Gary Kleyn

RISK management needs to be part of the business planning process, says Pricewater-houseCoopers partner Simon Ford.Mr Ford heads the firm’s Global Risk Management Solutions practice.“Risk management is best implemented at the planning stage,” he said.

A BENCHMARK has been set for native title cases following the WA Government’s agreement with a group of traditional Aboriginal owners.

A MINISTRY of Housing forecasting group has tipped WA dwelling commencements will fall 30 per cent in the coming year before recovering some ground in the following year.In the first six-monthly report into the future of the housing industry, the Housin

THE figures tell the story. Claimed job losses of 3000 – from the same industry, most from the same region.One company has downsized from a work force of 500 to about 30 in fewer than two years; down the road another firm employs 40 people compared to

THE new Residential Design Codes, while welcomed by the property industry as a step in the right direction, still need to go further to provide a more flexible development environment, says Inner City Housing Developers Association president Derwent South

THREE WA Government departments have been told to lift their game by the Auditor General, Des Pearson.In a report tabled in Parliament last week, the WA Auditor General found the three agencies, responsible for governing the control of liquid waste, exp

MORE than $300,000 grants worth aimed at increasing small business vocational education and training have been released in the cities of Stirling and Swan.

STANTON Hillier Parker’s Perth office has rebranded itself as Burgess Rawson after joining the national Burgess Rawson Group.Managing director Geoff Potter said the union made a lot of sense.

Weekly commentaryEconomy: Even though the US employment report released last Friday showed US unemployment rate at record lows of 3.9%, we maintain that the US economy is slowing down. The number of US companies flagging a deteriorating earnings outlook

BILLION dollar exporters and small, emerging businesses were among this year’s winners in the WA Industry and Export Awards.

PUBLICLY listed property developer Menzies Court is hoping to achieve an end of year result higher than its own forecast.

Enough has been said and written about the value of the Aussie dollar.Everyone is aware it has fallen faster than the West Coast Eagles on the AFL ladder this year.Has there been too much exposure about the negative implications of a weak currency?

THERE has been a surge in the number of homes sold for more than $1 million.Acton Consolidation Central managing director Mark Anderson said on average three Perth houses sold each week for more than $1 million.

ORBITAL Engine Corporation has signed a memorandum of understanding with US company Delphi Automotive Systems to cooperate on the market development and supply of direct fuel injection systems for worldwide automotive applications.

BUILDING a broader member-ship base and increased government lobbying are the challenges facing the Assoc-iation of Consulting Engineers Australia’s new WA executive officer, Jennifer Lee.

BREAKDOWNS, 1950s technology and poor street light servicing by Western Power are leaving many residential streets in a dangerous state, says Vincent Mayor John Hyde.“Light failures in Perth’s streets are now in plague proportions,” Mr Hyde said.

BUSINESS confidence, which looked like turning the corner in August, has again slumped in September, according to the latest Dun and Bradstreet national Business Expectations Survey.

THE following company personnel changes have been notified to the WA office of the Australian Stock Exchange:PLV Walsh has resigned as Secretary of Kings Minerals Limited.

EVERY few months Perth’s media carries a story or two claiming former Labor Premier and one-time Australian Ambassador to Ireland and the Vatican, Brian Burke, has been dabbling, behind-the-scenes, in Labor politics.

MORE than 55 per cent of respondents to the Small Business Development Corporation’s Ready Response Network have enjoyed steady business performance since the GST’s introduction.

CRESTLAND Investments has been given a 45-day option to buy Perth City Council properties at 990-994 Wellington Street for $730,000.

A company with 1,300 employees that has generated exports worth $1 billion during the past five years.Another company that produced the marvellous engineering feat of a 1.6 km tunnel under Northbridge as part of a 6.5 km freeway system.

ACTIVE Australia is running an extensive marketing campaign to encourage people to get active.

A DISPLAY showing proposals for the development of the Swan River Foreshore will be released to the public on October 15 and October 29 at Point Fraser.Perth City Council staff will discuss the plans with the public.

* THE Holmes a Court Gallery has launched a new exhibition of contemporary Australian prints from Melbourne’s Australian Print Workshop entitled ‘People in a Landscape’.

PERTH Zoo is calling for corporate philanthropists to adopt a zoo animal.

PERTH-based Pivod Technologies is lighting up the museums of the globe with its highly creative brand of audio visual technology.

CONSTRUCTIVE consultations between the Heritage Minister Graham Kierath and the property industry would result in a more balanced approach to the Heritage Bill, according to the Property Council.

THE WA Chamber of Commerce and Industry could not have better timed its gentle warning to the State’s major political parties.

FREMANTLE City has appointed Bernard Seeber Architects to undertake conceptual design work for a visual and performing arts centre proposed for the Italian Club and adjoining car parks.

WA’S mining industry contributes about 45 per cent of the value of Australia’s mineral production yet mineral royalties paid to the WA Government are only about 31 per cent of the total royalties paid.

WA’S biggest employer group has welcomed a report indicating an improvement in WA’s “bottom line” for the 1999-2000 year but warned both major political parties to exercise restraint when offering pre-election sweeteners.