Gary Kleyn

WHILE petrol prices appear to have stabilised, diesel continues to rise.OPEC’s increased production appears to have paid off at the fuel bowsers, but the approaching northern hemisphere winter is increasing the price of diesel.

UNCONSCIONABLE conduct rules have been clarified with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission winning its case against a WA landlord.Owners of the Farrington Fayre shopping centre (now known as Leeming Shopping Centre) were found to have unfa

BUSINESS confidence has risen for the first time in seven months, according to the latest Dun & Bradstreet National Business Expectations Survey.

STRONG international demand for WA’s higher education services is providing builders with a steady stream of money.

Orbital’s Saab dealSAAB Automobiles AB has unveiled a new “engine control” system incorporating the Orbital Engine Corporation’s direct fuel injection technology.

PERTH City Councillors are becoming concerned about the demolition of “heritage” buildings within the CBD.At council’s September 26 meeting, councillors approved the demolition of the old City Milling warehouse on the south western corner of James and F

PERTH company Internet Business Corporation Ltd has appointed James Walker as its media and public relations manager for its WA head office.

Aseries which showcases the ingenuity of our business community and provides insights into how businesses can enhance their competitive edge has this week been launched by Business News.

PROSPECTIVE home builders should wait until early 2001 before starting work, according to Hegney Property Valuations general manager Stewart Kestel He said labour costs, which accounted for about 45 per cent of the cost of building a new home, have been s

Now it’s Westrail’s turn.Bids for the public freight train company close next month as the State Government prepares to offload another major asset.

REPEALING the WA Hire Purchasing Act will be the focus of the new WA chairman of the Australian Finance Conference.New chair, AGC WA senior manager David Evans, who replaces RAC Finance state manager Michael Heath, said the 1959 Act was past its used-by

TRANSPORT Minister Murray Criddle has broken his promise to consider alternative routes to the proposed Fremantle Eastern Bypass, says Fremantle City Council CEO Ray Glickman.

ALTHOUGH customers and residents are already flocking to Subiaco, Subiaco Business Association president Carolena Boyd believes this can be improved.“There is a huge market awareness of Subiaco and we have a great village atmosphere,” Ms Boyd said.

AUSTRALIA Post has presented a Certificate of Achievement and leather business folder to the first participants to complete the Customer Marketing Program.

CAPE Bouvard Investments has bought two apartment sites in Joondalup City from LandCorp for $2.17 million.The sites on Shoveler Terrace achieved a record price per square metre for larger sites in LandCorp’s Joondalup Lakefront subdivision.

ALL aspects of WA’s racing industry are being reviewed.The industry is about the third or fourth largest employer in WA providing jobs to about 11,000 people.

MAJOR amendments to the Settlement Agents Act 1981 would strengthen the rights of WA homebuyers and sellers, according to Standish Charter Settlements principal Steve Britten.

MAGIC Moments managing director Dominic Mulligan has welcomed an announcement by Sun Microsystems Inc. to acquire Cobalt Networks Inc. in a stock-for-stock merger.Cobalt is a major supplier of server appliance products and is well known for easy to use

THE following company personnel changes have been notified to the WA office of the Australian Stock Exchange:Russell Adair Johnson has been appointed as Company Secretary of Equico Corporation Ltd following the resignation of Sandra Rose.

HE HAD to be there. The biggest sporting event in the world was an opportunity too good to miss for any self-respecting ambush marketeer.

UK-based training provider RGIT Montrose and Benchmark Training Services International have established a joint venture in Perth to service the Asia Pacific market.

AUSTRALIA’S slowing economy and rising inflation rate makes the return of stagflation a very real threat.Stagflation was the scourge of the 1970s, exacerbating the woes of an economy already reeling from the oil crisis.It occurs when inflation and une

DURING 1999 the Perth retail property market saw one of the largest increases in retail floor space, according to Colliers Jardine Research.With further CBD retail development under way or planned in 2000-01, the strength of the retail market looks set

PERTH powertool and technology company Arbortech is one the WA firms most likely to strike gold from its involvement in the Olympic Games.

IT IS difficult to tell how hard the recent interest rate rises will hit Australia’s home loan market, says Mortgage Choice WA state manager Murray Sebbes.Since November, Australia’s official cash rate has risen by 1.25 per cent.

Imports increaseAUSTRALIAN merchandise imports increased almost 10 per cent during August – a 21 per cent rise on a year ago, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The strongest rises were concentrated in manufactured imports.

THE Federal Government’s new First Home Owners Scheme is missing the mark, according to the Master Builders Association of WA.

STAFF should never have to be more motivated than their manager, says Commonwealth Bank WA general manager Andrew Thorburn.

WA know-how has produced the goods again.From the construction of the showpiece for the biggest sporting event in the world to providing embroidery on souvenir towels, WA firms have helped Olympic organisers stage the world’s biggest sporting event in S

THE GST has resulted in the WA property industry enduring two of its slowest months on record, according to figures from the Department of Land Administration.

A PROPOSAL from six Australian banks to review the process and methodology of setting credit card interchange fees has been approved by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.

A RISE in Internet banking has lifted B-Pay to new heights. The bill payment service hit a record $1 billion in bill payments in July.