Infrastructure

The City of Albany has selected ASX-listed Downer Group to upgrade its airport in a $44 million project.

The construction timeline for WA's $7.2 billion Westport project has come under fire from the Maritime Union of Australia, which has branded it "no longer credible" and called for the state to revisit an extension of Fremantle's Inner Harbour.

The state government is facing mounting pressure over its multi-billion-dollar infrastructure agenda following reports the delivery of WA's new container port is colliding head-on with defence expansion at Henderson.

Proponents behind a major marine development in Exmouth have inked a contract with emergency management specialists Parabellum International to develop marine and emergency response capabilities at

The Kimberley's Dampier Peninsula is set to benefit from a $37 million state government funding injection to shore up drinking water supplies for remote communities.

OPINION: The brains trusts in corporate Australia failed to spot an opportunity now embraced by an ambitious businessman.

WA risks squandering an economic boom unless industry and government dismantle internal bureaucracy, end adversarial habits and forge deeper delivery partnerships, former Infrastructure WA chair Nicole Lockwood has warned.

From a $25 billion defence precinct to a wave of wind farms, this year's major projects map charts a state in transition.

Kerry Stokes' industrial conglomerate SGH has spent almost $1 billion on the Crux LNG development off WA's coast, despite owning just 15.5 per cent of the project.

A $465-million, 175-million-litre biorefinery earmarked for Perth's south has struck an offtake deal for nearly three quarters of production.

There have been calls to release the handbrakes on Australia's skilled migration ahead of looming infrastructure projects.

Perth-based Vysarn is raising $65.3 million to help fund the acquisition of local firm Welltech, just weeks after completing another acquisition in the water services industry.

A landmark deal to place control of a $1.1 billion Pilbara desalination plant in the hands of traditional owners has been set in motion.

A wholly owned Monadelphous subsidiary has been awarded a $37 million contract to deliver upgrades to the Utah Ring Road in the Port of Port Hedland.

The state's roads manager continues to buy up land in Naval Base after the state and federal governments' $1.1 billion road infrastructure investment to pave the way for Westport.

AGL has been appointed to design and install a 4.5-megawatt solar farm at Perth Airport, as part of the airport's push to achieve net zero by 2032.

An $81 million upgrade to the Kwinana Wastewater Reclamation Plant has arrived right on time.

LGC Traffic Management has taken control of regional peer CB Traffic Solutions, expanding its operational footprint in a deal worth nearly $10 million.

The $807 million price tag quoted for Royal Perth Hospital's new six-storey building has given a significant boost to appointed builder Lendlease Construction.

The Pilbara's first Indigenous-backed commercial water scheme will be opened up to interested industrial offtakers next week.

Water Corporation will strengthen Aboriginal participation requirements in tenders as the state invests $2.7 billion in water and wastewater infrastructure.

Private port proponent Crestlink has struck a deal to buy the Koolan Island iron ore mine for $20.2 million from MGX Resources.

Recent announcements provide clarity on which renewable energy projects are likely to proceed in WA.

Contracting giant ACCIONA has recruited a new CEO for Australia as the Spanish parent moves to buy out local shareholders and negotiations continue over a major WA project.

WA's $44.3 billion infrastructure pipeline shows the challenge has switched from funding to delivery.

The owner and operator of Australia's largest hazardous waste facility has promoted Perth-based Anna Dartnell to be its next chief executive.

Georgiou Group has been selected to deliver a $67 million, 24-bed secure extended care unit at Bentley Hospital, as the state releases another $167 million worth of contracts.

Perth Airport has selected Virginia-based DXC Technology to helm the implementation of tech in the airport's new terminals, scheduled to open in 2031.

Designs for a $94 million aquatic centre in Port Hedland have been backed by council, and nearly half of the cost will be covered by third parties.

About 126 hectares of land has been earmarked for a rezoning, to create a new freight corridor as a replacement to the constrained Kwinana Triangle network.

The backers of Australia's largest proposed green energy hubs are planning on plugging up to 9.4 gigawatts of data centre capacity into the project and are promising to do so at a low cost.

From Titanic-scale mysteries to larceny-prone seal skin traders, the port has been the centrepiece of Albany's colourful 200-year history.