Tour company owners Christine Anne Miles and Richard Glinton Miles were fined $6,270 and ordered to repay almost $28,000 in entitlements to a former employee in the Perth Industrial Magistrates Court yesterday.
Perth-based Medtech Global Ltd will form a joint venture with New Zealand-based ICT company eBreez Ltd to wotk on large scale software integration projects in New Zealand and Australia.
Western Australian construction companies, Pindan Pty Ltd, HWL Building Co, Will Construct and Design and Rapley Wilkinson Pty Ltd, have been shortlisted to provide new homes in the Pilbara.
Port Bouvard Ltd said it was on track to meet or exceed its full-year profit forecast despite a $4.5 million shortfall in its recent $93 million rights issue.
Perth-based IT recruitment firm Gryphon Consultants Pty Ltd has been acquired by Sydney-based IT recruitment company Peoplebank Australia Ltd for $3.15 million, the company announced today.
Over nine in every ten Western Australian builders reported average profits or above in the March quarter of 2007, according to a survey released today by Master Builders Association of WA.
West Perth-based Apex Minerals NL and its joint venture partner Maximus Resources Ltd have simplified ownership of the Narndee joint venture through a deal that sees Apex acquire 1.5 million shares and 1 million options in the South Australian company.
Planning and Infrastructure Minister Alannah MacTiernan has announced plans to release land for 150 housing lots and a major hotel development in central Port Hedland, addressing the booming town's demand for accommodation.
The State Government has called for expressions of interest to build a service and repair facility for the local super-yacht industry and a blast and paint facility at the Australian Marine Complex at Henderson.
Unlisted company The Jeminex Group has announced the acquisition of four industrial supply businesses, including three based in Perth, and the appointment of former Wesfarmers exective Mark Allison as its new chief executive.
Planning and Infrastructure Minister Alannah MacTiernan has forshadowed the need for a major increase in boat ramps and boat pens along Perth's coastline, after releasing the draft Perth Recreational Boating Facilities Study today.
The Government Employees Superannuation Board has forged an alliance with banking giant HSBC group, which will see its members given discounts on a range of banking services and credit cards.
Just 46 cents a day is all it would cost each Australian to make the nation carbon neutral. Murdoch University sustainability expert Peter Newman says it's a relatively small price to pay and could make Australia carbon neutral in just three years.
Bunbury-based mining and earthmoving contractor Piacentini & Son will use biodiesel from South Perth's Australian Renewable Fuels across its entire fleet, with plans to purchase up to 8 million litres from the company in the next 12 months.
Consumer Protection Minister Sheila McHale will unleash an army of mystery shoppers, aiming to catch misleading advertisers through a series of "sting" operations.
West Perth-based minerals explorer Avoca Resources Ltd will award a development and haulage contract to Australian Contract Mining Pty Ltd, and an engineering and construction contract to GR Engineering Services Pty Ltd, the company has announced.
The chief executive of Perth-based land developer Peet Ltd, Warwick Hemsley, will retire on August 5 when his contract expires, with the company's chief operating officer Brendan Gore, due to succeed him.
Australia's gold sector has been warned that companies with good projects here or overseas will increasingly be targeted for acquisition as the global gold market undergoes significant transition because of cost and exploration pressures.
A senior bank economist says it is unlikely Australian equity markets will see gold spike at around US$1000 per ounce - but it is also unlikely the metal will fall to historic lows.
Welshpool-based Macmahon Holdings Ltd's Queensland-focused joint venture has signed on to construct a $240 million bridge over the Brisbane River, under a contract with the Brisbane City Council.
The number of vacant lots on the market increased by 85.5 per cent in the March quarter, while land prices rose 8 per cent, according to figures released today by the Urban Development Institute in Western Australia.
Applecross-based pipe services firm ShieldLiner Ltd will raise $2.8 million through a placement with Indian Ocean Capital as the company refocuses its business strategy.
CS Mobile Pty Ltd, a joint venture between Nedlands-based mobile phone company Commoditel Ltd and its takeover target Sonnet Corporation Ltd have submitted an offer to buy a mobile customer base from a third party.
West Perth-based mining company India Resources Ltd has closed its public offer for the evaluation of opportunities for copper mining in India oversubscribed, after raising $11 million.
Perth-based asset management company PearlStreet Ltd has executed an option agreement to acquire Victoria-based non-destructive testing company Australian NDT for $5.2 million in a cash and scrip deal, the company announced today.
West Perth-based metals explorer Azure Minerals Ltd has acquired three potential gold, silver and base metal projects in northern Mexico, which it aims to continue to explore, the company announced today.
The chairman of Cape Lambert Iron Ore Ltd, industry veteran Ian Burston, will start working in an executive capacity for the iron ore explorer today, after taking on the role in June last year.
The Western Australian Marine Science Institution, a $21 million, five-year research project into ocean management in Western Australia involving universities, government departments and the CSIRO, was opened this morning by Premier Alan Carpenter.
Two new reports from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics have shown that higher fodder costs and lower livestock receipts will significantly reduce incomes for livestock producers in 2006-07.
Perth-based uranium exploration company Atom Energy Ltd will raise $8 million in an initial public offer to develop uranium exploration projects in the Northern Territory, the comapny announced today.
A group of European investors has shown its support for Leederville-based uranium explorer Bannerman Resources Ltd by acquiring three million shares from the company's directors and other investors for $9.5 million.
