Staff Reporters

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WA Newspapers Ltd’s $210 million printing press upgrade has caused its fair share of headaches for management, as teething problems surfaced and caused delivery delays.

Downings Legal has appointed Charmaine Tsang as an associate, having joined the firm’s workplace relations team earlier this year.

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KWINANA’S HIsmelt plant has taken out the top prize in this year’s Western Australian Engineering Excellence Awards.

Financial services firm Transparence Investment Services has appointed Mark Triggs as general manager private portfolio management.

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JOHN Cahill has been appointed to the national board of accounting group CPA Australia.

Connell Wagner has appointed Graham Anstee-Brook to the position of risk and contracts manager for the central west region.

Tim Lagdon has been appointed executive director corporate finance for Agri Energy Ltd. Mr Lagdon previously worked for 10 years with NM Rothschild & Sons (Australia) Ltd in Sydney and Perth.

FutureNet, in conjunction with the Association of Consulting Engineers, is hosting a breakfast on engagement with China, September 28 at Frasers Restaurant.

SHAREHOLDERS of Osborne Park-based iron ore hopeful Golden West Resources Ltd voted down a proposal to raise $22 million through a share issue, leading the company to review other capital raising aven

Su-Lin Kwa has been appointed state manager WA for the soon to be opened Australian Industry Productivity Centres.

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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

FORMER Chameleon Mining NL directors, Landan Roberts and Gregory Barnes, have been charged with providing false and misleading information in relation to the company’s initial public offering.

Zdenka Benic has joined Subiaco-based recruitment firm Briscoe Search & Consulting. Ms Benic has previously worked in recruitment within the heavy construction and mining industries.

ALCOA World Alumina Australia has won the Department of Industry and Resources’ Golden Gecko award for excellence in environmental and sustainability practices, Resources Minister Francis Logan has an

THE state and federal governments will work together on a bid to build the $1.8 billion Square Kilometre Array radio astronomy project at the Murchison Radio-Astronomy Observatory, Premier Alan Carpen

Wyn Hopkins has joined Access Analytic as senior business analyst. Mr Hopkins has significant experience, having worked for the Barclays Group, HBOS and PricewaterhouseCoopers in the UK.

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LOCAL construction and engineering firm DORIC was recognised for its innovative management system at the annual Western Australian engineering excellence awards last week.

Landmark Realty has appointed Glenn McTaggart as state rural real estate manager.

The Richmond Fellowship of Western Australia is a not-for-profit organisation assisting people in their recovery from mental illness.

OIL and gas producer Chevron has announced that the managing director of its Australasia business unit, Jay Johnson, will be transferring to a new role in January, to be replaced by Roy Krzywosinski.

BJ Process and Pipeline Services has appointed Damion Lomman as country manager for Australia.

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RIO Tinto Iron Ore has announced an investigation into the viability of introducing automated train operations at its Pilbara iron ore mining operations.

The WA Institute for Medical Research has appointed Peter Taylor as manager people and performance.

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THE Note was at a gathering of Perth property types at the Hyatt Hotel last week to hear the Lord Mayoral candidates spruik their wares and outdo each other in the quest to be the more accessible lord

Lorraine Fisher has joined Allen Arthur Robinson’s Perth office as a senior associate in the firm’s mergers and acquisitions and capital markets practice.