From multinational private equity firms to sovereign wealth fund-backed groups and a pioneering First Nations venture, the race to build the next generation of digital infrastructure in WA is under way.
A 5400-hectare parcel of land has been leased to Kununurra's largest farmer in a boost long-held ambitions for the Ord to become a major cotton growing region.
A proposed $3.2 billion solar and hydro project led by Kimberley traditional owners has attracted Federal support to test the waters for what would be one of the world's largest renewable energy projects.
Native title bodies, miners and government have done good work to set Aboriginal businesses up for success. Without public support, their wings will always be clipped.
Three Aboriginal groups in the Kimberley have teamed up with global project developer Pollination to pursue an ambitious $3.5 billion green energy project.
A $40 million cotton gin facility has been approved by an assessment panel, with the community hoping the project would activate the state's economy and agricultural industry.
Development of a cotton gin in northern WA is set to proceed after ASX company Namoi Cotton, NSW wheat grower Ron Greentree and the federal government backed the project.
The Australian government has approved a $32 million loan for construction of a cotton gin at Kununurra though the project's full potential hinges on approvals for land development.
The state government and local farmers are pressing ahead with planning for a $30 million cotton gin in WA's north despite a recent PwC study finding Katherine in the Northern Territory was a better location.
MG Corporation has signed a memorandum of understanding with Cubbie Farming to investigate the feasibility of growing cotton in the East Kimberley region.
The development of the Ord River region in the state's far north will be significantly affected by the tender process for 5,000 hectares of land released by the state government last week.
The state government has formalised plans for Chinese group Shanghai Zhongfu to develop thousands of hectares of irrigated land in the Kimberley, more than a year after naming the company as its preferred proponent for the land.
The state government has given Chinese group Kimberley Agricultural Investment four years to develop active irrigated agriculture in the Ord River region, before it will agree to signing long-term
DEMAND for microfinance and business support from Many Rivers Opportunities has grown to the point where it is gearing up to open five new offices across the state in the next year.
ONE of the Barnett government's top infrastructure priorities is starting to come to fruition, with the release of agricultural land in the Ord River irrigation area, near Kununurra in the state's
MANY Rivers Microfinance has undergone a rapid expansion of its operations in the Kimberley, Pilbara, and Goldfields regions since its arrival in Western Australia last year.
