Surveying services business Veris recorded a 27.8 per cent rise in underlying earnings for the September quarter, underpinned by a substantial cost cutting strategy, which has been welcomed by investors.
Minister for Ports and Regional Development Alannah MacTiernan says a multi-billion dollar Oakajee port and rail project is unnecessary and Sinosteel’s Midwest general manger said there were no guarantees the company would push ahead with the project.
The state government has announced the start of works on a $52 million upgrade to the wastewater treatment plant in Neerabup as part of the expansion of Perth’s groundwater replenishment scheme.
The use of renewable energy in the mining sector is being given a boost, with the federal government and Alinta Energy jointly funding a $200 million solar facility that will help to power Fortescue Metals Group’s iron ore mines.
Pindan has been awarded a $90 million contract for the construction of an operations village for Rio Tinto’s Koodaideri iron ore project, with the announcement coming less than a week after Oxley Holdings acquired full ownership of the contractor.
Busselton is set to have an underwater observatory, after the federal government committed $13 million to the project as part of its Regional Growth Fund.
The Water Corporation is refusing to release the details of a review it says backs a decision to insource a major maintenance contract, a move that runs counter to the economic reforms of recent decades.
The state government has announced a runway extension at Jandakot Airport to support the Royal Flying Doctor Service and turned the first sod for a new medical laboratory in Jandakot Business Park.
Perkins Builders has continued its streak of contract wins, after it was awarded the main construction works for a $15 million Western Power depot in Pinjarra.
Perkins Builders has won a $61.7 million contract to develop a new courthouse and police complex in Armadale, as well as the $37.5 million construction contract for Capecare Dunsborough.
Decmil and joint venture partner McConnell Dowell have finalised the main works contract for the Mordialloc Freeway project, six months after being selected by Major Roads Projects Victoria as the preferred tenderer.
A private WA company has gained state government approval to develop a floating wharf and onshore terminal at the port of Broome, targeting oil and gas services and cruise ships as its main customers.
Investment group QIC will need to increase its $422 million offer for Pacific Energy, after a consortium consisting of OPTrust and Infrastructure Capital Group lobbed a superior offer to the remote power provider.
Australian Potash’s Lake Wells sulphate of potash project is edging closer to production, after the company struck a joint cooperation agreement with Geraldton port owner Mid West Ports Authority.
Construction of Perth’s second waste-to-energy plant is scheduled to start later this year after the private consortium behind the East Rockingham project appointed Spanish engineering giant ACCIONA as its main contractor.
A Geraldton-based company has installed a roller safety barrier for a trial use, the first in Western Australia, on a ramp connecting Roe Highway to Kwinana Freeway.
Main Roads Western Australia chief executive Peter Woronzow is embracing the unique opportunity for community development that comes with managing one of the world’s biggest road networks.
The state government has shortlisted two proponents to design and build the new Bayswater station, with early construction to commence later in the year.
Emeco Holdings tripled its profit for the 2019 financial year, but its shares dropped 9 per cent today after it flagged flat earnings in the first half of this fiscal year.
Engineering and construction contractor Monadelphous has announced a major contract with lithium producer Albemarle, on the same day the group expressed caution about its outlook following a decline in earnings last financial year.
The state government’s Westport taskforce has concluded that all container shipping should be moved out of Fremantle to a new land-backed port in Cockburn Sound, to be built at a cost of about $4 billion.
Infrastructure Australia has dramatically scaled down the expected cost of road congestion in Perth, mainly because of lower population growth, but has warned about the impact of continued urban sprawl.
Southern Cross Electrical Engineering has won several contracts worth a combined $35 million in the commercial, data centre and energy sectors, primarily on the east coast.
Monadelphous has secured a $60 million contract for work on Rio Tinto’s Pilbara rail network, the latest of a string major contracts it has received from the mining giant.
The Environmental Protection Authority has recommended environmental approval for the state government's Thornlie to Cockburn rail line extension, despite adverse effects on residents and cockatoo habitats.
