Shares in takeover target Midwest Corporation Ltd rocketed 12 per cent higher today after the company disclosed that it was in discussions with "parties interested in pursuing corporate transactions".
The Nationals WA leader Brendon Grylls says regional WA has been well-served by Agricultural Region MLC Murray Criddle who today announced his intention to retire from the WA Parliament early in the New Year.
Australian stockbroker Patersons Securities Ltd is launching a significant expansion of its national network with the opening of an office in Brisbane.
Western Metals Ltd has struck an agreement with BHP Billiton for the option to acquire a 100 per cent stake in the highly prospective Snowbird nickel and base metals project in Canada for $US1.5 million ($1.7 million).
One of Australia’s largest furniture retailers and importers, Nick Scali Furniture, will open its first Western Australian stores early next year, while plans are under way for a
Mike Hood – CEO of CRC Mining and head of the University of Queensland’s mining program; Frank Roxborough – professor emeritus, University of NSW; Bernhard Schimm – product manager for surface mining,
If it wasn’t for a girlfriend in Melbourne I probably wouldn’t have come across one of the most outrageous bars I’ve had the pleasure of enjoying a glass of wine in.
Western Australians can be confident their certified renewable energy purchases through energy retailers such as Synergy and Alinta come from renewable sources, according to an auditor general’s report.
Curtin University of Technology is hosting the tenth annual Australian Technology Network of Universities Conference from January 29 to 31 at the Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre.
One striking example of how local councils are interfering with the intent of Western Australia’s new liquor licensing laws is found on the sleeve of the wine list and menu at the state’s first approved small bar, the Essex St Organic Wine Bar in Fremantl
With more than 25 years’ experience in the field, founder and managing director of mining communication specialists Minetec Communications, Greg Anderson, believes his company will reap the benefits of the state’s mining boom for a considerable time to co
Fremantle’s Fly By Night Musicians Club has become an institution for musicians and music lovers over its 21-year history, growing into one of Western Austra-lia’s most iconic performing arts venues.
Prominent restaurateur Nic Trimboli has previously told Gusto he is a big believer in retaining talented staff by providing them with opportunities at new venues.
Ernst & Young is prioritising staff retention as an area of focus for its business advisory services in WA, having recently transferred senior partner and head of the company’s national people advisory business, Bill Farrell, to the Perth office.
Former police officer and coffee aficionado, Leigh Schultz, has ambitious plans for his newly opened Urbanistar Café in Northbridge, with an expansion into West Perth on the cards.
Playing an Xbox computer game at work in the middle of the day may sound like some university students’ fantasy job, but for employees at Como-based online flower company, Ready Flowers, it’s all part of the culture.
Cedar Woods Properties Ltd and St Ives Group are busy planning their first joint-venture development, which could transform the former Carine TAFE site into an integrated residential, commercial, resort-style retirement and aged-care village.
The resources sector is again at the forefront of community initiatives, with BHP Billiton Ltd committing $5 million to fund resources research and education at the University of Western Australia Business School.
State opposition leader Paul Omodei has proposed the development of “major sustainable cities” at Karratha and Derby as part of a long-term plan to foster development in the north of Western Australia.
Aspen Group Ltd managing director Angelo Del Borrello has been awarded 5.5 million stapled securities in the company worth more than $14 million as part of his long-term incentive package.
Claremont-based online book company Ebooks Corporation has won two major supply contracts with companies in the publishing and book retailing industries.
The state government has responded to the acute shortage of industrial land in and around the Perth metropolitan area by allocating $1million for the development of an industrial land planning strategy.
THE board of PharmAust has survived another shareholder vote on their tenure, with the majority of the pharmaceutical company’s shareholders agreeing to reinstate Simon Owen, Bryant McLarty and Henry
Rising feedstock prices have led two Western Australian biodiesel companies to position themselves in the upstream supply of a more cost effective and sustainable feedstock – crude jatropha oil.
