WITH Western Australia's fourth referendum on daylight saving since 1975 to be held in a few months, State Scene thought it appropriate to take a look back at parliament's disgraceful record on this question.
PERTH'S remoteness is a logistical nightmare for professional sports clubs wanting to participate in national or international competitions, forcing them to spend more money and time travelling than their eastern states counterparts.
CORPORATE hospitality is an integral part of sports entertainment, with companies spending tens of thousands of dollars each year to secure the rights to view home games of their local team.
THREE of Perth's major sporting facilities - Belmont Park, Gloucester Park and the WACA ground - are considering major property developments to fund upgrades and secure the financial viability of their various sports.
WHILE the government's decision to delay plans for a new sports stadium in Perth remains a major talking point, the state's biggest sporting clubs have told WA Business News of crippling capacity constraints and an opportunity lost.
ENERGY-EFFICIENT air-conditioning systems, wind turbine component manufacturing and efficient grinding mills are among Western Australian projects to receive federal funding in the first round of Climate Ready grants.
Trade opportunities The Western Australian Trade Enquiry Service is operated by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA with the support of the WA Government's Department of Industry and Resources.
INDUSTRIAL leasing activity held strong amidst a dramatic fall in sales through 2008, with the lack of supply of larger warehouse-style premises supporting rental values.
A NEW obstacle to the privatisation of the state government's superannuation fund, GESB, has emerged with the tax status of the $5.47 billion accumulation fund, West State Super, in doubt.
CORPORATE activity in the energy sector picked up a notch this week when acquisitive BG Group launched a $796 million cash offer for South Perth-based Pure Energy Resources.
ENCOURAGING signs from two key biofuels players points to a potential recovery for the sector, recently besieged by rising feedstock costs and plant commissioning problems.
BOATIES might have found a champion in Premier Colin Barnett, who has set his government's sights on a marina nestled into the northern part of Rous Head.
The owners of the Dampier to Bunbury natural gas pipeline have taken direct control of asset management activities that previously were run by Babcock & Brown Infrastructure subsidiary Westnet Energy.
The takeover battle for Pure Energy Resources has escalated with first suitor Arrow Energy trumping BG Group's $796 million offer with an $890 million cash and scrip bid.
The state opposition has urged the government to make haste with the awarding of over $9 million of grants to developers of innovative energy technologies.
Property developer Finbar Group has suffered a 51 per cent drop in its interim net profit result but has maintained its full-year forecast, expected to be in excess of last year's record $12.2 million result.
BC Iron has secured its first offtake agreement for its Nullagine project in the Pilbara, with the contract starting from 2010 over a minimum five-year period.
Belmont-based Diploma Group has secured $32 million in new contracts, with work to cover a Riverton shopping centre and a mixed use development in Northbridge.
East Perth-based Fleetwood Corporation has delivered a record interim result for the first half of fiscal 2009, with net profit up 16 per cent to $18.4 million.
Shares in Emeco Holdings soared after the earthmoving equipment provider foreshadowed a record interim result and full year earnings in line with expectations.
Bond dispute blocks Lynas on $390m Mt Weld project; AWB shares dive after profit halved; BHP in chase for Rio assets; Write-downs push Challenger to 10-year low; Barnett in stand-off with BHP
