ST Georges Terrace has become petrol head haven this week.The Sydney-based auction house Wemyss held its annual vintage and classic car auction at the Perth Concert Hall on Saturday.
Inside the bell chamber, sound levels reach as high as 190dB. Such is the intensity of the sound that anyone unfortunate enough to be in there when the bells ring, would suffer bleeding from their ears and significant hearing loss.
Superline has introduced innovative 3 dimensional trimming technology to strengthen its plastic thermoforming capabilities. The introduction of the USA built industrial strength 5-axis CNC router is the first of its kind in Western Australia.
THE exposure of rorts in our electoral systems raises a number of serious issues, not least the continuation of events which serve to undermine our faith in politicians.
DESPITE difficulties in the resources sector the industry is still spinning off benefits for Perth with the opening of the $5 million Nilos Australia conveyor belt reconditioning plant and a new $6 million mineral ore pilot testing plant at Kewdale.
The post-GST effect on both residential building and retail sales appears to be tailing off, with both indicators improving from their July trough nationally and in WA on a seasonally adjusted basis.
Shares in the regional Airline Company continued to rally as Air NZ increased its bid from 90cents to $1.35. The market now awaits the next move from Qantas.
* WA has collected five major awards at the 2000 Australian Tourism Awards run by the Tourism Council of Australia. The Valley of the Giants Tree Top Walk on the south coast won the Significant Regional Attractions Award.
THE Perth City Council has made a last ditch attempt to force a developer to bring a West Perth building into line with its planning rules before taking the matter to court.
WHEN a computer system crashes in the middle of the night somewhere in America, the first phone call for help may well be made to Perth, where it is just another client ringing during office hours.
AUSTRALIAN Trade Commission (Austrade) managing director, Charles Jamieson, has appointed Craig Symon as general manager of the Export Finance Assistance Programs.
SALON Icon has had a celebrity client visiting every week.Salon owner Lisa Mulder has the hairdressing contract for Lachy Hume the lead male in the Let's Get Skase feature film currently being filmed in Perth.
THE Trade Practices Act recognises there are some circumstances where the public benefits resulting from conduct which may be anti-competitive actually exceed the costs.
THE latest ABS national Wage Cost Index shows a sharp jump in wage costs of 1.2 per cent between the June and September quarters, the highest quarterly increase since the data series began in September 1997.
MORE than $5 million worth of laptops have disappeared from Federal Government offices in the past 18 months, many of them with classified information, according to a recent survey.
CHARDONNAY 'S versatility makes it Australia's most sought after white grape variety.This remarkable grape is comfortable assorted climatic conditions where it always gives different but excellent results.
