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The pundits are hedging their bets in the upcoming race for lord mayor, with some well-qualified challengers lining up to take on the incumbent Dr Peter Nattrass. WA Business News' reporters look at the candidates and their agendas.

THE new corporate governance guidelines issued recently by the Australian Stock Exchange could create a divide between large and small companies, local experts have warned.

Is the highly sought after position of lord mayor really worth winning? Joe Poprzeczny assesses its limited powers and offers recommendations on how to improve the role.

POSTAL voting is expected to prompt greater than usual interest in polling from Perth businesses in the City of Perth ballot next month, a marked change from recent elections.

THERE are 126 outcomes possible from a choice of four City of Perth councillors from nine nominees. And each would make for an interesting combination.

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).

While there's no shortage of data centres in Perth, most are confident that demand for their services will grow, as Julie-anne Sprague reports.

THE Federal Government has launched a guide to registering a website address in a bid to make the process of registering and protecting an Internet domain name easier for small busi

VODAFONE Australia has launched its ‘V-Room' in Perth, which is aimed at giving Perth business people a hands-on approach to mobile technology.

In the final part of the series on small business marketing, Noel Dyson considers how far companies should go.

TWO years after it was launched VCubed Leisure Management and Marketing, a company set up to create innovative business models for various sectors, is to release its first business model – aimed at the tourism sector – in about four weeks.

They may not be popular in WA but auctions offer benefits to both vendors and buyers, as Tracey Cook reports.

THE rapid pace of technological change has presented building managers and property developers with a new dilemma – what technology infrastructure should they implement?

The Shire of Augusta-Margaret River council is keeping a tight rein on development projects in the region as increasing numbers of interested parties eye the prize. Tracey Cook reports.

THERE'S no signage, no garden, and nothing from the busy Great Eastern Highway streetscape that screams ‘new restaurant',

THE consequences of popularity are becoming all-too apparent to the burghers of the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River, who must balance the benefits of investment in the region with community concerns about environmental impact of over-development.

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.

THE war. It is a topic that is not far from everyone's thoughts at the moment as our troops become involved in this controversial conflict.

IF you thought Peter Hayes was content with the $1.3 million refurbishment of the ground floor of The Oxford Hotel, think again.

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.