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While the red berries are in no hurry to ripen, David Pike takes the opportunity to take into account a new offering.

CHAMBER of Commerce and Industry chief executive Lyndon Rowe is among the high-profile development proponents to have recently received a rebuff from the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River.

The debt collection industry has witnessed enormous change over the past few years. Mark Beyer looks at how services have evolved. FOUR years ago, the debt collection industry in Perth was dominated by locally owned and locally run firms.

PROMINENT business identity Ross Smith has taken a step back from the corporate world and moved ‘down south' in search of a fresh start.

In this week's article on Mergers and Acquis-itions, Mark Beyer looks at the impact of tax on M&A transactions.WHEN a business is bought or sold, the tax implications are of

WHILE many locals are applauding the cautious approach the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River has taken to development, others are complaining that such a tight hold is undermining the region's economic sustainability.

THE accompanying graphic is an approximate list and location of some of the major projects planned or under construction in the cape to cape region.

WHILE new Australian Stock Exchange rules for corporate governance should be viewed as a victory for common sense, I can't help wondering if it is all too little too late – and not just from the regulator.

TWO Saturdays ago a conference was held in the WA Constitutional Centre, one of the historic buildings on the hillock behind Parliament House.

THIS year's WA Business News 40under40 1st Among Equals winner Nathan Buzza was all smiles at last week's Western Australian Information Technology and Telecommunications Awards (WAIITA).

IT was disappointing that REIWA was implicated in your story “Agent to Face Inquiry” (WA Business News, March 20 2003) as the apparent source of media comment on a matter concerning

In Margaret River for vintage, David Pike looks at an ambitious project from a noted winemaker. AS March draws to a close so too does the harvesting of white grapes in Margaret River. It is now up to the winemakers to craft the wines into bottled gold.

TWO Geraldton-based fishing companies – Latitude Fisheries and Tohzai King – are gearing up to agist fish at sea.

In his third article on mergers and acquisitions, Mark Beyer examines the importance of early planning by the key players.

WITH the dust settling after its purchase by Peter Holmes a Court's AA Co, Jester's Jaffle Pie Co is making its long awaited move into the eastern States.

AUSTRALIA'S 100 largest private and public companies are about to have their ethical and environmental performance rated.

In the third part of WA Business News' outsourcing series Julie-anne Sprague examines the different ways to obtain outside technical support, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. FEW businesses these days are immune from software and hardware hiccups.

THE farm lobby is not considered to be at the vanguard of corporate governance reform, but that has not stopped the WA Farmers Federation taking on wheat marketing company AWB.

A NEW collaborative working approach – both among staff and with clients – has changed the fortunes of 303 Advertising, which won agency of the year at the recent Oasis Awards.

THE Federal Government has initiated a review of the taxation treatment of certain rights and business expenditures known as ‘black holes'.

A COMPANY'S image can become the mainstay of its marketing push. It ties together the company's reputation and everything that it stands for and is the basis for communication to key audiences.

THE Australian Prudential Regulation Authority says raising premiums for professional indemnity insurance is essential to secure the prudential safety of the insurance industry.

NEWLY appointed Perth Convention Exhibition Centre chief executive Paul D'Arcy hopes a whole-of-city approach will help place Perth among the list of top international convention destinations.

A RESEARCH report released by Morningstar has downgraded Credit Suisse Asset Management Limited's asset allocation outlook to ‘neutral'.

DESPITE a rising Australian dollar and the fallout from recent terrorist attacks in Bali and the US, Western Australia's incentive travel operators are expecting strong growth.

BURSWOOD International Resort Casino believes the major refurbishment completed in late 2001 leaves it well placed to face extra competition in the MICE market.

THE Western Australian Turf Club is aggressively marketing its racecourses as premier outdoor event locations in an effort to attract non-race related functions and exhibitions to the Ascot and Belmont sites.

PLAYERS in the WA tourism industry have welcomed the State Government's $300,000 cash injection into the Convention Attraction Support Team, or CAST.

IT may surprise some that Australia has never had a Gold Week, but there are no prizes for guessing which State will host the first ever such event, nor for naming the organisation behind the initiative.

PLAYING cards with an event manager would be tricky for two reasons – they combine a poker-faced approach to business with a flair for developing a winning hand, whatever cards they've been dealt.

LOCAL listed explorer and producer Amity Oil Limited says its Turkey operations are unaffected by hostilities within Iraq and airline Emirates is reporting business as usual despite the Iraqi conflict.

THE Hyatt Regency Perth showcased its recently renovated Plaza Ballroom to high-profile convention organisers at a special luncheon last week.