HOUSING groups may differ on when the recovery in housing starts will take effect in Western Australia, but they seem to agree that supply side constraints will continue to present problems for the industry.
THE Master Builders Association has forecast a major downturn in commercial building, with little new private sector work being undertaken, according to its survey of building industry conditions.
GROWING up near Angove Street in North Perth, Peter Rozsy has witnessed the evolution of the once-sleepy suburban streetscape into a vibrant cafe strip.
GOVERNOR Stirling Tower's reputation as a haven for the national Liberal Party faithful appears secure following two key state government staffers' decisions to step away from high-profile roles.
A consortium led by aggressive Perth-based mining services group Mineral Resources will revive the stalled Windimurra Vanadium project near Mt Magnet, after striking a deal with administrators and receivers.
Frank Timis-controlled explorer African Minerals is poised to become the leading shareholder in Cape Lambert Resources via a $31 million scrip deal over the Marampa iron ore project in Sierra Leone.
Land Minister Brendon Grylls has called for expressions of interest from potential redevelopment partners to be part of the revitalisation of the disused Knutsford industrial site near Fremantle, that would create 450 dwellings across 11 hectares.
The receiver of failed MIS promoter Great Southern has taken legal action to win the right to vote on the future of a number of forestry schemes caught up in the collapse.
CBH Resources has decided to develop its Panorama copper-zinc project in the Pilbara as an underground mine with capital costs estimated at $150 million.
Woodside Petroleum chief Don Voelte today slammed key terms of a third party gas supply deal struck by rival liquefied natural gas developer Chevron as "stupid".
West Perth-based Bass Metals plans to raise $15.3 million, which in combination with its $15 million banking facility, will be used to develop the Fossey polymetallic project in Tasmania.
Premier Colin Barnett's chief-of-staff Deidre Willmott is moving to a new role with the state government due to a potential conflict of interest while the government's director of communications has been asked to 'sit' on his resignation.
Oil junior AED Oil has drawn the attention of the share market regulator over the timing and content of its disclosure relating to problems at the Puffin oil field in the Timor Sea.
Shares in Subiaco-based IMX Resources are higher after an unnamed party expressed interest in providing $US45 million ($A49 million) in finance for its Southern Oregon mineral sands project in the US through a mix of debt and equity.
Shares in Aviva Corporation have slumped after it decided not to extend its option over the only coal deposit for the Coolimba power project in the Mid West, part of the ramifications of the lost power supply tender contract to Verve Energy.
Shares in West Perth-based Red 5 have surged after it received the final approval from the Philippines government for its $US73 million ($A79 million) Siana gold project.
An Australian business lobby group has called for a study into financing for small businesses, suggesting SMEs are taking an unfair hit on restricted access to finance, and the growing relative cost of small business finance.
Perth-based Advanced Well Technologies and Brisbane-based MBA Petroleum Consultants have merged to create a company that services the energy and gas sectors.
Shares in local brewer Gage Roads have jumped more than 10 per cent after announcing it had secured a $4.2 million credit facility and kicked off previously announced expansion plans which will raise its annual brewing capacity.
The number of Perth-based companies with listing aspirations is growing with four more resource entities this week opening their initial public offers to raise a collective $25 million.
Australasian Resources has gained federal environmental approval for its $2.7 billion Balmoral South iron ore project as discussions continue with a number of potential financiers.
THE State Administrative Tribunal has upheld a decision of the Building Disputes Tribunal for BGC Construction to pay compensation for a breach of contract over a concrete slab.
THE City of Perth has approved a final concept plan for a revamp of St Georges Terrace between William and Barrack streets that focuses on pedestrian traffic rather than vehicles.
THE City of Cockburn's planning division has won three awards in three categories at the Planning Institute of Australia's Western Australian awards for planning excellence.
OSBORNE Park-based not-for-profit employment agency, Intework, has established a new employment model aimed at integrating people with disabilities into the mainstream workforce.
