Disgruntled Water Corporation employees will be dumping bottles of dirty water on the steps of Water Minister Mia Davies' office in Havelock St today, in protest against outsourcing.
The Water Corporation has announced a net dividend of $245 million to the state government, in a year when the corporation completed work on the state's first joint public private partnership water facility.
Perth-based marine and coastal environmental specialist BMT Oceanica has been selected to provide ocean outlet monitoring services for the Water Corporation.
The Barnett government would raise nearly $6 billion by selling the state's three major ports, if the Western Australian sales attracted the same surprisingly high bidding interest as recent port sales on the east coast.
SPECIAL REPORT: The changing profile of the Water Corporation's $1 billion works program will present more direct opportunities for smaller contractors.
The Economic Regulation Authority has called for an end to the Royalties for Regions program and the abolishment of domestic gas reservation and the Keystart housing scheme, while also pushing for major payroll tax, land tax and stamp duty reforms.
Water Corporation has reduced its water losses from leaks and overflows 11 per cent in the 2012-13 financial year and recorded the lowest operating costs out of the major water utilities nationwide.
SPECIAL REPORT: Despite the state government's best efforts, developers say bureaucracy is the main barrier to getting land to market in a timely fashion.
Carnegie Wave Energy shares have continued their strong run this week, gaining nearly 10 per cent on the ASX today after the renewable energy firm announced a new cooperation agreement with the Wat
The Water Corporation has appointed Ashley Vincent as general manager planning and capability, Mark Leathersich general manager acquisitions and Bennie Smith general manager customer services.
A $1 million study has been launched to determine the potential for recharging aquifers with wastewater in the Kwinana area to address possible future shortages.
THE founders of Kinetic IT had little time to learn the ropes when they entered the information technology market almost 15 years ago, immediately facing off against industry heavyweights CSC, IBM
THE pending final approval of the East Rockingham wastewater plant pipelines and a 2015 completion date for the ocean outlet marks the end point of a much-delayed approvals process for about 5,000
A SIGNIFICANT parcel of inner-city land is being put up for sale by the Water Corporation as part of big changes taking place on the north-west fringe of the central city.
Five WA companies and individuals have been recognised for their innovation and contribution to safety and health systems at the 2011 Work Safety Awards.
The Water Corporation is set to purchase the entire renewable energy output from Verve Energy's Mumbida Wind Farm and Greenough River Solar Farm to offset the energy requirements of its Southern Se
A WELL-KNOWN Perth family is understood to be the new owner of a significant swathe of Oxford Street after paying $9.5 million for four of Leederville's most high-profile shopfronts.
THE towns of Cambridge and Vincent want to reunite the elements of the old area of Leederville divided by the Mitchell Freeway as part of a plan to develop key pockets of land isolated by modern transport infrastructure.
LARGE organisations eager to contribute to the not-for-profit sector often lack the time to adequately research where funds or workplace volunteers can be best directed.
The Water Corporation has heralded its successful prosecution over an illegal building development in the city as a reminder to the building industry to ensure that planning for the provision of water services must be approved before building starts.
Perth-based construction and engineering outfit Doric has secured a $3 million contract with the Water Corporation to increase pump performance at the Tamworth Hill Pump Station in Baldivis.
THE Water Corporation is considering Western Australia's biggest public-private partnership to date, advising industry it is seeking privately financed proposals for its Mundaring Water Treatment Plant worth as much as $300 million.
Perth engineering and construction company Clough Ltd and US-based Haliburton subsidiary Kellogg Brown & Root Pty Ltd have been awarded a contract to design and construct the new Kalgoorlie reservoir in alliance with the Water Corporation.
A report by Western Australia's Economic Regulation Authority has recommended the Water Corporation should drastically curtail price increases proposed for the next two years.
The construction of the Perth Seawater Desalination Plant by the Multiplex-Degremont joint venture will be overseen by Water Corporation general managers Peter Moore (pictured above), Sue Murphy and K
THE Water Corporation's plan for a major efficiency drive has turned into something of a fizzer, with the latest proposals much less ambitious than expected.
