Julie-anne Sprague

Top chefs get cooking for a good cause

MT Lawley’s popular Spanish restaurant Flamenco’s has been sold.

27 Apr 2004

Xanadu moves to scrap tax scheme

A DEAL last week between Xanadu Normans Wine Group and its investors to close down the winemaker’s tax-effective vineyard scheme may give the winery’s new management some much needed breathing space.

20 Apr 2004

Three-year WACA dig for MJB&B

MJB&B Advertising and Marketing has secured a three-year deal to spearhead marketing initiatives for the Western Australian Cricket Association.

20 Apr 2004

BEING a chef at Bluewater Grill

A 17-year association between one of Perth’s best known restaurateurs and one of its top chefs looks to be paying dividends at their latest venture, the Bluewater Grill, as Julie-anne Sprague reports.

20 Apr 2004

Hours debate broadens

THE retail trading hours debate has helped spawn yet another lobbying association, only this time it’s a group fighting to deregulate Western Australia’s shopping hours.

20 Apr 2004

Tinelli lining up for a long lunch at JoJo’s

UMBERTO Tinelli plans to open a new restaurant, having told Gusto last week of his bid to acquire JoJo’s River Restaurant.

20 Apr 2004

Growing pains for Broome

Broome is a town in boom times but does it have enough room to accommodate it? Julie-anne Sprague reports.

13 Apr 2004

DIY boom for Bondall

LOCAL building and renovating product developer Bondall is enjoying the spoils of a boom in the do-it-yourself market.

13 Apr 2004

New body forms to take small business cause

THE retail trading hours debate has sparked the formation of a new industry association that wants to be a political force for thousands of the State’s small business owners.

13 Apr 2004

Year-round move for Broome

Long known as a winter destination, some Broome restaurateurs are aiming to make the Kimberley locale more of an all-year operation.

13 Apr 2004

When in Broome ...

MAKE sure you get a ginger beer from Matso’s Broome Brewery. The owners Martin Peirson-Jones and Kim Hart bought the brewery about four years ago and have invested about $400,000 that includes building an on-site microbrewery.

13 Apr 2004

Lower rates are on the cards

AN emerging market of credit card users has prompted Police and Nurses Credit Society to launch a new low-interest Visa card.

13 Apr 2004

New media club pressed for high profile

THE WA Press Club, which attracted high-profile speakers to its lunch-time events during the 1970s and 1980s, will wind up on April 19.

13 Apr 2004

Government’s science funds fall short again

THE Western Australian Government’s recent commitment of $50 million towards its InnovateWA policy will mainly go to boostig current programs, with new research projects having to compete for limited additional funding.

06 Apr 2004

Globetrotter shifts into top gear in travel field

THE fallout from the September 11 2001 attacks in the US, SARS, and the avian flu might have affected Australia’s inbound tourism industry, but it certainly hasn’t curtailed the growth of WA owned and operated travel group, Globetrotter Corporate Travel.

06 Apr 2004

SBAs gang up in liquor fight

WHILE small business associations often struggle to compete with organisations representing big corporate entities, when they work collectively SBAs have the clout to influence policy.

06 Apr 2004

Special Reports

No holding Illman back

KYM Illman is one of those people for whom success breeds success.

06 Apr 2004

Chooks move up the pecking order

IF Chooks Fresh and Tasty franchise co-owner Steve Hansen had followed his first instinct he’d still be fronting a River Rooster outlet.

06 Apr 2004

Byron takes initiative on marketing ‘myths’