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Perth-founded engineering company SRJ Technologies has had a positive start to its ASX debut, with its shares closing up 60 per cent.

Anglo Australian Resources is seeking to raise $14 million for its gold project near Kalgoorlie, while fellow explorers Ardea Resources and Surefire Resources have also announced capital raisings.

The inaugural Perth Home Builders Expo launches at Perth Town Hall tomorrow, aiming to provide buyers with finance, land and building advice, amid an uptick in new home sales.

Business leaders have been cooking to raise money to provide 250,000 meals for people in need, with Northern Star Resources' Hilary Macdonald topping the fundraising table.

On today's episode of Controversy & Celebrity, local businessman Bruce Reynolds discusses how his entrepreneurial and charitable work informed his late bid for lord mayor.

Our weekly appointments wrap includes Cath Hart and Jo Edinger.

Our board moves wrap includes Brent Cook, Neil Norris, Peter Meurer, Anthony Pearson, and Robert Sennitt.

Ora Banda Mining has signed a long-term agreement with Wesfarmers' liquefied natural gas business to supply power to the Davyhurst goldmine in Western Australia.

At age 36, Brodie McCulloch has already spent close to a decade running his own business in the City of Perth.

Australia's green bank will have its remit expanded to include carbon capture and storage, green steel and hydrogen.

There have been 9 insolvency appointments to Western-Australian-incorporated companies in the last two weeks.

Our board moves wrap includes Peter Su.

Western Australia will consider again using Rottnest Island to house returned travellers amid tension between the state and Commonwealth over quarantine arrangements.

A senior private sector adviser to Scott Morrison has warned the Australian government to temper its public comments about China.

Sandy Anghie has become well-acquainted with the intimate details of how the City of Perth operates across a diverse career in law and architecture.

Decmil has announced it will undertake $41 million of miscellaneous infrastructure works at Fortescue Metal Group's Iron Bridge magnetite project.

Kogi Iron has appointed Craig Hart as non-executive director and deputy chair.

Perenti subsidiary Barminco has secured $540 million in contracts this month, with its most recent award being an extension of works with Melbourne-based MMG.

Mark Gibson says he is intimately aware of the challenges Perth faces, having lived in the city for more than two decades.

Our board moves wrap includes Mick McCormack, Tom Ridges, Kevin Somes, Mike Utsler, John Jetter, and Yew Seng Lo.

Tim Schwass discusses his legal background and how he will tackle governance, culture, and homelessness if elected lord mayor of the City of Perth in today's episode of Controversy & Celebrity.

Our board moves wrap includes Jean-Sebastien Jacques, Chris Salisbury, Ivan Vella, Simon McKeon, and Lydia Fee.

Owen Nevin has been named chief executive of WA's Biodiversity Science Institute on the same day the state government pledged $3.4 million to the organisation.

Our weekly appointments wrap includes Paul Hegarty, Patrick Warr, Sean Whiteford, George Read and Chris Tuckwell.

Our board moves wrap includes Gernot Abl, Adam Jacoby, Roger Jackson, Raj Ray, Adam Zorzi, Chris Sutherland, John Young, Li Yi, James Phipps, and Lindsay Maxsted.

Perth-based Superior Lake Resources is selling one of its zinc assets to a Toronto-listed explorer for $16.5 million, and will become a major shareholder of the company.

Mining services provider Perenti has secured its second major contract for the month after receiving an extension of works for a goldminer operating in Burkina Faso.

Engineering services firm SRG Global has announced it will undertake $65 million of work across Perth, Melbourne and Sydney.

Navitas and iiNet alum David Buckingham is set to become chair of internet services-provider Pentanet ahead of its widely tipped ASX listing.

Brodie Carr will reportedly step down as managing director of Tourism WA so his wife can move closer to her family in France.

Perenti subsidiary Barminco has secured a $200 million, five-year development and production contract at Western Areas' Odysseus nickel mine.

The federal government has extended insolvency and bankruptcy protections until the end of the year as it seeks to stem the shock of a national recession.