Staff Reporters

IT IS a compliment to a dining room to consistently have queues of enthusiastic patrons lining up on the footpath fora table.

HOME PC enthusiasts and general business users have a local source for information on the latest developments in the fast moving PC industry with Gateway’s new technology concept store at Garden City. The new retail outlet showcases the latest in internat

COMET Resources Limited and QNI Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Billiton plc, have taken a significant step forward in the development of the Ravensthorpe nickel project by acquiring the entire interest in the project previously held by a private sy

WA success story Dynamic Digital Depth, which moved its corporate headquarters from Bentley’s Technology Park to the US last year, has teamed up with Germany-based 4S-Vision GmbH to speed up the delivery of glasses-free 3D to market.

BUSINESSES, non-profit organisations and clubs in WA’s south west region can develop an Internet presence through the mysouthwest.com.au portal. It is an initiative of the South West Internet Committee of the Bunbury Chamber of Commerce & Industry.

THE long-awaited recovery of investment in WA’s resource sector has been foreshadowed by Woodside Energy’s disclosure that design engineering work for its proposed $2.6 billion North West Shelf Train 4 project will be sourced from Perth rather than overs

YALUMBA’S vine nursery activities began in earnest 30 years ago at the village of Angaston in the Barossa Valley as the company moved to plant grafted vines in its Eden Valley and Riverland properties.

CYBER villains are writing virus code faster than vendors can update their signature or DAT file, says Wave IT managing director Rob McDowell.

CBD Restaurant & Bar in Rydges Perth has a winning business lunch menu.This month, entrée selections include flaked ocean trout salad with rocket, globe artichokes, avocado and chive dressing; creamy eggplant, cannelini bean and ricotta soup; and white

WESTERN Australia’s economy continues to perform strongly, with the release of end of year results for 1999-2000 showing a substantial improvement on budget expectations.The budget bottom-line for the last financial year shows the total public sector ac

DRILLING Coleraine-1 has the potential to transform West Oil NL from a junior explorer to a significant producer.This follows the company’s announcement last week that it had spudded a well seeking oil in the offshore Timor Sea. Drilling of Coleraine-1

THE Perth Festival Lotteries Film Season commences at the University of WA’s Somerville Auditorium in from December 4 and at Joondalup in Edith Cowan University’s Pines Picture Garden from December 11.

METEX Resources NL is set to reap the rewards of its long-term commitment to WA’s prospective Laverton region after positioning itself to monetise the Chatterbox oxide gold resources through a key mining and processing agreement with the managers of the n

WEST Perth-based CVA Film and Television won the inaugural Export Award for Arts and Entertainment in the WA Industry and Export Awards announced last week.

WORKERS from around Australia employed by a subsidiary of US computer giant IBM took industrial action last week over stalled enterprise bargaining negotiations.

YOU might think classic dry whites are a dime to the dozen and that is a fair perception.

IT SEEMS reasonable that debt collectors treat debtors fairly. However, the ACCC continues to receive complaints.In August, the Federal Court found that Cash Return Mercantile Pty Ltd and its former agent Sharyn McCaskey engaged in undue harassment, co

JUBILEE Mines NL plans to start underground development at its Cosmos nickel mine next year.This follows the discovery of a high-grade resource containing 46,000 tonnes of nickel for the Cosmos Deeps deposit, which will more than double the life of the

THE delay in refunding GST from the first Business Activity Statement to large businesses – who lodged their second BAS late last month – does not augur well for the hundreds of thousands of smaller businesses due to lodge their first BAS on November 11,

THE Pilbara is headed for another big round of development following the signing of an agreement that takes us a step closer to seeing a major expansion of liquefied natural gas exports from the area.

THE ACCC makes sure sellers meet their warranty and refund obligations under the Trade Practices Act.These obligations include statutory warranties, a set of promises that, according to the Act, sellers make to consumers in every sale.

FREMANTLE-based Prospero Productions has won the Golden Spire for Television (Current Events) award at the 2000 San Francisco Inter-national Film Festival for its one-hour documentary Paying for the Piper.

IT SEEMS to me that the western end of James Street, around Russell Square, Northbridge, is becoming a zone of Asian dining which makes it more intriguing.

ARC Energy NL is still on track to become a significant gas player in the Dongara Gas Field, 300 kilometres north of Perth.

THE Australian Tax Office’s Reply-in-Five GST response service has broken down - resulting in major confusion and potential financial cost for thousands of small business operators, says CPA Australia’s senior tax-counsel Paul Drum.

MORE money must be spent commercialising research and development projects, says Fractal Graphics managing director Nick Archibald.

FREMANTLE-based Prospero Productions has won the Golden Spire for Television (Current Events) award at the 2000 San Francisco Inter-national Film Festival for its one-hour documentary Paying for the Piper.

THE following company personnel changes have been notified to the WA office of the Australian Stock Exchange:Brian O'Malley has resigned as Director of Iama LimitedAmcom Telecommun-ications Limited has announced a restructure of its key executive mana

SEATTLE, Washington, Melb-ourne ... during the past 18 months, at major meetings of groups such as the WTO, IMF and G-8, these and many other cities have seen hundreds of thousands of people protesting against the globalised economy and the institutions t

PEMBERTON’s BLACK George Winery will release two new wines this month: the Warren River 2000 Classic and the Warren River 2000 Verdelho.

CHEVRON Australia Pty Ltd has welcomed the signing of letters of intent by Japanese customers that will underpin expansion plans for a fourth liquefied natural gas train on the Burrup Peninsula.

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