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Simply improving street lighting will make the City of Perth a safer and more vibrant place, says retail outlet T Sharp owner and council candidate Jennifer MacGill.

Council hopeful Terry Maller claims to have a different perspective on issues to other councillors.

Doing away with the Perth City Council’s ‘secret’ briefing meetings is high on Peter Richardson’s agenda.

A professionally created five-year plan is a essential for the development of a vibrant residential and commercial ‘living city’, says Perth City Council candidate Noel Semmens.

Deputy lord mayor Tess Stroud is “dying to see more cranes on the skyline” but warns “we don’t want to grow too quickly”.

After serving almost 20 years with the WA Police service, Brad Waghorn is contending for the City of Perth council election “determined to secure our city”.

A review of WA’s workers’ compensation system is underway. Premium Rates Committee chairman Des Pearson has been appointed to chair the review.

Perth-based recruiter Bell Personnel has moved into the Northern Territory recruitment market.

More than 45 per cent of Australian employees believe it is too hard for companies to sack staff, according to a Morgan & Banks survey.

Most businesses are over-managed and under-led, says business coach and ‘change agent’ Jennifer Elliot of Soft Skills Australia.

Learning a second language can leverage your career enormously, says The Language Academy managing director Paul Fox.

A business consultancy is teaching marketing and communications using Neuro Linguistic Programming.

Executive MBA programs from the Australian Graduate School of Management are structured for flexibility, convenience and relevance, says WA state manager John Barrington.

Every organisation today uses computers and all managers, like it or not, have to understand how to take advantage of information technology (IT).

Far too many Australian organisations are jumping into mentoring and not reaping the benefits says mentoring expert Linda MacGregor.

The Federal Government-funded Year2K Industry Program plans to introduce an Information Disclosure Act or ‘Good Samaritan’ legislation that will address Y2K liability risks under the Trade Practices Act.

MineMAX is an innovative new mine scheduling tool designed and manufactured in Perth by Technology Park-based Combinatorics.

Poor administration and information systems can be time consuming, confusing and cost businesses immense turnover loss, says A1 Advanced Office Solutions consultant Jenny John.

Despite public statements by insurers to the contrary, it is possible to purchase some forms of Year 2000 Problem insurance.

Power Business Systems has added school classroom discussions to its community awareness campaigns.

The fuss is about a new restaurant in Margaret River’s main street; VAT 107.

WA PORK producers may soon see an improvement in pork prices. The local industry has been suffering from decreased domestic demand and pressure from overseas imports.

MORE than 300 people could be posing as registered insurance brokers, says the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.

HYDROGEN powered buses may be on Perth streets in the near future. Transport Minister Murray Criddle is visiting Germany for a briefing on the virtually emission-free fuel cell being trialled in buses there and in Canada.

WORK has begun to rebuild the MG Kailis Learmonth factory near Exmouth so it can reopen as close to the April start of the prawning season as possible.

AFTER just 12 months in WA, the Corporation Builders program has borne its first fruit. Rope and climbing equipment manufacturer Fallright International has signed a $2.7 million deal with venture capitalist Foundation Capital.

WA played host to 589,000 international guests last financial year — equivalent to half the local population, according to WA Tourism Commission figures.The WATC found those guests spent $837 million while they were here.

INVESTORS in the Director Trust and its personal superannuation version the Director Superannuation Trust can access all their information via the Internet.

AN URGENT audit of the Exmouth tourism industry is being carried out by the WA Tourism Commission to help resume activities in the town as soon as possible.

UNIVERSITY research and teaching will help bring more international investment to Australia’s petroleum industry says University of WA vice chancellor Deryck Schreuder.

ALTHOUGH investment has been limited in the past, Spain’s honorary WA consul Angel Quintela says business is booming in the exchange of ideas.

THE design and upgrading of the Woodman Point wastewater plant will be undertaken by an alliance of Clough Engineering, the Kinhill Group and the Water Corporation.