Staff Reporters

HOME construction times in Western Australia have fallen as a result of a fall-off in demand during the past 12-18 months.

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Minara Resources Ltd main substantial holder Glencore International AG has lifted its stake in the nickel producer from 50.8 to 52.2 per cent through on market acquisitions of 5 million shares worth $

Marengo Mining Ltd has made several appointments, as the company progresses towards development of its Yandera Project.

Geraldton Economic Alliance is hosting the fourth bi-annual Mid West Economic Summit on November 8 at Queens Park Theatre in Geraldton.

THE Economic Regulation Authority has launched an inquiry into the Water Corporation’s developer charges, with the independent regulator to advise the government on appropriate water pricing changes t

Commonwealth Bank has appointed Clinton Cusworth as corporate relationship executive in the Perth corporate banking team.

FORMER Territory Resources Ltd managing director Douglas Stewart has been appointed a non-executive director of Grange Resources Ltd.

Perth-based franchise CHOOKS Fresh & Tasty has appointed Scott Greenwood as national operations manager, to assist the company’s expansion into Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.

Australian Ambassador to Indonesia, Bill Farmer, and Austrade senior trade commissioner Indonesia, Rod Morehouse, to speak at an Australia Indonesia Business Council luncheon titled ‘The outlook for t

MINE developer Precious Metals Australia Ltd has negotiated a new gas supply agreement for its Windimurra vanadium project with Santos, two months after Santos cancelled its original $35 million agree

Chambers Franklyn Strata Management managing director, Andrew Chambers, has been elected president of the Strata Titles Institute of WA. Mr Chambers has been on the STIWA council for five years.

Peter Panegyres has been appointed a part-time member of the Economic Regulation Authority’s governing body, for a period of three years.

Spare Parts Puppet Theatre was established in 1981 out of an artist in residence program at the WA Institute of Technology (now Curtin University).

WA Business News is to extend its online news services from this week with a morning business newsletter that will be sent at 7am every working day.

Realmark Real Estate’s Morley office has expanded with the appointment of a new associate team.

Grange Resources Ltd managing director Geoff Wedlock (above) has resigned from his position and is due to leave the company in January next year.

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THEY typify the remoteness of Western Australia’s desert interior and now the 51 statues of Lake Ballard are a permanent feature, with British sculptor Antony Gormley gifting his artwork to WA.

Public advocate Michelle Scott has been appointed as Commissioner for Children and Young People for a five-year term.

BEST known as a book retailer, Dymocks is now dealing in prime Western Australian real estate.

Actinogen Ltd - Diane Burrows has been appointed as joint company secretary. Breakaway Resources Ltd - Trevor Hart has been appointed as joint company secretary.

COVENTRY Group Ltd has appointed Geoff Wilton (pictured) to the position of general manager of the automotive business.

Graham Muir has been re-elected chairman of the Perth Convention Bureau for his third 12 month term.

The Food Industry Association WA Inc.

WESFARMERS Ltd and the UWA Perth International Arts Festival have won the top prize for a business arts partnership at the national Australia Business Arts Foundation Awards, held in Sydney this week.

Julie Marchese and Hilary Nathan have joined Blake Dawson Waldron as lawyers in the firm’s corporate group.

The Western Australian Trade Enquiry Service is operated by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia (CCI) with the support of the WA Government’s Department of I

Taylor Woodings Chartered Accountants has appointed Mary O’Donovan as national business development executive, based in the Perth office.

ONE of the main reasons ‘customer satisfaction’ is a meaningless statistic is that it’s not predictable, let alone measurable, as relates to business growth.

SPECIALIST engineering company, Neptune Marine Services Ltd, has continued its rapid expansion by announcing plans to acquire Aberdeen-based Ross Deeptech Initiatives Ltd for $25 million in cash.

GBM Resources Ltd has appointed Neil Norris to head up the company’s exploration activities. Mr Norris was most recently group exploration manager for Perseverance Corporation Ltd.