THE Federal Budget contained some interesting news for those readers, and there are a lot of you, who own investment properties – and my call is to watch out.
WITH many of Western Australia's olive oil producers expecting yields between three and eight times those of previous harvests, brand building and distribution strategies have assumed even greater importance than usual.
ON the back of major developments in the resources and property sectors, and a surging State economy that's driving infrastructure projects, community consultants in Western Australia have been enjoying an increased demand for their services.
MAJOR projects based on heavy industry have always proved a sticking point within local communities, particularly when they are located in a sensitive environment.
THE growing number of communities forming action groups and taking their anger over coastal development to the streets may cause some to question the value of community consultation.
THE WA Parliamentary Accounts Committee will head to Broome this week as it continues its examination of developer contributions to infrastructure costs associated with land development.
CLAREMONT'S Bay View Terrace and Rokeby Road in Subiaco are Perth's contribution to a new list of the 20 most expensive suburban shopping strips in Australia in which to operate.
CAPITAL works projects announced in the State Budget are
expected to sustain the strong activity shown in the commercial building sector
over the past year.
A STRONG economy, a buoyant property market and booming mineral production have helped the State Government combine increased spending with prudent financial management.
Dealing with town planning and licensing issues has proved frustrating for a Subiaco restaurant – and it has been confusing for some customers. Julie-anne Sprague reports.
PROPERTY industry groups have been quick to criticise last week's budget despite the State Government's efforts to promote the benefits to property buyers as one of its major selling points.
THE Perth public might be behind Room Nineteen but the population of our great city alone will not be able to save the Northbridge-based reality TV restaurant.
SO far this year four Liberal MPs have seen their hopes of remaining in parliament dashed, either by a loss of party endorsement or having been placed too far down an upper house ticket to be returned.
WHILE it appears that the State's wine industry has secured a windfall with an increased wine equalisation tax rebate in this week's Federal Budget, Leeuwin Estate chairman and long-time critic of WET, Denis Horgan, is disappointed the Government has not
WESTERN Australia's hard rock exploration and mining sector has expressed deep disappointment at what some are calling a lack of long-term vision by the Federal Government in its 2004-05 budget.
LAST month's State Government decision to abandon plans to sink the rail network was a blow to many proponents of increased residential development in Northbridge.
SWAN Brewery's move in 1978 from the city to Canning Vale marked a major shift in the company's approach to brewing after almost 120 years at the site on Mounts Bay Road and in Spring Street.
MODERN building design, landscaped gardens, and a State Swim centre are not features usually associated with an industrial business area, but Canning Vale Business Park has them all.
THERE'S a touch of irony in the fact that Robert Halliday has worked as CEO of Market City since 1999, not so much for his role but rather the location.
THE success of the Canning Vale development over the past three decades has encouraged several other local councils to look at similar proposals for their area, among them Hope Valley/Wattelup.
THE acquisition by Grand Cinemas last month of Greater Union's Joondalup and Whitfords cinema complexes, and the completion of its Armadale cinema later this year, positions the independent cinema group as a forerunner in hard-top cinema ownership in WA.
One of WA's longest serving CEOs, Terry Budge's seven-year tenure at BankWest largely overlapped the bank's time as a listed company and was constantly overshadowed by takeover talk. Mark Pownall talks to the outgoing group managing director.
IT'S budget time again, and this year it's the rare double – two electioneering budgets for the long-suffering citizens of Western Australia to analyse.
