Takeover target Consolidated Minerals Ltd has asked the Australian Securities and Investments Commission to help it uncover the ultimate beneficial owner of 17.7 per cent of its shares, registered in the name of ANZ Nominees Ltd.
A State Government strategy for sustainable development in the Mid West has committed to the creation of Class A nature reserves over the Helena-Aurora Range, Die Hardy Range and Mt Manning Range.
South Perth-based gold and nickel explorer Mindax Ltd has announced plans to raise $2.4 million through a non-renounceable entitlements issue to fund planned exploration programs on its uranium, gold, copper and iron ore projects in Western Australia.
Western Australians are being asked to put their clocks forward one hour before going to bed on Saturday, with the second period of daylight saving will commence this weekend.
West Perth-based Westralia Property Trust Ltd has announced a distribution to unitholders of 9.7 cents per unit for the 2006-07 financial year, as it prepares for a strategic shift into the rural sector.
Nedlands-based Dioro Exploration NL has announced the terms of its planned capital raising, with plans to distribute 31.2 million subscription receiprt to investors at a price of C$1.60 each, to raise up to C$50 million, the company has announced.
West Perth-based Halcyon Group Ltd has awarded the nickel extraction scoping study contract for its Canegrass nickel project in the Eastern Goldfields to Perth-based engineering company BatteryLimits Pty Ltd, the company has announced.
London Court and the Criterion Hotel will be among the 32 places to share in this year's Heritage Council grants program, allocating $1 million, Heritage Minister Michelle Roberts has announced.
International Passenger numbers at Perth Airport were up 22 per cent in the first quarter of the 2007-08 financial year, a jump widely attributed to a strong state economy and increased seat capacity on new airlines.
The State Government has launched the Kimberley Broadband Solutions Project, providing 16 wireless hotspot sites and three fixed satellite and portable mobile satellite communication systems, to key locations within the Kimberley region.
Herdsman-based Olympia Resources Ltd has signed a joint venture agreement with Island Minerals Pty Ltd to carry out exploration on the private company's zircon and gold tenements.
A new package of State Government industrial relations reforms will impose further red tape and regulation on WA businesses and increase employment costs, according to the WA Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Public Advocate Michelle Scott has been appointed the Commissioner for Children and Young People for a five-year term, after a long appointment process, Child Protection Minister Sue Ellery has announced.
West Perth-based Monarch Gold Mining Company Ltd has announced plans to list on the Toronto Stock Exchange by the first quarter of 2008, after listing on the Dubai International Financial Exchange earlier this year.
Tourism Minister Sheila McHale has opened 43 refurbished units at South Thomson on Rottnest Island, which she says means 85 per cent of the Island's 308 holiday units have now been upgraded or refurbished.
Australia's peak building industry body has reiterated calls for both sides of politics to be mindful of inflationary pressures when considering economic policy.
Perth-based gas explorer Po Valley Energy Ltd has signed a contract with Hydrodrilling International SpA to secure a drill rig for use on its gas fields in northern Italy starting in April 2008.
Annual General Meetings are disenfranchising shareholders in small listed companies, according to peak body Chartered Secretaries Australia, which has called for wide-ranging discussion on the issue.
West Perth-based gold and base metals explorer Centaurus Resources Ltd will acquire Brazilian mineral exploration and development firm San Greal Resources Pty Ltd through a scrip issue worth around $3.3 million, the company has announced.
Ric Stowe's private Griffin group is claiming success with its latest efforts to use its Collie collieries as a solution to the salinty issues plague the massive Wellington Dam.
Como-based construction company Forge Group Ltd subsidiaries Cimeco Pty Ltd and Webb Construction (West Africa) Ltd have been awarded $35 million in contracts for work on African mine sites, the company has announced.
West Perth-based Nkwe Platinum Ltd has signed a deal with Dyondisani Mining & Energy Pty Ltd and Bolotola Investment Holdings Pty Ltd to acquire a 100 per cent interest in the prospecting rights to two platinum group metal farms.
RMA Energy Ltd will allow an unnamed Chinese company to undertake independent evaluation of its Coane Range and McCauley Creek uranium and base metals tenements ahead of formal discussions, the Perth-based company has announced.
Energy Minister Francis Logan has opened the Broome office of Horizon Power, the construction of which had taken place in conjunction with the West Kimberley Power Project, he said.
Coote Industrial Ltd has continued its strategy of rapid expansion by acquisition, agreeing to purchase specialist engineering firm Drivetrain Australia for $12.1 million.
Rivervale-based gold explorer Greater Pacific Gold Ltd has acquired a further 20 per cent stake in private uranium and gold explorer Apogei Pty Ltd, and has been granted an option to acquire an additional 20 per cent of the company.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has won Federal Court orders for liquidators to be appointed to Western Retirement Village Management Pty Ltd which planned a facility in Upper Swan.
The Wyllie Group-backed private equity vehicle Viburnum Funds Pty Ltd has made its first acquisition, paying $17.5 million for Imdex Ltd subsidiary Surtron Technologies Pty Ltd.
Perth-based Mineral Sands Ltd can earn up to an 80 per cent stake in the western Victorian mineral sands interests held by Beaconsfield Gold NL under a farm-in agreement signed today.
West Perth-based oil and gas exploration company GB Energy Ltd subsidiary Crown Energy Sro has been granted a uranium exploration licence in the Slovak Republic by the nation's department of environment, the company has announced.
Leederville-based Pharmanet Group Ltd has launched its $1.5 million share purchase plan, offering subscriptions of up to 333,334 shares at 1.5 cents each to existing shareholders.