Perth company WestGen has dropped its plan for a solar farm near Byford and instead is aiming to build a 40-megawatt battery energy storage system on the same site.
WA’s freight rail network is a major bugbear for business, Deputy Premier Rita Saffioti says, as the state government begins negotiations to buy it back.
A holiday resort in Busselton is set for a multimillion-dollar upgrade after a development assessment panel approved the owners’ application to demolish ageing chalets.
Two directors at the heart of a boardroom tussle for control of Global Lithium, including chair Ron Mitchell, will resign at this afternoon’s annual general meeting.
Chris Ellison has paid the $3.8 million penalty handed down in the fallout from his tax evasion scandal as Mineral Resources’ search for a new chairman draws out until June.
Northern Star Resources has lauded a record half, in which the goldminer generated cash earnings of $1.1 billion and returned an all-time high dividend.
A late rally has carried the local share market into uncharted territory after Commonwealth Bank, Suncorp, AGL and Computershare all delivered better-than-expected first-half earnings.
The ability to access resources and staff continues to divide rural and city schools in Western Australia, a panel of educational specialists discussed.
The Supreme Court of Western Australia has ordered Julian Wright to disclose his litigation funder and attend court, as the dispute over his stake in the family’s mining empire continues.
Leadership tensions which have simmered at lithium explorer Global Lithium will come to a head tomorrow, as shareholders vote on whether a major holder should join the board.
WA precast housing innovator NXT TEC have received development approval for a $3 million housing project, in partnership with Aboriginal-owned housing provider Noongar Mia Mia.
Two ex-bank bosses have taken up key roles with Fortescue and BHP, with the Big Australian appointing former National Australia Bank chief Ross McEwan as its new chairman.
Aldi is set to build a supermarket on the former Captain Stirling shops site in Nedlands, after clearing a planning hurdle in a meeting that lasted more than four hours.
De Grey Mining says an invite is still on the table for regulators to visit its Hemi gold project in the Pilbara, as the takeover target’s wait for state and federal approvals continues.
A legal dispute between a luxury boat hire service and Andrew and Nicola Forrest’s marine maintenance company has finally progressed in the Federal Court.
Bayswater Mayor Filomena Piffaretti says she has zero confidence in the property developers moving on the Galleria Shopping Centre without imposed timelines on the delayed redevelopment.
St George Mining’s commitment towards generating success at its Araxá niobium rare earth elements project in Brazil has been backed by another major Chinese company.
An oat processing mill planned on Perth’s south-eastern fringe and backed by former international rugby player Dane Haylett-Petty has been submitted to the local shire.
Perth-headquartered mining tech company IMDEX expects global resources exploration activity to bounce back next financial year, after lower spend hit its revenue in the half-year.
South32 subsidiary Worsley Alumina has gained the all-clear to develop new bauxite mines in WA’s South West after receiving both federal and state government approvals.
