Specialist mineral drilling services company Swick Mining Services Ltd has appointed William Gove to the newly created position of General Manager (North America) as the company moves to expand into the North American mineral drilling market.
Iron ore and coal miner Aquila Resources Limited has announce its intention to separate the Company's exploration business from its production and advanced development assets.
The state government has provided additional financial assistance to the operator of a heavy boat lifter facility in Geraldton, bringing to $1.128 million its total assistance.
The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Chris Evans, today announced that Minimum Salary Levels (MSLs) for temporary skilled overseas workers will increase by 3.8 per cent from 1 August 2008.
Debt collection company Repcol Limited, which has recently emerged from a protracted restructuring and downsizing of its business, has won a new government contract in Western Australia.
Power minnow Perth Energy has announced a deal to purchase $30 million of energy a year from state generator Verve Energy to supply customers at the lower end of the contestable range over the next five years.
Perth horticulture investment group TFS Corporation Ltd has confirmed it is in talks with French fragrance giant L'Oreal in regard to a potential supply deal but hasn't concluded such an arrangement.
Struggling ticketing company ERG Ltd announced today that its shares will resume trading on the Australian Securities Exchange next Monday after it settled a long-running dispute in Europe and the directors declared the company remained solvent.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has taken action over the sales and debt collection practices of companies in the GE Money group.
The State Government today announced it has finalised the acquisition of land for the new Perth Police Complex in Northbridge, with construction works scheduled to start in 2008-09.
Takeover target Midwest Corporation Ltd said today it was seeking to establish an acceptance facility for shareholders who want to accept Sinosteel's takeover offer but want protection from a cut in the price they receive.
Global education services provider Navitas Ltd has acquired Cytech Intersearch Pty Ltd, a small NSW-based labour hire company servicing the healthcare industry.
West Perth-based Jabiru Metals Ltd has requested a trading halt be put on its securities, pending an announcement regarding a proposed capital raising to fast track exploration programmes and feasibility studies of its base metals projects.
The State Government has announced that Expressions of Interest were being called from the private sector to perform vehicle examinations on behalf of the Department of Planning and Infrastructure.
The Australian forest industry has continued its growth of recent years, with plantations, exports and the volume of logs harvested all increasing over the past financial year, according to a new ABARE report.
Uranium explorer Bannerman Resources Ltd has awarded GRD Ltd subsidiary GRD Minproc a contract to carry out a bankable feasibility study for its Namibian mine project.
The Perth Convention Bureau has secured 10 conferences over the last two months that are expected to deliver over $26.4 million of deligate spending to the State.
Wave energy and clean tech developer Carnegie Corporation Ltd has raised $2.5 million through a private placement to institutional and sophisticated investors.
West Perth based Ampella Mining Limited has appointed Dr Paul Kitto to the role of Chief Executive Officer, reporting directly to the Company's Board of Directors.
The Housing Industry Association/Commonwealth Bank First Home Buyer Affordability Index fell by 2.2 per cent in Perth over the March 2008 quarter, with the index dropping by 10.8 per cent in regional Western Australia over the same period.
Nedlands based Biotech Capital Ltd's investee company Sensear Pty Ltd has won the Medical and Healthcare category of the 2008 DuPont Innovation Awards.
West Perth based Overland Resources Ltd has lodged a prospectus to raise $10 million, with funds being used to conduct a full feasibility production study at its Andrew Zinc Deposit in Canada.
West Perth based Pioneer Nickel Ltd has raised over $1.1 million through a share placement in order to fund exploration programs over the next six months.
