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CANADIAN engineering giant Hatch appears to have won the biggest share of major contracting work in Western Australia in a year that was dominated by oil and gas, resources and the Perth to Mandurah railway.

OWNER-OCCUPIERS and inves-tors are increasingly looking to the commercial sector as the capital growth in the residential market begins to plateau.

THE High Court has overturned a decision by Western Australia's Full Supreme Court in relation to statutory compensation for property affected by plann

TIME, it seems, really does heal all wounds, with signs emerging that the investment world is gearing up for a second dose of dot.com mania.

VIRGINIA Willcock's first overseas posting as a wine consultant was a true test of her passion, tenacity and commitment to the job.

BASKERVILLE Wines has been sold and the new owners are looking at expanding the Swan Valley property to include accommodation.

IT has been some time since I've read anything on America's brutal Civil War, a conflict that so horrified Australia's colonial politicians that they responded by enacting the White Australia policy once the colonies had federated.

Neil Hamilton unexpectedly found himself at the centre of two of the biggest business crises of 2004. He spoke to Mark Beyer about the year that was and his plans for the future.

AUTOMOTIVE parts manufacturers Coventry Group has sold its 4.7-hectare Morley site for $16 million to Malaysian-owned SBSK Pty Ltd.

ENERGY reform is likely to be a key issue for Neil Hamilton in 2005, whichever party wins the State election.

DORIC Constructions and LandCorp have entered a joint venture agreement to build a residential complex in LandCorp's Mandurah Ocean Marina development.

SPORT is rarely far from business in the world of Neil Hamilton, who is a huge fan of Australian Rules and Rugby Union football.

MANY of us seem aware of the importance of ‘giving' only when those closest to us are in need, or on special occasions throughout the year, such as Christmas.

OFTEN those who have experienced tragedy first hand are the most passionate and dedicated when it comes to committing their time, energy and money to charitable causes.

MINING and stock broking veteran David Reed has a long track record of giving both time and money to support not-for-profit and charitable causes.

WITH or without her flamboyant hairstyle, Patti Chong still makes an impact. The general counsel for the Corruption and Crime Commission is well known for her colourful clothes and personality, and so it came as no surprise that after hearing a radio

MICHAEL Chaney's philanthropy rated highly in a recent survey undertaken by WA Business News.

WA Business News doesn't consider itself a small business newspaper by any means, but a couple of things have happened this week to make me think it should be.

‘LandCorp and ‘affordability'

WESFARMERS chief Michael Chaney describes Joe Boros as one of the country's best retailers.

FOREST Hill Vineyard chief executive and chief winemaker Larry Cherubino has left the Denmark winery.

IT may seem a simple, or rather obvious, business strategy but Patrick Stephenson puts much of his success with the Liberty Liquors chain down to communication and marketing.

A NEW label based in Denmark has found a niche market with the recent production of its first vintage of preservative-free wines.

WESTERN Australia's current trading hours regime is an impost to business, according to several big names in the State's retail landscape.

CHRISTIAN Tinelli might not be as well known as his father, Umberto, but then again he's only a relative newcomer to managing hospitality businesses.

ROBYN Ahern took a job in the family business, department store Aherns, to earn some money to finance a bit of overseas travel.

SO it's out with the chef and in with the critic for the next series of Channel Seven's reality TV series My Restaurant Rules.

AN ability to deliver the right products in the right environment is an essential component in the ever-competitive retail world.

WESTERN Australians quickly forget former premiers. Thankfully Perth author and poet Hal Colebatch, son of WA's shortest-serving premier Sir Hal Colebatch, reminds us of his father's efforts and achievements in a recently released biography.

RAY Della-Polina sold his farm businesses to move to the ‘big smoke' in his 20s and bought into a Perth small-parts business called Marlows.

Decisions, decisions, indecisions, indecisions... Why?

MURDOCH University post-graduate studies program chair and University of Western Australia PhD student, Grant Robertson, believes shopping for groceries on the Internet will become common-place in