Staff Reporters

Dexter Davies has been re-appointed as chairman of the Aquaculture Development Council.The Aquaculture Development Council was established in 1994 to advise the Fisheries Minister and now administers

MANY Kalgoorlie suppliers caught in the receivership of Centaur Mining and Exploration say they will never again do business with Centaur's Melbourne-based managing director, Joseph Gutnick.

THIRD Avenue Café and Pizzeria has created quite a buzz since it popped up on Beaufort Street, Mt Lawley, recently.

FORMER Bell Resources director, Tony Oates, has pleaded guilty to three charges in the State Supreme Court.

AUSTRALIA has had 25 prime ministers.

WA Business News welcomes US publisher Joe Zwiebel, who will manage the publication of a hard cover volume on Western Australian business called WA: A Land of Rising Stars.

I HAD never been to Krakow, Poland. And it looked like I was not going to make it. We were stuck in Ireland's Shannon airport waiting for a winter storm to clear over Europe. Let me back track.

The Western Australian Trade Enquiry Service is operated by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australian (CCI) with the support of the WA Government's Department of

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It may be the kind of attitude Kalgoorlie MLA Matt Birney had hoped for when he said in his inaugural speech to the Legislative Assembly in 2001 that: “I trust that when Joseph Gutnick decides to esta

A RECORD number of international and domestic passengers passed through Perth Airport in the last financial year, according to recent figures.

Planning and development consultancy firm Koltasz Smith has appointed Rod Dixon (pictured) as a director.

A WINDING-UP application against IT services company Comdek was dismissed in the Supreme Court last week.

Proposed code: LOU Issue price: $0.20 Principal activities: petroleum production.

AMP Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 9,436,748 ordinary shares (5.04%).

Faustus Nominees Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 25,188,215 ordinary shares (18.98%) to 28,628,215 ordinary shares (20.05%).

Millaroo Mines NL decreased its relevant interest from 6,626,000 ordinary shares (24.54%) to 6,613,152 ordinary shares (22.79%).

Is to purchase 10% joint venture interest in the Kayelekera Uranium Project in Malawi from Balmain Resources Pty Ltd for $A5,372,250.

This fact sheet explains the rules to allow franking deficit tax (FDT) to be offset against a liability for income tax. http://ato.gov.au/distributor.asp?doc=/content/39395.htm Published: July 6 2005

Former IBM vice-president (global strategy) Nicholas Coutts to present an event in the Future Paradigms Series for the Australia – Israel Chamber of Commerce, July 21 at the Hyatt Regency Perth.

Great Southern Plantations Limited appointed Neil Hackett as company secretary, Stuart Moran as assistant general manager of sales, and Natalie Egan as general manager – marketing.

MINERAL sands miner Ticor has advised its shareholders to take no action over an indicative proposal from Kumba Resources, in which a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kumba is seeking to acquire all Ticor's

Altera Capital Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

The Essential Earth Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 5,090,000 ordinary shares (13.071%) to 9,708,920 ordinary shares (24.932%).

Island Australia Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 14,082,813 ordinary shares (18.9152%) to 14,885,814 ordinary shares (19.9937%).

Transaction Solutions International group has reached an agreement with the Bank of Punjab to deploy independent Eftpos terminals throughout India.

Have granted an extension of settlement to 31 July 2005 on the Karridale Vineyard.

THE Australia Post Stirling Small Business Awards 2005 will take place on Friday, July 29 at Rendezvous Observation City Hotel.

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GROWTH in Western Australia's burgeoning jobs market slowed in the June quarter, according to the latest jobs figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

ADVANCED Engine Components has agreed to pay $300,000 to settle a patent dispute with Gas Torque Engines, and in so doing has disclosed plans to form an Australian industry consortium to supply the na