The state administrative tribunal has handed down a decision in the dispute between the Shire of Ashburton and Onslow Marine Supply Base over the decommissioning of Chevron's gas platforms.
The Royal Australian Air Force is assessing areas across the north-west for additional sites to store fuel as part of plans to expand military presence in the region
A major union has backed a push for the state government to expedite construction of a new hospital in Tom Price, describing the project as critical to the lives of surrounding mine workers.
A planning dispute at Onslow has illustrated one of the many issues facing the oil and gas sector as it proceeds with a huge decommissioning challenge.
Three years after the state government said the project was “fully funded” and likely to break ground soon, work is yet to begin on a new hospital in Tom Price
A 100-unit workforce accommodation project earmarked for Onslow is being planned to alleviate a crippling accommodation shortage that is putting major projects at risk.
The Shire of Ashburton has stepped up its legal battle with Onslow Marine Supply Base, issuing three new stop work notices to halt decommissioning work for Chevron.
A Pilbara shire is spruiking the region's mines and sparse land as ideal desert warfare training grounds as it taps the armed forces to pour funds into an airport expansion.
A marine base set up to dismantle oil and gas platforms decommissioned by Chevron faces a legal threat from the Shire of Ashburton despite having state government approval.
A golden triangle local government has pipped the Sydney rich-list haven of Mosman as home to the highest average employee incomes in the nation in the midst of COVID-19.
A dispute over Mineral Resources' plans to build a 125-kilometre private haul road running through the Shire of Ashburton has been escalated to Western Australia's Supreme Court.
The Shire of Ashburton is concerned about the proposed location of a $100 million workers' camp in Onslow, as Mineral Resources seeks development approval for the facility to support its Western Pilbara iron ore hub.
Rio Tinto has lodged plans to build a $70 million accommodation camp in Paraburdoo, as it awaits final mining approvals to develop its iron ore deposits in Western Range.
Rio Tinto has established an internal team to lock in some of the unexpected efficiency gains it has achieved during COVID-19 restrictions, the group's iron ore chief executive Chris Salisbury has told Business News in a video interview.
Indigenous contractor Gumala Enterprises has secured a series of new contracts, including with iron ore miners Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton, worth a combined $15 million.
Western Australians still have higher median incomes than those in other states despite recent softening, according to data released today, with Ashburton and Peppermint Grove the nation's top local government areas by the measure.
Broome-based indigenous construction company H&M Tracey Construction has been awarded a $1.5 million contract for the design and construction of an aircraft hangar at Onslow Airport. The hangar contract, awarded by the Shire of Ashburton, follows previous work by the company on two hangars for the Royal Flying Doctor Service.
Onslow will receive a new hospital and complete its airport redevelopment following the state government's announcement of two new funding packages today.
