The State Government will purchase 20 per cent of its electricity requirements from renewable energy sources by 2010 under a plan announced by Premier Alan Carpenter this morning.
Malaga-based Australian Waterwise Solutions Ltd, which owns the Hugall & Hoyle reticulation business, has revealed that a former executive received more than $400,000 in unauthorised payments.
Automotive Holdings Group has expanded its retail lineup with the addition of a Mitsubishi dealership in Rockingham and a Hino dealership in Dandenong.
Perth-based carbon sequestration company CO2 Group Ltd has secured its first carbon credits from the New South Wales Greenhouse Gas Abatement Scheme, the final step in the company's commercialisation.
Scrap metal recycler CMA Corporation Ltd posted a net profit after tax of $2.8 million for the half year to December 31, up from a net profit of 270,000 during the previous corresponding period.
West Perth-based gold explorer and developer Monarch Gold Mining Company Ltd, has announced plans to raise up to $10 million through a share purchase plan, before the company starts mining in May this year.
Perth-based residential apartment developer Finbar International Ltd has sold all available lots in its 114-lot Code development joint venture, retaining 20 for release during the construction program, and raising $46 million in sales.
North Sydney-based CBH Resources Ltd has approved plans to develop its Panorama zinc-copper mine, at an estimated initial capital expenditure of $213 million.
The Property Council of Australia WA has renewed its call for a reduction of stamp duty, capping land tax assessments and a lifting of the first home buyer duty threshold in May's 2007 state budget.
West Perth-based mineral explorer Goldstream Mining NL has announced plans to divest its Nachingwea nickel-copper project in a $12 million to $17 million initial public offer on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
Perth-based scrap metal group CMA Corporation Ltd will acquire Victorian scrap metal recycling group Southern Rocycling through a share sale agreement, the company announced today.
Adelaide-based charter airline National Jet has secured a $25 million extension to its personnel transport contract with Bristow Helicopters Australia, connecting Perth with the company's Barrow Island base.
Perth-based minerals explorer Korab Resources Ltd has detailed the planned spin-off of 90 per cent of the uranium and thorium rights within its mineral projects, in a new company to be called Uranium Australia Ltd.
Perth-based neurology research company NeuroDiscovery Ltd's subsidiary NeuroSolutions Ltd will provide services to the UK division of a major biopharmaceutical firm for two years with intial work plans worth $200,000, the company announced today.
West Perth-based mineral explorer Precious Metals Australia Ltd has raised $2.7 million through a share purchase plan, closing oversubscribed by 80 per cent and bringing its total capital raised over summer to $51.2 million.
West Perth-based internet monitoring and management software developer WebSpy Ltd will join a Microsoft advisory council to help the software giant gather feedback on its new products and campaigns.
West Perth exploration company Otto Energy Ltd has raised $6 million through a placement to fund capital expenditure, exploration and appraisal of the company's oil and gas assets.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has won a Federal court order to extend the appointment of receivers to Westpoint companies to June 30.
West Perth-based uranium hopeful Uran Ltd is in discussions to acquire an interest in the Czech Republic's Rozna uranium mine, the company announced today.
Downer EDI subsidiary Works Infrastructure Ltd has won an $8.4 million contract for road works linking the new Rockingham train station, foreshore and CBD, Planning and Infrastructure Minister Alannah MacTiernan announced today.
Shares in Leederville-based mining company Fox Resources Ltd rose 6.6 per cent on news of a 600 per cent increase to the company's Whundo copper-zinc deposit.
Shares in Applecross-based engineering company Monadelphous Group Ltd were steady on news the company had secured construction contracts worth $70 million in the resources and infrastructure sectors.
West Perth-based Eastland Medical Systems Ltd has signed a seven year contract with Belgian company Tricolast NV to distribute its unique, scar reducing silicone dressing - Scarban - to the Australian market.
Nedlands-based LED pixel signage company Lumacom Ltd's subsidiary Vertigo Group Ltd has secured a $259,000 design and quality assurance contract for Dubai's air-conditioned bus shelter program, the company announced today.
Perth-based minerals investor Mineral Securities Ltd has been provided with a secured term finance facility of $8 million from Macquarie Bank, to be used for investment opportunities and retiring short term facilities.
West Perth-based mineral exploration company Thundelarra Exploration Ltd will acquire 100 per cent of a Northern Territory uranium project comprising two tenements for $150,000 after paying a $25,000 option to the vendors.
Local Government Minister John Bowler has called for submissions to a review of the laws affecting cemeteries, with a position paper reviewing the Cemeteries Act 1996 being produced for comment.
The rules of engagement between Macquarie Bank and Alinta have been set out, with a company announcement saying the bank had agreed to the utility's conditions for co-operation during the proposed management buyout process.
Kalgoorlie-based nickel company Heron Resources Ltd has appointed Mathew Longworth as its managing director, among a series of changes to the company board announced today.
Murchison Metals Ltd today announced that strategic shareholder POSCO Australia Pty Ltd had exercised its remaining 10 million options to invest a further $5 million into Murchison Metals.
The biofuels bubble has burst for West Perth-based Jupiter Energy Ltd, which today announced plans to sell its Malaysian subsidiary, Jupiter Biofuels Ltd, for $1 million.
