The City of Armadale has been hit with one of the largest fines imposed for a workplace safety breach in Western Australia, after state government agency WorkSafe appealed the penalty initially imposed over a 2014 incident.
Hanssen has been fined $47,500, after a tilt-up panel fell from a Finbar Group development onto parked cars, with the construction work being supervised by someone without adequate qualifications.
The company that manages the Galleria Shopping Centre has been fined $45,000 after it was found guilty of failing to ensure safe access and egress for persons who were not its employees, after an explosion at Galleria in 2015 killed two men and left two others with severe burns.
State government agency VenuesWest and contractor Perth Aluminum Scaffolds have each been fined $90,000 over the death of a worker who fell through a skylight in the roof of HBF Stadium in Mt Claremont.
A company that supplies and installs underground services and its director have been fined a total of $69,500, and ordered to pay $4,391 in costs, over an incident in which a worker sustained serious permanent injuries.
Former Synergy executive Stephanie Unwin is set to lead regional energy retailer Horizon Power next year, while Screenwest, SNC-Lavalin, Worksafe WA and Destination Perth have also announced significant appointments.
