Staff Reporters

The September quarter Con-sumer Price Index (CPI) results, released last week, show that there is no need for further general price rises due to the New Tax System alone.

FORD has created a new experience for prestige performance car buyers with the establishment of a select group of dealers nationally to distribute T-Series Falcons and the fully imported Cougar Sports Coupe. Additionally, the Ford Mustang Cobra is to be r

I WILL be joining other Premiers in Canberra at the end of this week, November 2 and 3, for the Leaders’ Forum and Council of Australian Governments Meetings.

WIN Television has become the first Australian broadcaster to integrate its broadcasting and Internet assets, delivering interactive services and the Internet via television.

MURDOCH University marketing and the media program chair Duane Varan has been named a finalist in the 2000 Australian Awards for University Teaching.

WESTERN Australian Television managing director Patrick Cunneen has announced plans for a new national weekly TV program called Mining Australia.

THE MANSE Restaurant in Armadale has soups for $7, entrees $10.50, main courses $21.50 and desserts $7.

WESTERN Australians can be very pleased with the result of the successful listing of AlintaGas on the Australian Stock Exchange on October 17.

THE OVERPASS linking Forrest Chase to Albert Facey House should be removed as it blocks the view of the old train station from Forrest Place, says Heytesbury Pty Ltd chairman Janet Holmes á Court.

PERTH-based real estate portal buildingworld.com.au has received recognition from building and real estate-related Internet websites in the US.

A PERTH company is providing a new service to convert VHS tapes to DVD.DVD Solutions is the only DVD authoring service in Perth, says owner and operator Steve Ramm.

OAK forests contribute magnificently to the world’s premium wines and this important influence is added in many ways.

Despite recent volatility, actual fuel prices have not risen as much as expected in the GST period from the week ended June 30 to the week ended September 29.

A NOSTALGIC feeling comes over me when I visit the new crop of winehouses around town, because this is where I come from – where my hospitality bent began.

Groundwater atlas onlineAN electronic edition of the Perth groundwater atlas has been launched at: www.wrc.wa.gov.au The original hardcopy of the atlas is one of the Waters and Rivers Commission’s most popular publications. Water Resources Minister Kim

METHOD + Madness creative director Craig Winley has been selected as a semi- finalist in the Young Australian of the Year Awards.

PORT Hedland and Broome are set to gain the SBS analogue TV service in November, with a Karratha roll-out planned for December.

Two deals for BinComSATELLITE-based broadband communications group BinCom Satellite Systems Limited has sped up delivery of services to remote and regional areas following two key deals with medical services provider Global Doctor Services Pty Ltd and U

SPORTS and Recreation Minister Norman Moore has urged sports fans to tell television stations they want soccer, cricket and basketball broadcasts to continue.This summer, Channel Nine will not broadcast the Pura Milk Cup for the first time in 22 years.

THE business of BYOG (Bring Your Own Grog) is a custom welcomed by some restaurateurs and frowned on by others.At a pure BYOG, you are welcome to march in with a slab of beer on our shoulder and wine in the esky. Others, usually licensed dining rooms, m

JUST one year since starting operations, 82 per cent of Perth people are aware of Access 31 (Channel 31), according to a recent survey conducted by the station.Access 31 program development coordinator Julia Cordier said about 250,000 people watched th

IT IS Octoberfest every week at Edelweiss Restaurant on the corner of Hay and Milligan streets, Perth.Edelweiss holds a beer fest every Friday and Saturday featuring authentic live music from yodeller Christa and his band Aramis.

LAST week was AUSTCARE Refugee Week. People were encouraged to be aware of the suffering and oppression experienced by millions of people throughout the world and to learn from the rich diversities of different human cultures.In the past two years, Aust

WA’s business community will emerge as the real winner with the recent announcement of a cooperative agreement between the Australian Trade Commission (Austrade) and WA Department of Commerce and Trade (DCT).+

ANY parent who’s said “you won’t get anywhere in life flipping burgers” could be completely wrong.Aged 30, Bruce Davis is one of the youngest State managers in the history of McDonald’s Australian operations. The only other member of senior management

PERTH-based e-commerce service provider IPT Systems has formed an alliance with Internet-based B2B venture Hypertrade, a wholly owned subsidiary of Gold Partners Ltd, to supply its global B2B exchange.

THE new man behind the driving wheel of Austeel’s massive $5 billion iron and steel project is a North American John C. Elmore.

CHANNEL Seven Perth journalist Simon Dowding has been named a finalist in the Walkley Awards for Excellence in Journalism.

WHEN south eastern South Australia is spoken of in wine terms, people tend to immediately think cold, cold Coonawarra, the birthplace of some of Australia’s finest cabernet sauvignon reds.

A NEW report by the Reserve Bank of Australia and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has revealed significant hidden costs in credit cards, debit cards and ATMs.These hidden costs are due to the interchange fees financial institutions

ARGUABLY the best roast veal in town is consistently served at the Silver Dollar Restaurant in Aberdeen Street.This dish is my palate magnet.Silver Dollar novice, Gary Landers was stunned with it on his maiden visit and declared it the best roasted v

WE ARE continuing to see good news on the export front for Western Australia with the value of our exports nearly double that of any other State.Western Australia’s exports grew by a strong 42.8 per cent in the three months to August, 2000, compared wit