Gary Kleyn

ONLY two of WA’s plethora of rural tax investment schemes have good prospects according to a scathing report by Van Eyk Capital.

AUSTRALIA’S first Internet portal dedicated to the processing of business to government transactions will lead to the creation of a new e-commerce sector.

ONE company taking advantage of the current political climate in relation to removing old growth forests is Australian Plantation Timber.

PARAMOUNT Night Club and Varga Lounge in James Street have obtained Council approval to prohibit parking outside the nightclubs after 5:30pm for a three month trial basis.

PERTH based Dome Coffee Group has secured GS Private Equity as a new equity partner to help fund a major eastern seaboard expansion program.

Real estate industry-owned web site, www.propertypage.com, has almost doubled its listings in the past six months to 110,000 active listings.

WA’s role as a world class exporter of LNG to key Asia markets has been enhanced by the opening of the Australia LNG headquarters in Perth, according to Resource Development Minister Colin Barnett.

WRF Securities Ltd has achieved significant milestones in relation to its proposed blue gum project on Kangaroo Island in South Australia.

SOUTH West information technology advisory service provider, NetFX Internet, was recently awarded the WA Information Technology and Telecommunications Award for innovation and services to regional Australia.

FORMER City of Perth Deputy Lord Mayor Jim Leahy was nominated for council at an extraordinary election on 8 July held following the sudden death of councillor Noel Semmens.

WA CONTINUES to lead the way in entrepreneurial spirit and consequent small business growth says Business Opportunities and Franchise Expo organiser Leigh Kealton.

THE East Perth Redevelopment Authority is spending time looking at what influence the authority’s actions could have on the market as it enters a new phase of its existence.

THE AUSTRALIAN Competition and Consumer Commission has issued a draft report on the pricing principles it will generally apply when assessing local carriage service arbitrations and undertakings.

THE SMALL Business Development Corpora-tion has warned small business operators to ensure they pay their tax by the due date of 1 July.

THE former Whittakers Greenbushes saw-mill is to reopen despite criticism from the Conservation Council.

A REPORT detailing the recent changes in the central city area has been released by the City of Perth in collaboration with the WA Planning Commission.

FIRST time homebuyers should not be put off by the increases in interest rates, according to Residential Mortage Services managing director John Bignell.

PREDICTIONS of a housing slowdown as the GST introduction looms closer are not reflected in enquiries received by WA’s largest home-building company, BGC Australia.

THE WA Motor industry has called on the Federal Government to pass a Private Member’s Bill which would allow service station operators to buy up to 50 per cent of their fuel from sources other than their oil company supplier.

THE MENTOR Partner Program has been launched by South Central Metropolitan Chambers of Commerce and Industry.

MARGARET River Chocolate Company is hoping to emulate its success in the South West when it expands into another wine region – the Swan Valley.

INCREASING tourism numbers attracted to the South West has not made life for many tourism operators any easier with some battling to survive.

PERTH-based Gondwana Resources NL has announced it will form a 50:50 joint venture company with New York Stock Exchange-listed Entrade Inc. to provide business-to-business electronic commerce solutions to companies in the Asia Pacific region.

The popularity of forest investment can be judged by the recent share issue offer by Forest Enter-prises Australia.

CALLS have been directed at Government to provide incentives for capital equipment investment in the Australian manufacturing industry.

BRITISH industry will be showcased in WA from 23 to 25 May at the Perth Concert Hall during the SuperCatEx catalogue exhibition.

USING negative gearing as an objective to invest in property is not advisable according to Nick Renton in his book Understanding Investment Property.

THE importance of individual contracts in the economy should be recognised and enhanced says Australian Mines and Metals Association executive general manager Steve Knott.

INTEGRATED Tree Cropping Limited is seeking up to $60 million to establish more than 17,000 hectares of timber projects.

THE South West Development Commission did not let the international media contingent following Queen Elizabeth to Busselton go past without wooing their hearts through their stomachs.

COUNCILLOR Laurence Goodman recently put forward a motion calling for the WA Government to make public details of tender submissions received for the Perth convention and exhibition centre.

THE Institute of Chartered Account-ants in Australia is urging banks to help small-to-medium enterprises meet the requirements of GST Pay-As-You-Go and offer direct offset arrangements to facilitate better cash flow management.