THE interconnectivity of industry in the state's South West corner, based on the value adding undertaken by many of the region's businesses, makes it very different from what we see to our north.
PLANS to develop a major ‘city centre' at Innaloo have been given a boost after Planning Minister John Day took the rare step of intervening in a long-running dispute between Georgiou Capital and the City of Stirling.
A RECENT decision by the State Administrative Tribunal will allow nickel miner Panoramic Resources to construct a workers' accommodation camp at one of its mines sites despite objections from the Shire of Coolgardie.
A report into Australia's worst offshore oil spill has recommended a Thai-based company show cause why its rights to operate in Australian territory should not be cancelled.
Chemical manufacturer and supplier CSBP has commenced community consultation for an expansion of its ammonium nitrate facility in Kwinana, projected to cost up to $500 million.
Breakaway Resources has announced plans to raise $3.5 million via a share purchase plan to underpin new drilling and exploration programs at its flagship nickel sulphide projects in WA and copper projects in Queensland.
INDIGENOUS employment remains a big issue in Western Australia, with development in regions with significant Aboriginal populations prompting many communities to use native title agreements to create jobs.
PROVIDING employment opportunities is the key corporate role in bridging the gap between indigenous living standards and the rest of Australia, according to two of the nation's business leaders.
HAZELMERE is emerging as a major site in Perth's industrial land market, after Coca-Cola Amatil signed a 10-year lease to join blue-chip tenants Toll IPEC and MTU Detroit Diesel at Goodman International's Stockyards Industrial Estate.
THE Master Builders Association has identified industry driven training schemes and employer bond systems as new strategies to address anticipated skills shortages over the next two years at its annual Skills Summit.
THE firm behind the overarching plan that will help guide Perth's suburban residential, retail and commercial development over the next 20 years has received a national Planning Institute of Australia Award for planning excellence.
IT was in 1977, when he lived in England and had a young son who was ill, that Rob Johnson first became associated with children's charity Radio Lollipop.
