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THE sheer amount of property development occurring around Mandurah is astonishing. Just a casual drive around the city reveals a plethora of construction sites, giving a visual gauge of how much interest there is in this coastal city.

WHILE the growth of Mandurah is good news for many, such rapid growth comes with challenges that, unless carefully managed, can turn a region's success story into a disaster.

THE outdoor walls of Perth's Forrest Chase lift will soon house billboard advertising as one of Western Australia's outdoor advertisers beefs up its signage portfolio. The new eight metre by six metre “portrait” outdoor signage will be launched by Outdoo

PERTH advertisers will gain greater access to a relatively new, high-impact advertising medium – tabletop advertising – in the coming months.

NEARLY 20-years-old, the City of Perth City Planning Scheme is outdated, legally complex and causing problems for both council and the development industry.

HARVEY Norman and Pivot Group have bought the first land parcel in the Midland Redevelopment Authority area.

The Evans & Tate Classic is back again. David Pike reviews the history of this fine wine and extols some of its virtues.

NEWCOMER Sensations En Ardross is creating quite a culinary stir at its new home on Ardross Street in Applecross.

THE top political advisers are largely aligned with the most influential people in State politics. In Premier Geoff Gallop's office the key people are chief of staff Sean Walsh and senior media adviser Kieran Murphy.

TAX Commissioner Michael Carmody has signalled a crackdown on the use of service trusts by professional firms such as accountants and lawyers.

THIS week I received an interesting note that started me thinking. The notion it contained was generally against compulsory superannuation.

WITH the Coalition holding power in Canberra and hot favourites to win the next election, the key figures in WA are in the Liberal Party. The two people who currently wield most influence in the party are Senators Chris Ellison and Ian Campbell.

THE Western Australian Government has developed a risk management and public safety awareness campaign for small businesses and community groups.

MARK Beyer's article on the Perth Parking Levy (BN June 5) has the Government “playing down” suggestions that it was considering extending the levy to regional shopping centre

UNDERTREASURER John Langoulant stands head and shoulders above other public servants. His influence derives in part from simply being head of Treasury and Finance – the man who controls the purse strings.

THE long lead-up to this week's political bloodletting in Labor's Federal Caucus room was a Godsend for State Liberal leader Colin Barnett.

WESFARMERS managing director Michael Chaney is clearly the most influential business executive in Western Australia. His influence does not derive simply from running the State's biggest company.

ARMED with a relatively small commercial TV budget but a need to boost unprompted brand awareness StateWest Credit Society and JMG Marketing have embarked on an eye-catching advertising campaign.

THE business people on this list are not simply wealthy individuals or owners of large businesses.

MJB&B Advertising and Marketing hopes to have its public relations spin-off Livewire Communications running as a self-sufficient business within 18 months.

WEST Australian Newspapers chief executive Ian Law has been rated as the most influential person in the WA media. He is seen as the driving force at the company, wielding far more influence than Brian Rogers, editor of The West Australian.

CONSOLIDATED Business Media managing director John Webb has denied that his company's two-year old glossy Perth Woman has been sold.

WITH Labor in power, Unions WA is automatically elevated to a powerful position in policy making. The relationship between the two groups has not all been plain sailing.

ACCORDING to a recent contact centre management survey senior managers do not always understand the important role contact centres play in building a brand and differentiating an or

WESTERN Australian regulators have been very prominent over the past year. The agencies on the list all have substantial autonomous power and their decisions can have a profound impact on the business sector.

In the first of a three-part series on computer hardware, Alison Birrane talks to Western Australia-based suppliers in the computer hardware market.

AS the name implies, the miscellaneous group comprises influential and prominent Western Australians who do not fit neatly into any other category.

The new BOCS Ticketing web site will be launched next month and will finalise two years of redevelopment work to the State-owned agency.

INFLUENTIAL people in sport are more than just star players or star coaches. They are people who affect the future of sport in the State through their influence on Government, business and the community.

that Australia has the second highest uptake of e-banking in the Asia Pacific region.

BABY boomers are leading the charge out of the suburbs looking for lifestyle change and with another two-thirds of the baby boomers still to push past 48, lifestyle property development is the industry to be in.

A RECENT report published by Gartner predicts modest growth globally in the personal computer (PC) market, with global economic uncertainty likely to delay a strong recovery in the