Clint Jasper

Relationships building the bank

30-Jan-2013

A SMALL group of businesspeople dedicated to helping hearing impaired Western Australians have discovered that their time and passion, and ability to build relationships, are valuable commodities in the not-for-profit sector.

NFPs wary amid tax change talk

Clint Jasper

23-Jan-2013

A WORKING paper examining potential changes to taxation concessions in the not-for-profit sector with a view to simplifying the process has raised concerns among some in the NFP sector.

Variety key for young hospitality staff

Clint Jasper

23-Jan-2013

IN an industry that runs on casual labour and operates around the clock, striking the right balance between healthy staff turnover and retention of talented or promising employees is a significant challenge for managers in the hospitality sector.

Cerebral palsy gets $2.7m boost

Clint Jasper

16-Jan-2013

RECENT donations by Lotterywest to The Centre for Cerebral Palsy have provided significant momentum for two vital projects currently under way at the centre, located in Coolbinia.

Shipping rates tipped to stay low

Clint Jasper

16-Jan-2013

COMMODITY exporters will continue to enjoy lower freight rates this year as the dry-bulk shipping industry battles chronic oversupply of the global fleet and high fuel prices.

Korean barbecue meets Aussie appetites at Cora

Clint Jasper

16-Jan-2013

Cora offers a Korean barbecue with a special ingredient. Clint Jasper reports.

Appels, wheat, genes, and China

Clint Jasper

16-Jan-2013

A NEW centre based at Murdoch University is aiming to do for wheat production what the human genome project has done for diagnostic procedures in medicine.

$60m in contracts awarded for NW projects

Clint Jasper

09-Jan-2013

The past week has seen the State Government award just over $60 million in contracts for four projects in WA's Gascoyne and Kimberly regions.

Caruso to join Ascot

Clint Jasper

19-Dec-2012

Andrew Caruso has been appointed as the new CEO of the aspiring coal miner and developer Ascot Resources.

Day releases new plan for WA's future

Clint Jasper

19-Dec-2012

The State Government has released a draft copy of the new State Planning Strategy for public comment. When launching the draft, minister for planning John Day said the previous strategy, released in 1997, had become an integral part of the state's planning system.

Foulner finds Upside in Nepal

Clint Jasper

19-Dec-2012

THE residents of the remote Nepalese village of Ghilling are a step closer to creating a sustainable local economy, with the help of a Perth-based not-for-profit group.