The State Government will call for tenders to supply 26 gigawatt hours - five per cent of the energy it needs - from a renewable source, Energy Minister Francis Logan has announced.
Iron ore producer Midwest Corporation is staring down the barrel of $3.3 million in lost earnings if it fails to secure an extension for road haulage of its ore from the State Government, with its current extension expiring today.
View Resources Ltd has suspended its shares amid speculation of a $10 million placement, roughly equal to 10 per cent of its current market capitalisation.
Ukrainian group Palmary Enterprises Ltd has denied having an interest in a mystery 8.1 per cent stake in takeover target Consolidated Minerals Ltd, which has been linked in press reports to a business partner of Palmary president Gennadiy Bogolyubov.
West Perth-based mineral explorer EnviroGold Ltd has closed its $16 million capital raising oversubscribed and two weeks ahead of schedule, the company has announced.
The State Government's Forest Products Commission has signed a $12 million deal with Nedlands-based Plantation Energy Ltd to supply low grade plantation pine logs to the company for use in its timber fuel pellet plant.
Perth-based commercial property investor Aspen Group Ltd's Aspen Parks Property Fund has acquired eight caravan parks in South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales for a combined $54.6 million, the company has announced.
Osborne Park-based Fairstar Resources Ltd has hit back at a claim by its takeover target, Leederville-based gold explorer Golden West Resources Ltd, that the company had failed to outline tax consequences for shareholders accepting the offer.
Patersons Securities Limited has announced plans to establish a funds management division, joining other stockbroking firms such as Euroz Securities and Argonaut Securities in making this move.
ARC Energy is standing by its plan to pursue a $1.1 billion merger with Anzon Australia Ltd despite attempts by one of its biggest shareholders, Clive Palmer's Mineralogy Pty Ltd, to oust the current board and scrap the merger.
West Perth-based gold and base metals explorer Shield Mining Ltd will not exercise an option to earn in on projects in Madagascar held by Canada-based Majescor Resources Inc, the company has announced.
The State Government has launched an advertising campaign to encourage businesses to take on more apprentices and trainees, after Education Department figures revealed employer numbers were not keeping pace with the growth in numbers of budding tradespeop
An $11 million collaboration between universities and the CSIRO to unlock stranded offshore oil and gas reserves through improved subsea pipeline design will be launched today at the University of Western Australia.
Ukrainian billionaire Bogolyubov business partner Kolomoisky is behind a big stake in ConsMin bid; New valuation on Coles lifts Wefarmers' hopes; BHP calls for new trading system for iron ore; Nolin quits Gage Roads; Como pub put on the market.
Mezzanine debt markets may be considered an unusual playground for a Perth-based start-up, but when you have the expertise and you want to live in Western Australia, innovation is required.
Retail property owners and developers may be keen to build new shopping centres and expand existing assets amid WA's booming population and prosperity, but they face a number of planning challenges at a state and local level to achieve their goals.
Minara Resources Ltd main substantial holder Glencore International AG has lifted its stake in the nickel producer from 50.8 to 52.2 per cent through on market acquisitions of 5 million shares worth $
Business operators using Fremantle Port are being urged to start planning for the expected spike in activity over the Christmas period to ensure the logistics chain can cope.
WESFARMERS Ltd and the UWA Perth International Arts Festival have won the top prize for a business arts partnership at the national Australia Business Arts Foundation Awards, held in Sydney this week.
On Monday last week, Ric Stowe's private Griffin Group released a statement claiming success for an experiment to reduce salinity levels at Wellington Dam.
The Western Australian Trade Enquiry Service is operated by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia (CCI) with the support of the WA Government's Department of I
A state government review of iron ore developments in the Mid West has been welcomed by companies with major projects in the region but left a cloud over several potential mines.
The state government's land agency, LandCorp, is planning a 40 per cent increase in the number of housing lots it releases across regional Western Australia in 2007-08 as it seeks to keep up with burgeoning demand in mining-rich regional towns such as Por
The head of the Association of Western Australian Art Galleries has labelled the Art Gallery of Western Australia an embarrassment and is hopeful that an incoming director will be able to attract more government funding to help turn the gallery into a wor
Retail giant Harvey Norman is finalising a lease over a huge parcel of land at Jandakot Airport, opening the way for the construction of one of Perth's biggest industrial warehouses.
Followers of the nickel sector are expecting further takeover activity after Swiss group Xstrata stunned the market with a $3.1 billion bid for Perth-based Jubilee Mines NL.
With decent supply of new office space in Perth's CBD at least two years away and rents continuing to escalate, some companies are starting to sub-lease non-essential space to take advantage of strong market conditions.
Actinogen Ltd - Diane Burrows has been appointed as joint company secretary. Breakaway Resources Ltd - Trevor Hart has been appointed as joint company secretary.
