Base metals explorer Coziron Resources Ltd has announced that its proposed joint venture partner PT GALIAN ENDAPAN BUANA has been awarded a lead export licence by the West Sumatra Government.
Premier Alan Carpenter and lord mayor Lisa Scaffidi have declared the state government's new liquor licensing reforms a success in helping to revitalise the City of Perth.
National Australia Bank has officially confirmed Perth's worst kept property secret by announcing it will anchor the new Century City retail/office project under construction at 100 St Georges Terrace.
Housing affordability in Western Australia was stuck at or near record lows at the end of 2007 in a telling sign that there remains an acute shortage of housing stock in the state.
Babcock & Brown Power says it expects to commence construction of a 330MW power station at Neerabup immediately, after completing financial arrangements for the $425 million project.
Prolific company director Michael Kiernan has stepped down from his role as chairman of India Resources Ltd, to be replaced by non-executive director Andrew Simpson who has worked with Mr Kiernan at several other companies.
Mexican focused precious and base metals explorer, Azure Minerals Ltd, plans to raise $1 million, by placing 8.3 million ordinary shares with sophisticated and institutional investors at 12 cents per share.
Perth-based IT services company, Empired Ltd, has acquired the Enterprise ICT business assets of Commander Communications Ltd in Western Australia, which comes with forecast annual revenue of $15 million this financial year.
West Perth-based renewable energy company, Torrens Energy Ltd, has been awarded a $100,000 contract for seismic work under the South Australian government's Plan for Accelerating Exploration Scheme.
Premier Alan Carpenter has announced that the state government will build a new $1.1 billion multi-purpose outdoor stadium at Kitchener Park in Subiaco by 2016.
Perth-based private equity investor, Viburnum Funds, has supported a group of management and staff led by CEO Nigel Oakey to acquire control of iconic food retail group Dome Coffees from Asia based Navis Capital Partners.
Perth-based IT services provider ASG Group Ltd has announced the impending retirement of Stanley Lewis as chairman and director of the company, following the release of the company's half-year results in late February.
Aviva Corporation Ltd shares closed up 11 cents, or 15 per cent higher, to 81 cents today after the company announced an initial resource estimate of 1.28 billion tonnes of coal at its Mmamantswe Coal Project in Botswana.
Nedlands-based oil company Boss Energy Ltd has raised just over $7 million, after placing 17.5 million shares at 40 cents each and 4.3 million attaching options with eligible investors.
Housing and works minister Michelle Roberts was in Albany today to release an afforable housing project at Mt Lockyer, and to open the first major park and sales office at its joint venture Oyster Harbour Development.
A board restructure by Como-based Nido Petroleum Ltd has seen managing director David Whitby promoted to the position of company chairman, replacing Gregor Dixon.
Former West Coast Eagles football player and Brownlow medallist, Chris Judd, has today partnered with Michael Kiernan's Territory Resources Ltd for a 12 month ambassador program focused on the Northern Territory.
The state government has announced an additional funding commitment of $84.7 million to mental health services accross Western Australia, bringing the total extra money it has allocated for mental health since 2004 to $507 million.
Plantation manager Great Southern Ltd has signed a five year contract, worth an estimated $130 million, to sell woodchips from Victoria and South Australia to a major Japanese pulp and paper company.
Subiaco-based zinc explorer, Ironbark Ltd, has raised $5 million through a placement of 7 million shares at 71 cents each with Africa's largest banking group, Standard Bank.
Mid-tier mineral sands producer, Matilda Minerals Ltd, is aiming to raise about $6.7 million through a renounceable rights issue, to fund the expansion of its Tiwi Islands project and to accelerate the exploration program on its Cape York tenements.
Gold and nickel miner View Resources Ltd says its Bronzewing gold mine in the Eastern Goldfields is unlikely to meet a first quarter 2008 production target of 30,000 ounces, and has suspended development of the nearby Calista mine to reduce costs.
Wester Power has approved an access application by Eneabba Gas Ltd subsidiary, Eneabba Energy Pty Ltd, to connect to some 170 MW of power from the SWIS network for its Centauri 1 power station site near Dongara.
Pilbara nickel explorer and producer, Fox Resources Ltd, has entered into a new strategic offtake agreement with Jinchuan Group Ltd for the sale of a second stream of nickel in concentrate from the company's Radio Hill operations in Western Australia.
