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.
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.
DESPITE falling short of their $80.98 million target, the Perth Convention Bureau claims it has generated $74.47 million in delegate spending from 29 international and 45 national conventions in the 2000-2001 financial year.
ABOUT 14 small business organisations have banded together to bring a louder voice to the table when the WA Government starts working out its industrial laws.
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.
A VICTORIAN agricultural group has emerged as the new owner of two Kimberley stations that are said to be home to many examples of a mysterious Aboriginal art form called Bradshaws.
ONLINE public relations and Internet content provider SmartNews has shed staff from its WA office in an attempt to consolidate its costs and make it more attractive to an eastern states investor.
IN the biggest CBD property sale of the year, Ralph Sarich of Cape Bouvard Investments has snapped up two prime Perth commercial properties for $81 million.
THE option of taking a 20-minute drive up the freeway to Joondalup has never been more enticing.While the 27-hole golf course provides the perfect playground for business, Bistro38 provides an unforgettable culinary experience.
THE Federal Government has moved to relieve the political pressure created by its alienation of personal services laws, which have sent the contractors and many small business people into a tizz.
A CALL has just been put to air and the audience listens as a man on his mobile phone explains the problems with the new roundabout proposed for his street.
A NEW law banning the use of hand-held mobile phones while driving a vehicle has taken effect, threatening infringers with a $100 fine and the loss of one demerit point.
WA Parliament has handed control of Corporations Law to the Federal Parliament to make way for new federal corporations legislation to come into effect later this month.
THE Perth office of Deacons Lawyers has formally integrated with eastern state branches, creating a single financially integrated national partnership.
LOCAL media company Data & Commerce Ltd has announced a deal with the Macquarie Radio Network to deliver a news service in Melbourne.The Macquarie news will replace Southern Cross news, sourced out of 3AW in Melbourne.
