Bibendum surprises on many fronts. Surprise, because I did not come to it with high expectations yet left delighted and wondering why people aren't queuing around the corner to get in.
BRIDGETOWN-Greenbushes Shire Council's investigation into the feasibility of co-locating a range of community, education and sporting facilities has won the backing of the South West Development Commission.
CORPORATE fraud affects more than 50 per cent of Australian companies and costs between $15 billion and $20 billion a year, according to the latest national KPMG National Fraud Survey.
Despite the downturn in exploration during the June quarter, Helix Resources NL has maintained its geological and geochemical evaluations in Western Australia and South Australia.
A NEW community consultative committee has been established to help Premier Richard Court with economic and social developments in the lower South West.
The president of the world's largest alumina producer has challenged accountants to help the resources industry come to grips with the concept of the environmental balance sheet.
TWO Perth people have received $120,000 as WA winners of Interim Technology Group scholarships to further their careers in IT. Alice Vidente and Phillip Evans were chosen from applicants with backgrounds from engineering to hospitality.
Mt Grace Resources NL has signed a licensing agreement with Magnesium Developments International to licence the Heggie metallothermic technology for the production of magnesium metal from calcined magnesia.
Government initiatives to assist small business with GST compliance are a welcome relief, but more support is needed, warns the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants.
FUNDING of community services, facilities and projects, roads, dual use paths and drainage have received high priority in the City of Bunbury's $28 million budget for 1999/2000.
ONE of Australia's largest and most technologically advanced downstream processing projects, the Murrin Murrin nickel/cobalt project developed by Anaconda Nickel Limited, has placed its stamp on resource history.
AIRLINE access to Broome from Singapore will open the town up to corporate meetings and high yield incentive travel groups from Asia and Europe, says Perth Convention Bureau managing director Anne-Maree Ferguson.
