Staff Reporters

“Come, fill the cup, and in the fire of spring,the winter garment of repentance fling.”Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.

AUSTRALIA is at a crossroad in terms of effectively and efficiently using its energy resources, says Epic Energy CEO Jay Holm.

A $45 MILLION package has given a great kick-start to the Gascoyne Murchison Strategy (GMS) plan initiated by pastoralists in rangeland WA.

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.

THE Goldfields now has another world-class sport and recreational facility.

CONSTRUCTION of a $125 million underground gas pipeline running for 58 kilometres from Wagerup to Worsley is chasing the weather.

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.

Development projects worth more than $250 million are underway in the Mid West.

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.

A SMALL Dongara-based agricultural machinery manufacturer, Nufab Industries, is on the brink of breaking into lucrative markets in the UK and Europe.

MINERAL production in the Goldfields is valued at more than $2 billion per year, including more than half of WA’s gold output.

Dampier Salt, Australia’s largest manufacturer and exporter of salt, recently completed a $3 million project to prevent corrosion for the next 25 years of a tunnel and conveyor system at Mistaken Island, near Dampier.

PERTH-based Glengarry Resources NL has launched a big drilling program to consolidate its position in the Tanami Desert.

MOVING from the security of the small primary school class group can often cause considerable anxiety to students starting high school.

REGARDLESS of their size, industry or financial health, a majority of major companies around the world are suffering some version of executive talent shortage.

PROPERTY analysts gazing into their crystal balls have forecast a relatively stable property market for the CBD during the remaining months of this calendar year.

THE Brumby’s bakery franchise has grown to 35 branches throughout WA in the past five years — with another seven planned by the end of the year.

SOVEREIGN Resources (Australia) NL has reached a significant milestone in the development of its SRDC manganese sulphate project.

WESLEY College recently launched WA’s first interschool student tabloid publication, xiBit, involving 10 other independent Perth schools.

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Gold Corporation CEO Don Mackay-Coghill and WMC executive general manager, Peter Johnston are among those maintaining faith in gold. As you would expect.

THE 1999 Business Opportunities and Franchise Expo at Burswood Dome in May should attract around 5,000 people.

STRONG gains in the value of shares on the Australian bourse during March were driven by the energy, resources and banking sectors.

WESTERN Australian students have suggested that Year 12 exams stay in place, but all subjects — not just TEE subjects — should be tested.

The Premier looks at a new report on the oil and gas industry, the New Living program in Balga and healthcare developments in Bunbury.

OUR trading pal Singapore, we can report after a three-day excursion there, isn’t about to roll over under the weight of Asia’s economic collapse.

ONE of the main criticisms of the franchising code of conduct is the cost of providing disclosure documents.

POLICY makers need to think carefully about the consequences of defining what type of food should be exempt from a GST.

THE growing attraction for property with redevelopment potential in South Perth was demonstrated recently when six housing blocks came under the hammer.

SERVICE station operators are digging in their heels to fight for survival against new conditions in the industry that could put them out of business.