OSBORNE Park-based Immersive Technologies, which manufactures advanced simulator training systems for the mining industry, has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with Japanese company, Hitachi
Perth CBD office rents may have eclipsed those of West Perth last year, but the fringe market is making up for lost ground with 300 square metres of refurbished B-grade space leas
Mineral Resources Ltd non-executive director Michael Kiernan has decreased his direct interest in the company through the on-market sale of 516,666 shares realising just under $2 million.
Jordan may be a minor trading partner for Western Australia, overshadowed by Dubai and other parts of the Middle East, but a number of local businesses are finding a niche for their products in the country.
An open door for further negotiations between local governments and the Federal Department of Transport and Roads on the cost of new security measures has pleased the WA Local Government Association.
Gold Corporation, the WA Government-owned operator of The Perth Mint and 40 per cent owner of the AGR Matthey gold refining joint venture, has announced an after tax profit of $7 million compared to the previous year's result of $4.8 million, it announced
West Perth-based oil and gas explorer Deltana Energy Ltd has opened its initial public offer to raise $16 million, funding a planned exploration program in northern Italy's Po Valley region.
South Perth-based agricultural investment company the ARK Fund Ltd has purchased a 41 hectare sugar cane farm west in Far North Queensland for $390,000, with plans to develop the property into a Teak plantation.
Private Chinese company Shandong Landbridge Group, which announced plans to take a $5.5 million placement in West Perth-based gold and base metals explorer Hannans Reward Ltd in June, has requested a second extension of time.
Perth-based gold explorer CGA Mining Ltd will issue shares worth around $67.4 million through a placement of shares and units to fund the construction of its Masbate gold mine in the Philippines, the company has announced.
CVRD-Inco has completed the second stage of evaluation of the Kalgoorlie Nickel Project, managed in a joint venture with Heron Resources Ltd, the West Perth-based company has announced.
Perth-based minerals explorer Northern Star Resources Ltd will pay $100,000 and issue shares and options to Fraka Investments Pty Ltd, resolving the company's competing claim for mineral rights over the Wilson River Project in the East Kimberley.
West Perth-based Mirabela Nickel Ltd has decided to proceed with its US$263 million (A$300 million) Santa Rita nickel project in Brazil, appointing GRD Minproc to provide engineering, procurement, commissioning and construction consulting services.
The State Government has committed $6.6 million to a plan to help children who suffer from potentially fatal allergic reactions, Premier Alan Carpenter has announced.
The Executive Director of the State Government's Drug and Alcohol Office, Terry Murphy, has been appointed Director General of the Department for Child Protection, Child Protection Minister Sue Ellery has announced.
The ‘seachange' phenomenon and unprecedented growth in recreational boat registrations in Western Australia are being met with increased marina development activity up and down the coast.
Perth's commercial office market has been a landlords' dream during the past 12 months, prompting significant sales activity in the CBD and a few headaches for tenants.
Western Australia's residential property market has come off the boil, sending Perth's median house price down to $446,500 in the June quarter, according to preliminary figures of the Real Estate Institute of WA.
Two Western Australian not-for-profit organisations working in mental health services – Richmond Fellowship of Western Australia and Lifeline WA – expanded their operations this month.
If it wasn't for a photo kept by Tasty Tarts owner Radi Stulic it would be hard to imagine that her gourmet sandwich and sweet treats store was once a blue-collar type lunch bar serving up deep fried foods like cheese sausages and chips.
Little Creatures has opened its new late-night venue located adjacent to its brewery and restaurant. Called The Loft, the new venue is located in the upstairs section of the old Harbourside nightclub.
This month, a page two advertisement in The West Australian, paid for by the WA Labor Party, carried a head and shoulders photograph of Liberal MP Julie Bishop, alongside a headline that read: “Is she staying? Or is she going…”
A group of Western Australian entrepreneurs played a significant role in changing the nature of the national home loan market, which as recently as 15 years ago offered consumers little choice in lenders.
“A coordinated approach to common-user infrastructure development and stakeholder relations is vital to unlock the full potential of Australia's fastest growing new iron ore province.”
A few weeks ago I wrote about the big plans the City of Perth has and how frustrated many councillors are about any perceptions they are to blame for the current inactivity.
