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Perth Basin oil producer Triangle Energy has awarded contracts to local businesses for helicopter and vessel services.

Vital Metals has appointed Geoff Atkins and Evan Cranston as managing director and non-executive director respectively.

A summary of the smaller deals from last week, which did not get included in our daily news coverage.

Malcolm Smartt has replaced Nicholas Yeak as company secretary of A-Cap Energy.

Les Guthrie will join the board of Australian Mines as non-executive director in late November.

There have been 20 insolvency appointments to Western-Australian-incorporated companies in the past fortnight.

Our daily board moves wrap includes Flemming Bjoernslev, Anthony Polglase, Dean Hely, Cliff Lawrenson, and Roderick Webster.

Our weekly appointments wrap includes Michael Hughes, Craig Lennard, Tim Searle, Jade Macukatt, Alex Gregg, Gemma Cooper, Alex Ward-Noonan, Steve Blyth, Dean Lavers, Robert Wilton, Colin La Galia, and Martine Keenan.

Central Earthmoving has secured a contract for the construction of 4.5 kilometres of new carriageway and new traffic lights on the Great Northern Highway.

Perth-founded online design platform Canva has raised $US85 million ($125 million), which it said had boosted its value to $US3.2 billion.

Our daily board moves wrap includes Uwe Henke Von Parpart, David Welch, Alistair Cowden, Mark Hanlon, Anthony McIntosh, Victor Rajasooriar, Richard Hill, Ryan Gurner, Sarah Curnow, Kate Stoney, John Zimmerman, Mark Calderwood, Paul Kitto, and Daniel Noonan.

AusQuest is set to raise $2.4 million to advance exploration projects in Western Australia and Peru, while Sagon Resources tapped the market for $1.25 million.

Benjamin Donovan has replaced Adam Webb Ware as company secretary of HotCopper Holdings.

Hanssen has been fined $47,500, after a tilt-up panel fell from a Finbar Group development onto parked cars, with the construction work being supervised by someone without adequate qualifications.

Our daily board moves wrap includes Tim Mason, Charlie Bass, Tim Staermose, Colin La Galia, Martine Keenan, Paul Goldfinch, Simon Mitchell, Ashley Hood, and Ian Macliver.

A summary of last week's smaller deals that did not get included in our daily news coverage.

Covalent Lithium's Earl Grey lithium project has been recommend for approval by WA's Environmental Protection Authority provided its proponents minimise the impact on flora and fauna, including chuditch and malleefowl.

Kalium Lakes has awarded three gas infrastructure contracts valued at a combined $20 million, while Tianqi Lithium selected a contractor for $5 million worth of works.

Climate activists have brought traffic to a standstill in Perth's CBD as streets were shut down and police arrested protesters causing disruption.

Former Western Bulldogs chief executive Simon Garlick will replace Steve Rosich as chief executive of the Fremantle Dockers.

The Perth Mint has today announced the launch of a gold token, partnering with fintech startup InfiniGold to launch the world’s first gold token guaranteed by a sovereign entity.

Our daily board moves wrap includes Kevin Matthews, Bruce McQuitty, Michael Edwards, Peter Gammell, Jeff Kennett, and Luke Martino.

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Peter Gammell and Jeff Kennett will step down as directors of Seven West Media, while Micromine and Global Rapid Rugby have appointed new chief executives.

Redevelopment plans for The Como Hotel are a step closer to reality, with property developer and Woolworths subsidiary ALH Group having been granted a variation on its existing liquor licence.

Orora shareholders are in line to pocket $1.2 billion after the company decided to offload its cardboard packaging unit to Japan's Nippon Paper for $1.7 billion.

Our daily board moves wrap includes Mark Calderwood, Mark Turner, Ed Mason, Philip Crutchfield, Peter Mullens, Hans Mende, Brian Beem, and Gregg Taylor.

Power Ledger has announced it will launch a pilot trial of its blockchain-enabled renewable energy trading platform, partnering with Malaysia's Sustainable Energy Development Authority (SEDA).

Tourism Council WA has encouraged the state to attract more international students and events, as the state government touted figures from Tourism Research Australia as proof its marketing campaigns were paying off.

XiaoHua Liu has resigned as non-executive director of Northern Minerals.

Yesterday, Business News published an article titled “Prominent Perth restaurateur accused of extortion”, which featured a photo of Giovanni Pezzano and Badri Gosavi prior to the formal opening of The Meatball Bar in Leederville in 2014.

Mining and utilities services company Cape has been awarded a contract by Rio Tinto at its Robe Valley project in the Pilbara.