Staff Reporters

WA safety work boots manufacturer Footwear Industries has won the top honours at the recent 2003 Telstra Small Business Awards.

YET another change has occurred in Perth's legal world with Blake Dawson Waldron partner Michael Lurie announcing his retirement from the firm and that he will be setting up his own firm Michael Lurie and Associates. Mr Lurie practised with Blake Dawson

8-Aug-03 Redsummer Pty Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 10,000,000 ordinary shares (9.78%).

Yates Ltd 14-Aug-03

BGC Contracting has won the $2.073 million contract that covers bridges over the Fortescue River near Newman and over the middle branch of the Gascoyne river near Kumarina.

LISA McDonald has been appointed Asia Pacific channels manager for Office Information Australia.

5-Aug-03 - Aspen Group Ltd

6-Aug-03 - Bristile Ltd

7-Aug-03 - Yates Ltd

ON August 5 the High Court of Australia held, in Gibbs v Mercantile Mutual Insurance that a liability insurance policy for a runabout ski boat operating on the Swan river was governed by the Marine Insurance Act.

THE Perth Convention Bureau is a 30-year-old operation with 14 staff.

7-Aug-03 - Aquarius Platinum Ltd

5-Aug-03 - Bristile Ltd

7-Aug-03 - Olea Australis Ltd

A MODEL has been released for the disclosure of fees in the product disclosure statements of investment products.

RABOBANK Australia has appointed David Thomas to the newly-created position of State manager for its business banking division.

6-Aug-03 - United Group Ltd

5-Aug-03 - Quiktrak Networks Ltd

6-Aug-03 - Vulcan Resources Ltd

THE Western Australian Government recently enacted the Electronic Transactions Act.

TIM Treadgold rejoins WA Business News this week after a few years in the wilderness of national business media.

FRANKLIN Covey has appointed Realise Consulting as its exclusive alliance partner in WA.

30/07-04/08/03 - Advanced Engine Components Ltd

4-Aug-03 - Anglogold Ltd

8-Aug-03 - Prima Biomed Ltd

GLIMMERS of hope are fading fast at Audax Resources and Newmont Mining and their once highly-touted Bronzewing South gold prospect near Leinster in central WA.

NINE years after its inception, cello quartet I Cellisti is finally hitting the road on its first national tour.

1-Aug-03 - Tap Oil Ltd

6-Aug-03 - Fortescue Metals

7-Aug-03 - Gindalbie Gold NL

FIVE Kimberley companies are sharing in a $798,000 Government contract to supply road building plant and equipment for works on the Gibb River Road.

JEFF Robson has been appointed principal consultant of Perth-based information technology company Mailbarrow.