Staff Reporters

SIX years after paying $16 million for classifieds rival Quokka, publisher WA Newspapers Holdings Ltd is planning to make the newspaper brand the centrepiece of its next online strategy – a free class

Fresh Start Recovery Program - Fresh Start Recovery Program, based in Subiaco, provides a service to all addicts who reach the clinic to be treated for their addictions.

The Housing Industry Association has again revised down its outlook for WA housing starts this year, predicting a 12 per cent drop during 2008-09, according to its market outlook report released this

GREAT Southern Ltd’s 50 per cent owned Bunbury chip mill has entered into a $150 million, six-year agreement to buy timber from Integrated Tree Cropping Ltd.

WITH all the online fever going on the pages of WA Business News this week, the Note decided to keep the ball rolling with news about Perth-based web developer Miles Burke (pictured) entering traditio

William Buck senior business advisory manager, Craig Faulkner (top left), has been appointed equity director.

PERTH-BASED Stirling Products Ltd has bought the worldwide licensing rights for the pet food product PetQuench, with sales of more than $25 million expected during the first five years.

FORMER chief executive of Skywest Airlines and Harvey Beef, Scott Henderson, has been appointed as chief executive officer of Netball WA.

Sonia Adams and Charlie Watson have started as solicitors at McKenzie Moncrieff Lawyers. Ms Adams was formerly at Wojtowicz Kelly, while Mr Watson was working at Harris Freidman Hyde Page in Sydney.

SUBIACO-BASED Gatecrasher Advertising has cut back six staff after losing one of its major accounts, Curtin University of Technology, to The Brand Agency last week.

EXECUTIVE director of AusGroup Ltd, Stuart Kenny (pictured), has announced his retirement from the role. Mr Kenny will remain on the board as a non-executive director.

Purple Communications has appointed Andrew Allingham as the creative director of its new design agency, Purple Design.

INSOLVENCY practitioner John Carello has joined the Grant Thornton partnership in Perth, partnering with high-profile peer Tony Douglas-Brown.While the details of the appointment and the business stra

Association of Consulting Engineers Australia breakfast: Communicating leadership that inspires, motivates and encourages.

TIM Sugden has resigned as non-executive director of Navigator Resources Ltd to focus on a full-time managing director position at Jutt Holdings Ltd.

Indonesian media and culture scholar, Krishna Sen, has been appointed to lead The University of Western Australia’s faculty of arts, humanities and social sciences.

The Note is a little bit of a lounge lizard so we always appreciate other people getting off the sofa to do something energetic, especially if it’s for charity.Among the more creative will be this Sat

Alliance Resources Ltd Patric Mutz will join the board as independent non-executive director. Bauxite Resources Ltd Daniel Tenardi has been appointed managing director.

The Western Australian Trade Enquiry Service is operated by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia (CCI) with the support of the WA Government's Department of Industry and Resour

FORMER Woodside Energy director and local author, Erica Smyth, has been appointed new chair to the board of City West-based Scitech.

Rusina Mining Ltd managing director Robert Gregory has increased his interest in the company through the exercise of 3 million options at $0.16 a total cost of $492,000.

ANZ Bank has appointed Megan Carter to its West Perth Business Centre as a relationship manager. Ms Carter has previous experience at both BankWest and Netfin.

LONG-TIME Westralia Airports Corporation terminal project manager, Alan Davey, has resigned from the company to manage new project management and property development firm, Centera Group Pty Ltd.

Opposition leader Colin Barnett has unveiled a $50 million plan to revamp Bunbury and surrounding areas and has reportedly flagged tax cuts for families and small businesses.

Embattled investment group Babcock & Brown Ltd plans to announce an overhaul of its business when it reports its first half results tomorrow, as concern grows over the management of assets controlled by the B&B group.

The suburbs of Pepppermint Grove, Nedlands, Cottesloe and Cambridge have been ranked in the top 25 areas to live in, according to BankWest's inaugural Quality of Life Index.

Green likely to quit as B&B melts down; Woodside threatens to pass on proposed tax to WA households; Aussie John brokers deal with CBA; Strike threat looms over iron ore trains; Nickel price slide dampens BHP mine

Newcrest Mining Ltd has revealed the state's gas crisis has cost the company nearly $10 million as gas supply at it Telfer gold operation in Western Australia returns to normal.

Building materials supplier Boral Ltd's net profit has dropped 19 per cent, dragged down by an earnings loss at its US business while it reported weaker brick earnings in Western Australia.

BHP throws WA port expansion into doubt; Babcock board under siege as power drains away; ASIC moves dog Forrest and Fortescue; Burston takes sudden leave of Cape Lambert; Alinta, BankWest sales loom as parents scramble for cash

Australia has claimed the gold and bronze medals in the women's triathlon with Emma Snowsill and Emma Moffat adding to the country's medal tally at the the Beijing Olympics.

Babcock & Brown Power Ltd's share price has collapsed to a low of 20.5 cents today after the company said it faced impairment charges of $452 million, had sold one of its main assets for a loss and was reviewing its distribution policy.