A Pilbara council will take on a $56 million bank loan to help a developer build a 116-unit apartment complex which drew strong opposition from the public.
Rio Tinto will upgrade its Wickham Village accommodation in Karratha, with construction estimated to cost $16 million, and extend the operation for almost a decade.
The federal government won't commit to stationing more defence personnel permanently in the north-west as it pours millions of dollars into military base upgrades.
City of Karratha Mayor Dan Scott has urged the state government to help with the housing “heavy lifting” as the local government mulls a $21 million apartment proposal.
Business News' inaugural list of those who live or spend much of their year in the north-west and influential policy and investment decisions in the region.
A greenfields suburb once dubbed the ‘‘Cottesloe of the north'' is back on the development agenda in Karratha, 13 years after a contract to build it was awarded.
WA's best steak sandwich has been temporarily removed from the menu because flooding has led to a shortage of Turkish bread at the nation's major supermarkets.
Our weekly appointments wrap includes Dean Nalder, Mark Couzens, Andrew Woodley-Page, Them Lam, Chris Slater, Andrew Young, Terry Enright, Mike Erickson, Ross Love, David Lock, Karl Paganin and Derek Parkin.
Our weekly appointments wrap includes Dean Nalder, Mark Couzens, Andrew Woodley-Page, Them Lam, Chris Slater, Andrew Young, Terry Enright, Mike Erickson, Ross Love, David Lock, Karl Paganin and Derek Parkin.
The introduction of optional preferential voting for local government elections has caused counting to be a slower process but some councils have announced their 2023 results.
