BHP Billiton has committed to growing the Indigenous training and employment program at its Pilbara iron ore operations, setting ambitious employment targets within the decade.
PERTH Building Company (PBC) has emerged from the remnants of listed WA engineering firm Clough Limited’s construction wing, Entact Clough, to compete in Perth’s busy mid-size construction market.
A RECENT survey has found the unique Indigenous partnering and training schemes offered by some mining companies are helping to bring Indigenous communities and miners together in Native Title negotiations.
REPRESENTATIVES from Western Australia’s mining industry, Native Title claimants and the State Government reached an agreement last week that many pundits say should speed up expl
Western Australia’s mining industry is on the verge of a boom and the battle hardened juniors are gearing up to take advantage of it. Jim Hawtin reports on what industry veterans are expecting the much-hyped boom to bring.
A SLOWDOWN in the outsourcing of human resource functions at the big end of town may have a positive spin-off for small to medium size businesses (SMEs) seeking to coordinate their growth or simply improve staff relations.
AN unusual form of protest took to the streets of Perth last week.
In the quiet western suburb of Cottesloe about 30 people protesting against live sheep exports broke the relaxed Sunday morning silence.
THE State Government’s recruitment policy – particularly in the areas of health and education – and private sector employers were given a wake-up call last week following a report into the State’s ageing population.
A NATIVE Title lawyer specialising in the mining and petroleum industry, says the industry’s ability to deal with the issue, has reached a crucial ‘sink or swim’ point after almost a decade of uncertainty surrounding the Native Title Act 1994.
PERTH office workers in the resources sector are paid on average between $2,000 and $19,000 more than colleagues in other industries, according to a recent survey by Drake Salary.
THE WA resources sector’s double-digit growth increases of recent years slowed during the 2002 to 2003 financial year to record a more sustainable figure of 4 per cent overall growth.
CITY of Geraldton chief executive officer Rob Jefferies has welcomed Mount Gibson Iron Limited’s commencement of mining operations at the Tallering Peak high-grade hematite ore mine, which began last week.
UK television viewers got a taste of Perth’s pristine beaches while beach-goers got a peek at the high-profile English rugby team as the Rugby World Cup machine stormed Western Australia’s shores last Friday.
A RECENT report into Western Australia’s apprenticeship and traineeship situation by the WA Training Board suggests more needs to be done to encourage traineeships.
ELEMENTS within WA’s backpacking industry have criticised the Federal Government’s business start-up scheme, the New Enterprise Incentive Scheme (NEIS), despite its success.
BIG construction and mining developments in Western Australia’s north are draining the State’s skilled labour market and, while the problem is not a new one, many of WA’s labour supply/recruitment companies are saying the demand is unprecedented.
WITH nickel prices forecast to remain at 13-year highs for the next few years and a managing director whose track record is valued almost as much as the resource he is famed for f
