A joint venture involving engineering and construction company Clough Ltd has been selected as the preferred proponent for the $200 million Wivenhoe Cressbrook pipeline project in Queensland.
Energy giant Chevron has announced plans to develop its wholly owned Wheatstone gas field offshore from Karratha as a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, and says it is still pursuing plans to develop its long-delayed Gorgon LNG project nearby.
Five new names have emerged in the contest for four directorships of WA Newspapers Holdings in the wake of Seven Network Ltd's move to spill the board, pushing the field to 11.
Aspiring iron ore miner Gindalbie Metals Ltd has disclosed that it may need to modify its start-up mining plans because of environmental issues associated with its $1.8 billion Karara project in the Mid West region.
Parker Centre chief Mark Woffenden has been appointed executive director of Curtin University of Technology's new Resources and Chemistry Centre, due for completion in 2009.
West Perth-based nickel producer Nickelore Ltd has released the results of its scoping study for the Canegrass Nickel Cobalt project, which shows the project may have the potential to begin production in 2011.
Western Australian artists foundation, ArtSource, has started working with the City of Perth and the East Perth Redevelopment Authority to gain access to more of the city’s vacant spaces to host artists
Combining a simple idea with a calculated entrepreneurial flair has led the owners of Wembleybased cafe, Mooba, to grow their business concept with the opening of a new store in Subiaco.
While the ambitious $120 million redevelopment proposed for Scarborough’s landmark Rendezvous Observation City site is tipped to be the catalyst for further development in the area, a long-awaited planning amendment is still proving to be a stumbling bloc
ONE of the biggest brands to emerge from Western Australia is to disappear from building sites across Australia and New Zealand, with construction giant Multiplex Group changing its name to Brookfield
It’s evident we’re well into a period best described as the ‘era of Liberal demise’.
Although it started at least as early as 1996 – when then prime minister John Howard shamelessly dumped his party’s longstanding federalist commitment and adopted Labor’
Visiting WA Former coach of the Essendon Football Club, Kevin Sheedy, to speak at the HIA event, An Audience with Kevin Sheedy, where he will discuss “Positive and Lateral Thinking” and “Thinking and
One of Western Australia’s major technology projects died a quiet death last week, two days before the Carpenter government cranked up support for the state’s next big technology project.
The wealth of entrepreneurial talent in Western Australia has resulted in a very close race at the top end of this year’s WA Business News 40under40 Awards.
A large number of Western Australian furniture manufacturers have gone to the wall in recent years, but those that have survived and flourished, Fremantle Furniture Factory among them, have done so by adapting to the changing marketplace.
We all know someone who can’t help throwing chillies in everything they cook or always asking for a side serve of chillies when they order at the restaurant.
ENVIRONMENT Minister David Templeman and Environmental Protection Authority chairman Dr Paul Vogel have announced a wide-ranging review to streamline the state’s environmental approvals processes.
Population growth and rising incomes in South-East Asia and the Middle East are expected to support increased demand for live cattle and sheep exports, a report by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics has concluded.
People wanting to have a baby at the state government's new flagship Fiona Stanley Hospital in Murdoch may have to re-think their plans, according to the state opposition.
Kalgoorlie Boulder Resources Ltd has commissioned engineering group Downer EDI , Element CMC and J Macintyre and Associates to conduct a number of additional technical studies for incorporation into its Norseman Gold Project scoping study.
Western Australia's powerhouse economy has continued to push up national growth, with WA posting the fastest growth of any state with a 9.7 per cent increase in state final demand during 2007.
Ambitious redevelopment plans for Scarborough's landmark Rendezvous Observation City site have now been lodged with the City of Stirling for development approval.
Local Government minister Ljiljanna Ravlich and Regional Development minister Jon Ford have announced the appointment of Jennifer Mathews as the Director General of Department of Local Government and Regional Development.
