Gary Kleyn

IF YOU do not target your industry toward the ‘baby boomer’ you are wasting your time.

THE National Australia Bank has recorded a record bank profit of $2,821 million for the year to 30 September.

EXPECT things to get better.That was the view from Mr Barnett with regard to prospects for the resource sector in WA, and the South West in particular.

WA winery Salitage has clinched the largest export sale of the Pemberton region.

PLANNING Minister Graham Kierath has opened the door for local councils to approach the State Government and establish redevelopment authorities such as those adopted in East Perth, Subiaco and Midland.

THE WA Pork Producers’ Association is developing a new business plan to deal with a significant shift in the nature of pork production.

THE Regional Forest Agreement overshadowed an otherwise positive gathering at the biannual South West Focus 2000 conference.

Consignments of WA wool have been sent to UK-based retailer Marks and Spencer as part of a supply chain management trial.

FOR most of us, owning an expensive dwelling in the suburbs or in the inner city remains just a dream.

DESPITE opposition from business and government quarters the Reserve Bank of Australia has ignored pleas and increased interest rates.

THE South West, was prominent again at the WA Small Business Awards – boasting eight finalists, with two going on to become WA winners.

New equity raisings are forecast to surge to record levels of between $32 billion and $34 billion in 1999-2000, based on a survey by KPMG Corporate Finance.

BUILDING activity remains strong in WA, particularly in the non-residential sector, indicates the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

NEW vehicle registrations are at the lowest level since July 1997 and have continued to fall since the most recent peak in February 1999, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

JOONDALUP City will get its first true inner city apartments with the $3.7 million Shenton Row development, the first stage of which is due to be completed in March.

THE $205 million redevelopment of Westfield Carousel is aiming to capture the ballooning entertainment market.

FIVE young Western Australians have identified opportunities to diversify and enhance traditional agricultural industries after a study tour of Canada.

THE Heritage of Western Australia 1990 Act, considered unwieldy and inadequate by many in the building and heritage industry, is currently being reviewed.

PERTH has a terrific potential in the globalised world if only the opportunities can be seized.

THE percentage of WA properties sold at auction is the lowest in the country, research by the Commer-cial Property Monitor shows.

THE failure of municipalities to complete their inventories of heritage places is adding to the headache facing developers.

LOCAL university of WA honours student Phillip De Vos has beaten engineering brains in the east to win the position of Australian Automotive Industry overseas ambassador.

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA has met the challenges of 1999 and stood out as the peak lobby for WA industry said CCIWA president Graham Greig in his address to the Chamber’s eighth annual general meeting.

THE Property Industry and government have been working together to ease some of the suspicions the public has toward the real estate, property and land valuation industries.

Former WA Premier Sir Charles Court has been recognised for his contribution to the development of the gas industry in WA.

FREMANTLE’S former Cold Stores site between Queen Victoria and Beach Streets is to be developed into a 101-unit complex for Fremantle’s battlers.

South Africa offers great opportunities for Australian exporters and investors, says South African High Commissioner and former deputy speaker of the South African parliament Bhadra Ranchod.

SENIOR managers should take personal responsibility for ensuring equal opportunity in the workplace, according to the Affirmative Action Agency’s annual report tabled recently in Federal parliament.

Businesses need to ease the process driven by technological change says National Competition Council president Graeme Samuel.

LIFESTYLE changes are persuading more families to build a new home rather than buy an established home says Commodore Homes general manager Anthony Kinder.

THE former Busselton Primary School site has been sold to independent grocery chain Foodland Associated Limited for $6 million.

A COMBINATION of the Ralph report and GST may well see a rush of retirements prior to 30 June, as combined with the electronic age it all gets too hard says property valuation firm Herron Todd White chairman Kerry Herron.