AT THE recent Online Australia national conference in the Barossa Valley, Visa International director of e-commerce Asia Pacific Jeff Pearlman presented a powerful wake-up call to Australian businesses.
A SERIES of six gravity datasets, which covers areas containing some of the oldest rocks in Australia, has been released by Mines Minister Norman Moore.
During the past four years, Nor-West Seafoods Pty Limited has undergone some $10 million worth of expansion to its fishing fleet and base in Carnarvon.
MORE than 10 years of research and development to design new four wheel drive suspension technology has paid off handsomely – about $51 million worth – for an enterprising Dunsborough identity.
SNAP Printing solidified its status as Australia’s largest, most successful printing franchise with the recent addition of the 150th Snap centre in London.
A REMARKABLE string of awards won by businesses in the South West is providing an insight into the way commerce and service sectors could develop in the future.
WITH wide open spaces and unique natural marine and terrestrial attractions, the Gascoyne region holds huge potential for continued commercial development.
IN SPITE of tightening margins, Robe River Iron Associates continues to maintain its current high rate of output from its iron ore operations in the Pilbara.
CLOSE proximity to South East Asia markets and existing trade routes, combined with minerals processing potential, provides the Pilbara with enormous opportunities for enhanced development and increased trade.
In a government-commissioned report, Ernst and Young identified job opportunities. But it also established that a number of Kewdale and Welshpool firms would be lured to the modern industrial estate.
There are moments in life when one realises in an instant that the old order has changed forever. In its own way, Phil Sexton’s Oriel Café in Subiaco changed forever Perth’s dining paradigm.
IF YOU thought the Internet was an area where entrepreneurs with drive and vision could forever change the fundamental rules of an industry, you’re too late, those days are gone already.
THE South West is WA’s most diverse regional economy. The region’s wealth of attractions, including national parks, forests, beaches and wineries, make it the most popular regional tourist destination for local, interstate and overseas visitors.
