OPPORTUNISTIC is a word Michael Chaney is only momentarily comfortable with as a description for his sprawling conglomerate, Wesfarmers. After consulting with media adviser Keith Kessell, a more refined term is found.
HOPING to win at its first attempt at this year’s cook off of the year – The Event, as it is called – is Oceanus, which is aiming to shake defending champion Gershwin’s hold on the title at the Hyatt.
AUSTRALIAN optic fibre-based telecommunications carrier Amcom Telecommunications Limited has announced that half-year carrier revenues in the local loop were up about 43 per cent over the December 2000 half.
STRUGGLING farmers in drought-affected parts of the WA wheatbelt have been given some reason to smile with heavy falls this week ending a record dry spell.
BAD News for Aurora Gold Ltd’s shareholders after a bankable feasibility study into the Papua New Guinea Morobe project showed the risks were too high to provide an adequate return for investors, based on an assumed $500 per ounce gold price.
IT has been a year since Heinrich Chok bought the popular Barrack St Jetty restaurant, Moorings Cafe and, while it has been hard work for him and his wife, he says he thoroughly enjoys it and is looking to make many more changes.
THE former chief executive officer of the Department of Local Government has been appointed as chairman of the Western Australian Local Government Grants Commission.
IN its fourth quarter report, Tap Oil has announced a 30 per cent increase in liquids production and an 11 per cent increase in gas sales from the previous quarter.
IT’S understood Marketforce joint creative directors Adam Barker and Lori Canalini are setting up their own agency, leaving Perth’s biggest advertising agency scanning the horizon for a new director.
PUBLIC mining investment vehicle, Australian Heritage Group Limited is to acquire 31.55 per cent of Australia’s largest undeveloped onshore gas field, situated 215 kilometres south of Perth.
KERRY Packer seems to be relishing his return to the helm of Publishing and Broadcasting Limited, last week making a decisive play to raise funds for CPH Investments by selling its 14.9 per cent stake in John Fairfax Holdings.
WHILE plantations are considered environmentally friendly because they reduce the demands on native forests, the environmental impact of a plantation can vary significantly, depending on the previous use of the land and the choice of site.
NEWLY-FORMED human resources consultancy firm KNIPE Management will cater predominantly to small and medium sized businesses to provide performance management expertise.
IT’S been a big week in WA shipping news.Austal’s subsidiary Oceanfast loaded the Sagitta (pictured bottom), its biggest ever luxury yacht, on a merchant ship bound for Greece, where a relieved owner will be glad to take possession of the vessel.
TWENTY four finalists, ranging from environmental solutions experts to communications specialists, are vying for the six category places in the State titles of the inaugural Entrepreneur of the Year (EoY) Award to be announced tonight, July 26.
TROY Resources NL has announced gold production for the 2000-01 from its Bulchina Mine at Sandstone was 58,299 ounces, up by more than 10,000 compared with the corresponding quarter of the previous year.
PERTH-LISTED engineering and construction company Clough Engineering has teamed up with a leading US contractor for the US Land Warrior program, Exponent Inc, to tender on a US defence contract to equip soldiers with modern computer,
A JOINT project between several agencies has been launched to provide better information about the natural hazards that pose a risk to the Perth community.T
EXPERIENCED caterer Sam Satterthwaite is poised to launch three new hospitality companies early next month in a bid to service the competitive corporate catering market.
EVEN though it is a more direct route, the proposed rail line from Mandurah to Perth will cost more than the previous Government’s southern rail proposal via Kenwick.
EMPLOYEES who reach for the sky and have formidable drive and motivation are hard to come by, but Knight Frank has been lucky enough to recapture the services of mountaineer Tim Robathan, who returns to the firm after leaving to climb Mount Everest.
Andrew Forrest, Anaconda Nickel; Harold Clough, Clough Limited; Stan Perron, Perron Investments Pty Ltd; Maurice Brockwell, Western Plaza Hotel Corporation.
AUSTRALIAN construction and engineering company Thiess Pty Ltd has been awarded a $20 million civil construction contract for the fourth Liquefied Natural Gas train on the Burrup Peninsula in the Pilbara.
THE search for a new diamond mine in the North Kimberley by Striker Resources has gained momentum with the appointment of former Ashton diamond exploration experts to senior positions.
