Staff Reporters

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St John of God Health Care Murdoch has recently made four appointments in corporate, medical and nursing services.

Murdoch University has appointed Jim Reynoldson executive dean of the Division of Health Sciences.

In the fourth and final part of the tax planning series, Mark Beyer looks at some of the tax issues that repeatedly trip up business operators.

The Australian Hotels Association has appointed three new staff – Mark Bell (left), Kirsty Shade (centre) and Tara Crane (right).

Millepede International Ltd – an Australian company with global sales rights to a newly developed plastic tie fastener – has appointed Glenn Tetley non-executive director.

Former Sydney Clayton Utz partner Adam Handley is set to join national law firm Corrs Chambers Westgarth.

Simone Hanson has been promoted to general manager of the Mercure Inn Kununurra.

After spending the past five seasons as assistant coach, Mike Ellis was recently appointed new head coach of the BankWest Wildcats.

Norma Jeffery has been appointed chief executive officer of the Curriculum Council.

The WA Pork Producers' Association has a new executive officer, David McFerran.

Emergency Services Minister Michelle Roberts will chair a new review committee, which looks at emergency services on the Burrup Peninsula.

Following its acquisition of Cranswick Premium Wines, the Evans and Tate Group has made three new appointments.

Mike Jones (right) has become agricultural biotechnology's first representative on the Australian Biotechnology Advisory Council.

Mineral Securities executive chairman Keith Liddell will join the County Diamonds board if an agreement to sell off a joint venture interest in a Chinese gold project goes to plan.

Anne Arnold has been appointed AMEC chief executive and will assume the position on July 4.

Taxation specialist and business advisory firm KD Johns & Co has appointed four new taxation accountants - Tanya Dyson (left), Jenna McClure (centre), Bree Fraser (right) and Ja

Adrian Yates (top) has been appointed as senior software developer with NGIS Australia.

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Specialist anaesthetist Brent Donovan has been elected president of the AMA (WA) for 2003 - 2004.

Matt Shackleton has joined Australian Wine Holdings Limited as group financial controller.

Former Aurora Gold, Hamersley Iron and Portman Limited managing director Ian Burston has been appointed non-executive chair of Aztec Resources.

The University of Western Australia and City of Subiaco have jointly appointed an environment/transport officer to change commuters' patterns.

Mathematician Professor Jo Ward has been appointed Dean of Science in the division of Engineering, Science and Computing at Curtin University of Technology.

Howard McLaughlin is Amity Oil's chief executive officer, appointed after an extensive international search.

Gerard Daniels Australia has recently appointed Jennifer Grove as an associate with the executive search team.

Former Perth lawyer Nicholas Grono has secured the position of research director for the International Crisis Group, based in Brussels.

Jim King has succeeded Jerry Lee Jones as president of the Security Agents Institute of WA Inc.

SECURITY related businesses are facing a big jump in fees, with charges doubling for some forms of licences in yet another apparent State Government revenue grab.

UNDERTREASURER John Langoulant stands head and shoulders above other public servants. His influence derives in part from simply being head of Treasury and Finance – the man who controls the purse strings.