia could make the State the world’s leading nickel producer within five years.

The Deen has grabbed attention at the 1999 Australian Hotels Association Awards for Excellence with its futuristic artwork, winning the best bar presentation and service category.

WHILE WA rates second as the most popular tourist destination for Australians next to Queensland, competition remains fierce between industry players vying for the tourist dollar.

The Internet is revolutionising the means by which we consumeproducts.

ALBANY-based Supersorb Minerals NL is positioned for major expansion into multi-billion dollar markets in the eastern states and overseas.

MARGARET River’s Leeuwin Estate Winery and Broome’s Eco Beach Resort were winners in the 1999 Australian Tourism Awards held recently in Melbourne.

AFTER acquiring a huge slice of Western Australia in the Sandstone district, Troy Resources NL is now selecting drill targets for the coming year.

SOFTWARE Engineering Australia has donated translation software to Murdoch University for its Senate Room.

BACK in 1995, Nicholas Negro-ponte in his book Being Digitalsuggested the greatest single obstacle to the roll-out of the information economy was the vast army of digitally homeless CEOs and senior managers.

Cconrads executive chef Lee Martin has been recognised as the best kitchen services employee in the recent Australian Hotels Association Awards.

PERTH-based Gold Mines of Sardinia Limited, buoyed by the gold price recovery and exploration success, is planning a second gold mine in Sardinia.

AUSTRALIA’S first Initial Public Offering sponsored solely by an Internet stockbroker closed heavily oversubscribed in four days.

A WA organisation of four heavyweight companies has been formed to establish electronic business solutions.

WA hotels prove their worth in the Australian Hotel Association Awards.

A PROGRAM of seismic exploration is planned by Hardman Resources NL and its partners after the company negotiated two hydrocarbon blocks off the West African coast.

It seems privacy issues are once again at the forefront of attention on the web.

The Hyde Park Hotel has solidified its reputation as a popular live entertainment venue with a win at the recent 1999 Australian Hotels Association Awards for Excellence.

There’s something quite refreshing about Code. Code is cool. Not in a tedious, gen-next, I’m-too-sexy-for-my-customers kind of way, but in the best possible way.

A major downturn in the resource sectors has been forecast by the Australian Geoscientists’ Skills & Employment Advancement Network which is concerned that the recent surge in the price of gold has created a false air of optimism within government, busine

CREATIVE, energetic staff members can provide better marketing than any advertising agency could offer, says Rydges general manager Tomas Jonsson.

A PERTH audience has been given a crash course in taking massive action to change the quality of their bank account by Canadian author Gerry Robert.

Web design and multimedia specialists Bluegem E-Link was swamped with applicants for its free web site offer at the recent Computer & Technology Expo.

EVERY time a new set of statistics emerges about the penetration of the Internet, predictable speculation surfaces on the implications.

A Perth company is the driving force behind the first truly global mining and construction recruitment company.

The Texas Silver project has the potential to become a major operation, according to Macmin NL managing director Bob McNeil.

ONLINE retail auction site uBid has been launched in Australia.

THE start of the month saw State Government Ministers in Derby for the fifth and last regional Cabinet meeting for this year.

MANY managers and supervisors do not have enough training to allow them to perform their roles adequately, says the Centre for Business Solutions.

Hardman Resources NL, which has divested of most of its Australian hydrocarbon assets to concentrate on overseas ventures, is still on track with two major projects which could make or break the junior explorer.

Website design company Bluegem E-Link will offer free web pages to visitors to the Computer and Technology Expo to be held at Burswood Dome from 11 to 14 November.

PLANS to increase the profile of WA universities in the Chinese market have received a boost.

This year was a good one for Equinox Resources NL. Next year will be better. This is the belief of Equinox chairman John Landrigan.