News Articles for Pilbara Development Commission

The Pilbara's investment pipeline has grown nearly 50 per cent in one year, and iron ore is not the biggest driver.

A Karratha civil construction company hopes its new training simulator will help address workforce shortages and training challenges in the region.

The boss of a Pilbara local government has urged policymakers to “get out of the way” and instead fund local councils to solve housing problems themselves.

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A wave of investment in mining, energy and renewables is expected to sustain growth in the north-west.

Business groups in the Pilbara have called for more investment in affordable housing to help their members recruit staff and take advantage of the looming investment boom in the region.

In the 2010s the state government backed three North West oyster trials. One failed, one is facing uncertainty, and one is on the cusp of success.

Rental prices in an inland Pilbara town are comparable to luxury Swan River mansions, according to a new government report

Strong mining activity has highlighted the critical housing shortages in resources-rich areas.

After several concept plans and years in the making, the $121.5 million Spoilbank Marina in Port Hedland is progressing, with a tender released for early works.

Encouraging workers to move north into the Pilbara may require a fresh approach to tax, particularly on home ownership.

The big iron ore miners exporting out of Port Hedland will have to pay up to $220 million to property owners in the town's West End, under a buy-back scheme announced by the state government today.

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Former Horizon Power chair Brendan Hammond and MercyCare director Rebecca Tomkinson have been appointed to chair the Pilbara and Wheatbelt development commissions, respectively.

An ambitious multi-billion dollar project to export solar power from the Pilbara into Indonesia would be technically viable, according to a pre-feasibility study released by the Pilbara Development Commission today.

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The state government has announced new directors for the Gascoyne, Peel and Pilbara development commissions.

Building contractors Aurora Project Group and TR Homes have won a combined $12.6 million worth of work in rural Western Australia for the state government.

The state government has provided $16 million to ScreenWest to boost film productions in Western Australia.

Chris Le Serve has been appointed as director economic development, land and infrastructure at the Pilbara Development Commission.

Chris Cottier has been appointed deputy chair of the Pilbara Development Commission board for a term expiring April 2017.

Port Hedland investors and developers are proving to be resilient and opportunistic, but it remains to be seen how the Pilbara town will successfully diversify from its resources-reliant economy.

A report by the auditor general has found the state government's Pilbara Underground Power Project will cost nearly double the original estimate and be completed six years behind schedule because of poor planning and management.

Two Karratha businesswomen believe cheaper commercial rents are vital to ensuring the sustainable growth of small businesses as part of a plan to diversify the Pilbara's economy.

The transition of the Karratha economy away from its reliance on big construction jobs for resources projects has resulted in thousands of job losses.

Former Department of Agriculture and Food executive director Terry Hill has been appointed acting chief executive of the Pilbara Development Commission, following the resignation of Ken King after

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Karratha is undergoing a transition as more families move to town, attracted by the improved infrastructure and new housing developments.

The state government has given New Energy Corporation environmental approval for a $184 million waste-to-energy plant proposed for Port Hedland, but the company, and other proponents of similar pla