Staff Reporters

LandCorp's renewed focus on disposing of surplus government land assets is taking shape at several new sites.

Every organisation today uses computers and all managers, like it or not, have to understand how to take advantage of information technology (IT).

TENIX Defence Systems recently opened a regional office in Darwin to supply electronic communication systems to the region's oil and gas, resource and defence industries.

Deputy lord mayor Tess Stroud is “dying to see more cranes on the skyline” but warns “we don't want to grow too quickly”.

The fuss is about a new restaurant in Margaret River's main street; VAT 107.

The WA housing sector has hit new highs in buying sentiment and affordability.

A business consultancy is teaching marketing and communications using Neuro Linguistic Programming.

We watched man walk on the moon, the iron curtain lower, missiles rain on Iran and Balkan refugees flee. All in our loungerooms.

Perth has evolved into a surprisingly well planned city despite lacking a town planner, says WA Chinese Chamber of Commerce vice president and trade committee chairman Roger Kwok.

Despite public statements by insurers to the contrary, it is possible to purchase some forms of Year 2000 Problem insurance.

WA'S independent supermarket owners are pleading for Federal Government intervention to save their businesses.

Most businesses are over-managed and under-led, says business coach and ‘change agent' Jennifer Elliot of Soft Skills Australia.

In garages all around Australia, in car boots, in boxes, lofts and under houses, there are balls by the millions.White balls, yellow balls, fluffy balls, bald balls, big balls and small balls. All unused balls.

The railway is a barrier between the city and Northbridge and should be sunk, says City of Subiaco councillor Rob Butler.

MineMAX is an innovative new mine scheduling tool designed and manufactured in Perth by Technology Park-based Combinatorics.

#WITH a 28 per cent success rate in the exploration of the Timor Sea region, there is currently a strong industry focus on offshore and onshore oil and gas development.

The Y2K computer bug will be just the start of problems for business in Year 2000 with the real day of reckoning to come on July 1.

Perth-based recruiter Bell Personnel has moved into the Northern Territory recruitment market.

THE New Living program by Homeswest continues to gather momentum with more residential property being placed on the market.

While demand for prime office investment remains strong, negative sentiment in the resource sector is affecting the commercial market.

Far too many Australian organisations are jumping into mentoring and not reaping the benefits says mentoring expert Linda MacGregor.

MINING, oil and gas are important business areas to be highlighted at this year's NT Expo.

TWO English ladies are currently undertaking a charity cycle ride around Australia to raise funds for the Children's Cancer Institute Australia.

CONTRACTS for three further Homeswest New Living projects have recently been signed by Housing Minister Kim Hames.

The Northern Australia Gas Venture (NAGV) has confirmed that development of Timor Sea gas is technically feasible, but ultimate success depends upon capture of markets and project economics.

CALL centres have gained prominence within the last eight years with developments in technology such as PABX, IVR (interactive voice response) and CTI (computer telephony integration).

WA'S income from gold exports worth an estimated annual $3.98 billion will be affected by a goods and services tax, warn KPMG advisors.

In recent years there has been a trend in major Australian cities to revitalise inner city and adjacent suburbs by encouraging people to live in the city.

The threat of new technology to the book world – the first books are on the Internet – has been counteracted by Dymocks.

THE value of diamond production in WA has increased substantially, mainly due to the devaluation of the Australian dollar, but partly due to the Asian economic crisis.

OUTSOURCING call centre business functions to a third party organisation is not a common practice in the Asia Pacific region, the recently released 1999 Call Centre Research (a division of ACA Research) Asia Pacific Call Centre Study revealed.

THE recent sale of industrial property in Kewdale has opened the doors to future development opportunities, according to Stanton Hillier Parker's manager of commercial and industrial sales Andrew McKerracher.