A 10 per cent increase in sales of lottery tickets and scratchcards has put Lotterywest's total end-of-financial-year community contribution at a record $191 million, Government Enterprises Minister Ljiljanna Ravlich has announced.
West Perth-based Jackson Gold Ltd has acquired an option to earn a 92.5 per cent stake in an Argentinian uranium project, by spending $500,000 on exploration within three years.
West Perth-based gold miner Artemis Resources Ltd will acquire a 6 per cent stake in fellow West Perth company Contact Uranium Ltd for $2.5 million, the company has announced.
More than 300 calls have been received by the Small Business Development Corporation after Sunday night's television coverage of Western Australia's booming employment opportunities.
A move by Planning and Infrastructure Minister Alannah MacTiernan to enact legislation exempting Western Australian operators from the Commonwealth's Independent Contractors Act has failed.
West Perth-based Marengo Mining Ltd will raise $12.5 million through a placement to Canada-based Paradigm Captial Inc, to fund work at its copper-molybdenum project in Papua New Guinea.
Two managing partners of insolvency practicioner PPB, Simon Read and Andrew Birch, together with many of their Perth staff, will join the team of McGrathNicol from July 30, the partnership has announced.
North Perth-based development fund MEC Resources Ltd will invest $1.2 million in South Perth-based Central Petroleum Ltd, after signing a farmout agreement with MEC investee Advent Energy Ltd three weeks ago.
Sydney-based Tenix Pty Ltd has acquired the electricity distribution services arm of Kelmscott-based C&S Powerlines Pty Ltd, the company has announced.
The initial public offer of Perth-based wealth management company Plan B Group Holdings Ltd has closed oversubscribed, having raised the maximum amount of $30 million.
West Perth-based Anvil Mining Ltd has appointed Ausenco Ltd as preferred contractor to its Kinsevere Copper project in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with the project due to be commissioned in mid 2009.
Most workers taking up contract assignments do so to broaden the scope of their current career, rather than planning for greener pastures or allowing for increased workplace flexibility, a study by recruitment firm Robert Walters has found.
Perth-based asset management company PearlStreet Ltd has acquired Collie-based Accura Analytical Laboratories Pty Ltd for $5.6 million, the company announced today.
Deloitte WA index shows that Wesfarmers Ltd had the biggest increase in market capitalisation in June ending the month with a $17 billion market cap, a 20.5 per cent increase.
Hazelmere landfill company Happy Valley Landfill Pty Ltd has been fined $20,000 for receiving inert waste on its site without holding an appropriate licence.
West Leederville's Cortona Resources Ltd has fully acquired Big Island Mining Pty Ltd, the New South Wales gold mining subsidiary of West Perth's Moly Mines Ltd, the companies have announced.
Perth-headquartered bio-nanotech company pSivida Ltd has closed the first tranche of its $21.3 million American Depository Shares and warrants sale, raising $12.5 million through the sale of 9.2 million units.
A state government study into carbon dioxide geosequestration has identified Harvey Ridge, south of Lake Clifton, as having the best potential for a future site within 50km of the Collie coalfields, Resources Minister Francis Logan has announced.
Perth-based Mineral Sands Ltd will apply to increase its Eucla Basin project area by over 600 sqkm, after announcing it would relinquish its exploration licences over the 1,500 sqkm Yaringa project in the Gascoyne.
Como-based construction company Forge Group Ltd subsidiary Cimeco Pty Ltd has been awarded contracts worth up to $11 million for the City of Bunbury Library and bridge to Garden Island.
Fortescue Metals Group subsidiary The Pilbara Infrastructure Pty Ltd and Perth-based exploration company BC Iron Ltd have signed a memorandum of understanding for the provision of bulk commodity transport service for its Nullagine Iron Ore Project.
A subsidiary of formerly Perth-based essential services advisers Imagine Un Ltd, Imagine Essential Services Ltd, will face legal proceedings issued by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission for alleged contraventions of the Trade Practices Act
Nedlands-based information and technology company ISS Group Ltd has received an order worth $300,000 from oil producer Saudi Aramco, with its BabelFish software to be rolled out across 380 of the company's wells.
Scrap metal group CMA Corporation Ltd has completed its $40 million acquisition of Victoria-based Southern Rocycling, after winning shareholer approval and raising $37 million in an entitlement issue.
West Perth-based minerals explorer Avoca Resources Ltd will sell its South Australian iron oxide copper-gold project to Victoria-based Rex Minerals Ltd for a scrip issue, the company has announced.
Education Minister Mark McGowans has announced details of a plan to encourage retired teachers to return to the classroom, giving them the option to funnel 100 per cent of earnings into superannuation.
Perth headquartered oil and gas producer Amadeus Energy Ltd has appointed Australia's former Ambassador to the United States, Andrew Peacock, as company chairman.
West Perth-based nickel and gold explorer Australian Mines Ltd has exercised an option to purchase a nickel project south of Leinster from BHP Billiton, paying $500,000 to do so.
Nedlands-based mobile phone company Commoditel Ltd and will move to fully acquire NSW-based telecommunications company Sonnet Corporation Ltd, after achieving a relevant interest in the company of over 90 per cent.
Perth-based MIS TFS Corporation Ltd will raise $20.3 million to fund the expansion of its sandalwood plantations both in the Ord River Irrigation Area and other locations in north-west Western Australia and in the Northern Territory.
Subiaco-based diamond explorer Elkedra Diamonds NL will be acquired by Toronto Stock Exchange-listed Vaaldiam Resources Ltd for about $55 million in scrip, enabling the Canadian to expand its presence in South America.
