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Nearly $100 million has been invested in olive groves in Western Australia over the past few years. Mark Beyer and Chris Leitch look at some of the looming challenges as the industry matures.

FORMER property developer Tony Fini has unveiled an ambitious plan to establish a new tourism venture at his family’s olive grove near Gingin, north of Perth.

IT has been fascinating to read some of the reports on Perth as a place to live and work in recent times.

THE next big growth area, and the next big challenge, for Western Australia’s olive industry will be the establishment of processing and bottling facilities.

A MAJOR olive grove being established near Gingin is breaking new ground for the local industry by using ‘superdense’ tree plantings.

THE Margaret River region is full of success stories, many of which revolve around tourism, wine or fine foods.

THE rapid expansion of the olive industry in the Moore River region has placed the area’s underground water supplies under acute pressure.

THE legal position of employers whose employees engage in digital music piracy using company equipment remains unclear amid the bluster and noise of the latest debate on the issue.

THE Western Australian Museum and the Water Corporation were among those highly commended at the recent Public Relations Institute of Australia’s (WA) PR Excellence Awards.

PERTH real estate agents are describing the winter just past as the worst ever for rental vacancies.

The last article in the series on Outgrowing your Space explores the suburbs that are attracting companies away from Perth’s CBD office market.

LOCAL property development company Access West Developments Ltd has lodged a prospectus with ASIC to raise $5 million through an initial public offering, and will list on the Stock Exchange of Newcastle Limited (NSX).

In part three of our series on cash flow management, Mark Beyer looks at the role of technology.

COMPANIES worried about corporate fraud have recently been given stark reminders about the magnitude of the problem.

IF ever I were to be shipwrecked on a desert island with a crate or two of plonk I can say without a second’s hesitation that my drink of choice would be champagne.

Dozens of talented young people leave Perth every year for the excitement and opportunity of bigger cities. But there is also a steady flow of returnees. What brings them back? And how do they cope with ‘Dullsville’? Mark Beyer reports.

ASK any West Aussie if they’re living in a democracy and, Sydney-to-a-brick they’ll say, yes.

WA Business News spoke to some prominent local council leaders facing pressure to develop the coastline.

Free at last JUST in case anyone is interested, I’ve declared this paper an Alan Bond free zone – the only one in the country as far as I can tell.

AS coastal developments such as the South Beach development the Port Coogee Marina development make inroads on land availability south of Perth, the long-defunct South Fremantle P

FOR corporate lawyers Geoffrey Grice and Rupert Lewi, the return to Perth has been smoother than for many other professionals.

ONE of the common laments of people wanting to return to Perth is that there aren’t enough good opportunities in the local business sector.

AFTER 19 years working in high finance in London, Simon Withers has used his return to Perth to make a clean break.

THE recent sacking of several Hamersley Iron workers for breaching their employer’s ‘acceptable use of email’ policy sent shock waves through WA industry.

MANAGING director of Perth radio station Nova, Gary Roberts, is sticking by his claim that a recent AC Nielsen rolling survey on the 18 to 24 age bracket ratings is inaccurate.

GUSTO readers will notice some temporary changes to the food and entertainment pages in coming weeks ...

MOST of us have been told, or have subsequently worked out, that the road to hell is paved with good intentions.

PERTH Glory’s on and off-field performances in recent seasons have earned it a reputation as the National Soccer League’s pin-up team.

AT the end of June 2001 there were 3951 sporting organisations (not including recreation and leisure) that employed 43,154 people. If you include volunteers, this number increases by a further 170,329.

THE local cricket season officially gets under way in less than a fortnight yet the Western Australian Cricket Association is still seeking a sponsor at its top, platinum, level.

IF you had been stuck on a desert island for the past 20 years, or maybe taken a Forrest Gump-like approach to ultra-marathons, you would hardly recognise the world of sport in 2003.