Noel Dyson

PERTH City Council may soon be fighting for its life.Its recent loss to the East Perth Redevelopment Authority over land at Arden Street is raising questions about its real power.

WA SMALL business sales and profits slumped during the past quarter, according to the latest Yellow Pages Small Business Index.

THE Institute of Chartered Accountants has started counting the number of times it has advised its clients to register for an Australian Business Number.

PUTTING the onus on employers to improve safety will reduce WA’s workers’ compensation crisis, says Safety First’s Kevin York.

A DECISION to get into shape ultimately took David Renouf out of the fashion industry and into a new business.

OPPOSITION Leader Geoff Gallop has taken a leaf from his Federal counterpart Kim Beazley’s book and called for WA’s workforce to become smarter.

A WA-based radiology practice is adding another five locations to its stable, making it the biggest radiology provider in WA.

AT JUST twenty-seven years of age Sara Clowes took on the ailing Finishing Touch car detailing business.

BUSINESSES need to communicate better, says Marketing Focus managing director Barry Urquhart.

A DESIRE to stay a little closer to home led Michael Gurry to a ‘healthier’ job.

GOSNELLS City Council CEO Simon Holtby has found a way to make himself unpopular with consultants.

PUTTING a worker safety program in place can help cut lost time injuries, build morale and boost productivity, says Safety First’s Kevin York.

A PLAN for two nine-storey residential apartments at 273 to 277 Hay Street, East Perth has been approved by council.

SMALL business operators have a chance to comment on how government red tape is affecting their businesses.

TAIWAN warrants much more attention than Australia is currently giving it says Taipei-based Australian Commerce and Industry Office representative Sam Gerovich.

A PERTH lawyer believes his Barter-card clients are just as valuable as his cash paying ones.Tan and Tan partner Raymond Tan said every Bartercard client he received was a bonus.

THE WA natural gas market has received a major boost as a result of the agreement between North West Shelf Gas and the Syntroleum Sweetwater Operation.

PERTH City Council is getting very cold feet about its association with the East Perth Redevelopment Authority.

A PERTH drycleaner is reviving the dying art of hat cleaning.Atlas Drycleaning owner Wally Bullo said hat wearing had been in vogue up to World War II.

COUNCIL has committed $4.11 million to the refurbishment of the Perth Town Hall.

THE Bartercard payment system looks like going public.Bartercard executive director Trevor Dietz said the company was investigating avenues to raise capital.

COUNCIL has again baulked at making a decision on the controversial road coach wash facility and depot proposed for Summers Street, East Perth.

A PUMP head that can draw fluid from virtually any surface has been invented in WA.

THE Australian Securities and Investments Commission has issued eight new policy statements to assist industry and consumers in dealing with fundraising aspects of the Corporate Law Economic Reform Program Act.

AS A sponsor of the Local Chambers’ corporate and community dragon boat racing festival in November, Bartercard invites all businesses to join in the fun.

YET another resource company has invested in the high-speed digital communications market but this one is not forsaking all else in its rush to go dot com.

PERTH may well have its own answer to Jerry Maguire.But unlike the fictional sports agent, Barrington Partners partner and Sports Group director Frank Cornelius believes it takes more than one person to show sports stars the money.

BARTERCARD has produced a number of tips to help make the most of the trade system.

PERTH is in the unique situation of being able to determine what gives the city its character and to plan to enhance this image, says Planning Minister Graham Kierath.

CHANGES to WA’s water management laws could force farmers to pay to use water they have dammed on their own properties.

THE owner of one of Perth’s oldest hardware stores is making a push to service the CBD.

COUNCIL’S plans to put in place its new Alfresco Dining Local Law, Policy and Fee Schedule has hit a snag.