Gary Kleyn

THE finger should be pointed at the Australian Taxation Office for not providing a clear ruling on the GST treatment of the sale of a going concern, according to Phillips Fox partner Geoff Stevens.

A MODERATING growth outlook and a slowing US has caused some economists to change their tune in relation to the interest outlook.

THE appointment of Gary Arcus is another indication that things are changing at the Fremantle Chamber of Commerce.In the past year the Chamber has been on a rejuvenation and marketing drive to bring more businesses into the fold.

BURWOOD Casino is negotiating with the Town of Victoria Park over control of land surrounding the Burswood Dome which is worth up to $20 million.

WA RURAL areas are gaining a $7.5 million injection for new medical and theatre equipment, upgrading health service facilities and new and improved accommodation for regional health workers.

FOUNDERS of listed companies in WA are reviewing the scale of their controlling interests in a bid to attract investors who have turned their backs on local stocks.

THE troubled Port Kennedy resort proposal has been taken to task by the WA Government which threatened to cancel the exclusive development rights over the land, south of Rockingham.

THE collapse of part of the Pells army surplus store on Wellington Street, next door to the Woolworths site, brought part of Perth's CBD to a standstill for several hours this week.

THE Dome and the surrounding land fit into a grand vision Burswood CEO John Schaap has for the resort and entertainment precinct.

THE Catholic Church is planning a multi-million dollar renovation and extension of St Mary's Cathedral in central Perth's Victoria Square.

PROMOTING the benefits of an environmentally friendly and sustainable development is a key strategy behind a new joint venture between two Perth architecture firms.

THE Health Insurance Fund of WA has announced a 49 per cent total membership growth and an 80 per cent growth in members with hospital tables, the largest growth it has ever experienced.

What a difference a few hours and, more particularly, a change of audience makes to our Premier, Richard Court.

SYDNEY might be basking in the glow of a successful Olympics but Perth outshines the rest of Australia in corporate games.

A NATIVE Title claim against the Perth International Airport was quashed last week in what lawyers described as the first of its kind in Australia.

PERTH'S fashionable inner city residential developments could become the slums of the future.

REGULATIONS and tax compliance are strangling the development of regional areas and costing Australia millions of dollars of potential industry investment, according to two leading business groups.

THE development of a maritime industrial complex at Jervoise Bay has moved a step closer with GHD awarded the design contract.

BIG super shopping centres may not be hitting the mark with consumers, according to research by the KPMG Centre for Consumer Behaviour.

NEW road rules due to take effect on December 1 mean WA local governments will not be able to ensure community safety, says Vincent Mayor John Hyde.

THE Sevenoaks Senior College is setting out to bridge the gap between industry and education.The college, on the grounds of the old Cannington Senior High School, caters for year 11 and 12 students and will start classes next year.

I AM a small business with an annual turnover of less than $50,000. I am registered for GST, but have decided that the administrative costs outweigh any benefits. Can I apply for deregistration?

BUSINESS confidence is plum-meting at a faster rate than in the lead up to the 1991 recession.A new Dun and Bradstreet survey shows the number of business executives expectating increased sales had dropped to their lowest point since 1991.

THE Federal and State governments are implementing a new funding process which wouldmean independent schools wouldreceive up to 70 per cent of their revenue from the Government.

RECENT GST amendments have stung employees on salary packages, according to CPA Australia.

EVIDENCE this week that the slump in WA building activity may be nearing an end with the Australian Bureau of Statistics indicating a 12 per cent increase in seasonally adjusted approval numbers during the September quarter.

WHILE last year's introduction of the Commercial Tenancies Act has made leasing easier for small businesses, caution is still needed.

THE emerging trend with globalisation is for population and business growth to focus on the world's larger cities, according to Planning Minister Graham Kierath.

No white elephants on our Quokka paradiseROTTNEST holds a special place in the hearts of West Australians.

The following company personnel changes have been notified to the WA office of the Australian Stock Exchange.David S. Karpin and Rudi Sirr have been appointed non-executive directors of King-stream Steel Ltd.

ENTACT Clough has committed to support construction of the proposed Coral Coast Resort at Mauds landing, three kilometres north of Coral Bay.

A CONCEPT plan for the streetscape redevelopment of Cantonment Street, Fremantle is being released in December for 10 weeks of public comment.The Fremantle City Council wants to consider the design and public comments in March.