Gary Kleyn

The last few months have seen the proliferation of companies offering software aimed at teaching the public stock trading rules and promising wealth as a result.

A BUSINESS mission has taken WA’s trade and investment message to Italy.

THE real estate industry is still highly fragmented with more than 50 per cent of businesses in the sector having no affiliation with other companies, according to the latest survey by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

WAREHOUSE training can steer youth along a career path and bolster quality control in the transport and distribution sector.

Olympic identity Rod McGeoch has officially launched the Business Club Australia Directory of Contractors.

BANKS are falling over each other in a bid to align themselves with major retail chains and, in the process, beat off competitors.

A GREAT Southern portal project has been awarded the Yellow Pages Regional Communities Award at the Asia Pacific Information Technology and Telecommunications presentations held in Perth recently.

NEW motor vehicle registrations fell by 3.2 per cent in April to be down 10.6 per cent in annual terms according to data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

THE Perth Central Business District is set to play host to a new supermarket following the sale by Woolworths of the vacant site between Murray Street Mall and Wellington Street.

AN INITIATIVE by the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River to provide effective coordinated emergency management has been acknowledged by Emergency Services Minister Kevin Prince.

TOURISM sites around King George Sound, Oyster Harbour and Princess Royal Harbour will be upgraded and developed under a joint local community and government plan.

PERTH median house prices could rise by nearly $10,000 to $160,000 within the next couple of months according to Geoff Baldwin Team managing director Geoff Baldwin.

PIONEER Road Services Pty Ltd and Fulton Hogan Pty Ltd, through joint venture company RoadCare, have won a ten year contract with Main Roads to maintain around 1,500 kilometres of South West roads.

AUSTAL subsidiary Oceanfast has been given a second crack at a luxury motor yacht it was building when it was destroyed by a fire in the company’s yard in February.

THE Master Builders Association has repeated calls for the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union to exercise responsible leadership.

THE number of planning approvals and building licences issued by the City of Perth between 1996 and 1999 shows widely fluctuating but gradual growth according to the City Vitality publication produced by the City.

WHILE the main focus for the preparation of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games may appear to be firmly set on the building, polishing and fine tuning taking place in the NSW capital, many companies winning the contracts required to ensure the event goes off sm

It is the time of year when we start to look seriously at our tax planning arrangements and, in particular, our superannuation strategies to put us in a more comfortable position.

A $9 million tree planting program in WA is underway to combat salinity and other environmental issues such as the greenhouse effect.

THE INCREASING number of banking services available in the retail environment are helping busy business people save time.

INVESTOR appetite for technology stocks and a buoyant economy were the primary driver behind a 138 per cent increase in initial public offerings in 1999 according to a survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers.

AMP remains the number one funds manager in term of market share according to the March quarter ASSIRT Market Share Report.

EAST Perth will continue to enjoy strong price growth as long as more commercial and shopping facilities are incorporated into the area, says Hegney Property Valuations managing director Gavin Hegney.

BOTH the Federal and State Government’s seem to be taking the cautious approach to economic forecasting so that any surprises emulating from the tax changes will be positive not negative.

WA’S business leaders have been urged to support the Society of St Vincent De Paul’s inaugural business appeal.

MSA Security has been lauded in the 2000 Australian Achiever Awards for the security industry.

QUALITY industrial property will be the sector with the most to gain if electronic commerce does eventually make inroads into retailing in Australia according to the May Property Market Review by Macquarie Bank.

THE Australian Democrats have welcomed some of the initiatives outlined in the Federal Budget aimed towards farming families.

AN ONLINE psychological test could prove a boon to the recruitment industry.

THE $5 million Coalfields project undertaken by Henry Walker Eltin Contracting was officially opened by Transport Minster Murray Criddle recently.

A SERIES of food safety seminars to be held throughout WA from May to August will focus on preparing the WA seafood industry for the introduction of Food Safety Standards.

THE $57 million Moorings development in North Fremantle has raised the bar for security levels in the Perth property market according to project director Andrew Lang.