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The Australian Institute of Company Directors has announced EON Foundation chair Caroline de Mori and South Coast Natural Resource Management board member and audit committee chair Joanne Gilbert as the winners of the PwC Director Awards for Excellence in the Not-for-Profit Sector in WA.

AusCann Group Holdings has announced changes to its board as it progresses towards the next stage of growth and development as a cannabinoid-focused pharmaceutical company.

The Royal Flying Doctor Service WA has appointed its former chief executive Tim Shackleton and HBF chief executive John Van Der Wielen to the board.

Affinity Energy and Health has appointed Terry Gardiner as non-executive director and Jessica Rodrigues as company secretary, following the retirement of Josh Puckridge from both t

Perenti Global subsidiary Ausdrill and Fortescue Metals Group have struck separate partnership deals with hockey teams, including the national women's and men's hockey teams.

The state government is seeking tenders to design and build a $32 million multi-storey car park at Mandurah Train Station, with construction to commence early next year.

Matrix Composites & Engineering announced it has signed a contract with Australasian Property Investments for the sale and leaseback of its Henderson facility.

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Pre-construction works for stage one of the Bussell Highway dual carriageway project have begun, with the $4.5 million tender awarded to a joint venture between indigenous-owned and operated DK Kaartdijin and civil contractor BCP Group.

The state government has announced a campaign to encourage Western Australians to change their spending habits to better support small businesses and local entrepreneurs.

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Perth Basin oil producer Triangle Energy has awarded contracts to local businesses for helicopter and vessel services.

Vital Metals has appointed Geoff Atkins and Evan Cranston as managing director and non-executive director respectively.

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Malcolm Smartt has replaced Nicholas Yeak as company secretary of A-Cap Energy.

Les Guthrie will join the board of Australian Mines as non-executive director in late November.

There have been 20 insolvency appointments to Western-Australian-incorporated companies in the past fortnight.

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Central Earthmoving has secured a contract for the construction of 4.5 kilometres of new carriageway and new traffic lights on the Great Northern Highway.

Perth-founded online design platform Canva has raised $US85 million ($125 million), which it said had boosted its value to $US3.2 billion.

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AusQuest is set to raise $2.4 million to advance exploration projects in Western Australia and Peru, while Sagon Resources tapped the market for $1.25 million.

Benjamin Donovan has replaced Adam Webb Ware as company secretary of HotCopper Holdings.

Hanssen has been fined $47,500, after a tilt-up panel fell from a Finbar Group development onto parked cars, with the construction work being supervised by someone without adequate qualifications.

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Covalent Lithium's Earl Grey lithium project has been recommend for approval by WA's Environmental Protection Authority provided its proponents minimise the impact on flora and fauna, including chuditch and malleefowl.

Kalium Lakes has awarded three gas infrastructure contracts valued at a combined $20 million, while Tianqi Lithium selected a contractor for $5 million worth of works.

Climate activists have brought traffic to a standstill in Perth's CBD as streets were shut down and police arrested protesters causing disruption.

Former Western Bulldogs chief executive Simon Garlick will replace Steve Rosich as chief executive of the Fremantle Dockers.