Staff Reporters

NEW electronic business solutions launched recently in Bunbury will sharpen the competitive edge for small-to-medium businesses supplying goods and services to the WA Government.

TOURISM is by far the Gascoyne’s fastest growing sector, offering great investment opportunities. In 1996 more than 217,000 tourists visited the region, generating $57.6 million in revenue.

A SURGE of new iron ore mine development has occurred across the Pilbara region, both to meet an increasing demand by the world integrated steel makers and replace depleting resources.

That looked like Jervoise Bay development supremo Bruce Sutherland with wife Noel cruising off Fremantle aboard a classic wooden powerboat – on a weekday.

JANI-KING continues to push for dominance in Perth with a record annual turnover of $6.5 million and more than 630 cleaning contracts.

On Wednesday March 24, the small rural town of Moora was declared a disaster area. Business, contracting and farming was at a standstill.

THE sprawling facilities of the Bunbury port have been recognised as the gateway to the South West region of WA.

MINING as an industry in the Gascoyne hosts many investment and exploration prospects. Gypsum mining and on-site processing at Lake Macleod, and limestone mining near Learmonth will augment the region’s mining activity in the short term.

MARINE and supply base operator Mermaid Marine Group is about to list on the bourse to raise $6.5 million to upgrade and expand its facilities at King Bay on Dampier’s Burrup Peninsula.

Jervoise Bay was chosen for the marine industrial complex because it was the only location meeting all requirements.

ONE of the most rewarding aspects of my role as Premier is the opportunity it gives me to meet and talk to people in different parts of Western Australia.

The Shire of Esperance has launched initiatives to upgrade the airport and recreational centre. The shire called for expressions of interest from building companies and contractors to undertake further extensions at the airport terminal.

SOUTH West communities strongly opposing anti-logging moves, have launched a fight-back campaign to secure their future in the forestry industry.

WESTERN Australians have gained a reputation for being hardworking, innovative and, not only commercially progressive, but hugely successful.

GERALDTON’S Batavia Coast Marina is likely to become a regional version of the East Perth and Subiaco redevelopment authority areas.

Briefcase ventured out to discover what’s special about Jervoise Bay – seven weeks out from facing the bulldozers.

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.

THE biggest energy project to be undertaken in the south-west of the state, the new $575 million Collie Power Station, has been completed on budget.

KWIK Kerb are currently looking for dedicated franchisees. The company offers a system for the installation of continuous concrete edging.

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.

THE Internet has played a major role in helping the Bunbury-based Lamac Group win the annual Telstra Small Business of the Year Award.

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.

CYCLONE Vance’s multi-million dollar rampage through the Gascoyne sparked a massive repair operation by Western Power.

THE resource-rich Pilbara district of WA offers great investment opportunities, with its ideal location and great sunny weather.

SNAP Printing solidified its status as Australia’s largest, most successful printing franchise with the recent addition of the 150th Snap centre in London.

THE Geraldton Port Authority will embarked on a $50 million strategic plan to upgrade facilities and deepen the harbour to accommodate larger vessels.

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.

Jervoise Bay preparations involve dredging channels, reclaiming land and building breakwaters akin to those at neighbouring Henderson.

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