The State Government has introduced legislation which it said would bring co-operatives into the 21st century and allow them to expand their operations and move into new areas.
The rehabilitation of an historic South-West mine and a project to recycle black pipe materials from Western Australian mine sites have won the Department of Industry and Resources' environmental awards.
Balcatta-based Orbital Corporation Ltd and Indian company Bajaj Auto Ltd, have announced an expansion of their licensing arrangements to cover liquid petroleum gas and compressed natural gas applications.
The Western Australian Planning Commission and City of Stirling will work together to develop the Stirling regional centre as a major focus for commercial, retail, cultural and employment activity.
Supersorb Minerals NL, a subsidiary of Albany-based Supersorb Environmental NL, will sell its former pet litter operations and surrounding freehold land at Duaringa, Qld, for $350,000 to an undisclosed buyer.
Perth-based oil and gas exploration company Tomahawk Energy Ltd has abandoned plans to work further with New York-based Metro Energy Group LLC after completing a strategic review of its work in the Oklahoma oil and gas project.
The State Government has released 16 new petroleum exploration permits, generating $347 million of investment into Western Australia's exploration industry.
Centrepoint Alliance Ltd has signed a conditional contract with central Queensland's Esdale Sinclair & Associates Pty Ltd to buy the finance brokerage business.
Balcatta-based Orbital Corporation Ltd will pay Coles Myer Ltd $500,000 in a commercial settlement after a Research and Development joint venture between the two went awry.
Welshpool-based diversified engineering services provider RCR Tomlinson Ltd has announced in excess of $25 million in new orders across its four business units.
The state government has invited the community to comment on a masterplan for turning the former railway marshalling yards at Leighton into a major public parkland and beach recreation resource for Western Australia.
West Perth-based Integrated Group Ltd has acquired New Zealand-based labour and support services supplier Wendell Group, and has also announced the appointment of HBF chief executive Michael Gurry as a non-executive director.
Ajilon Australia has announced its acquisition of Perth-based Business and ICT Consulting Company AeM Group, and its intention to merge this organisation with their current Ajilon Consulting business to form a market leading business and ICT consulting gr
Nedlands-based pharmaceuticals company PharmAust Ltd has signed a 12 month contract with WA's Ganehill Pty Ltd to produce two new products in the Megan Gale Invisible Zinc Sun Care range.
Western Australia's mineral and petroleum sales have increased 29 per cent in 2005-06 to $43.2 billion with petroleum being the largest resource sector in the state, followed by iron ore and alumina according to Department of Industry and Resources stats.
Equinox Minerals Ltd has filed a final short form prospectus with the securities regulators in Canada for the purpose of qualifying the common shares issuable in connection with the Offering for distribution to the public.
Belmont-based industrial services provider Paladio Group Ltd will acquire Kewdale-based Fabcon Constructions Pty Ltd for $1.4 million cash plus 600,000 Paladio shares at 85c per share.
Falcon-based builder Laurence Vernon Burke has been sentenced at the Mandurah Magistrates Court after pleading guilty to lodging a document with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission that contained a false and misleading statement.
Perth-based mortgage manager Homeloans Ltd has hailed its latest results as a significant improvement in its performance, even though accounting adjustments meant the reported net profit was little changed from the previous year.
Perth-based corporate finance group Argonaut Capital Ltd has succeeded in securing an additional $1 million in advisory fees and 2.75 million options in nickel junior Heron Resources Ltd following an out-of-court settlement.
Operational risk management is now more important to treasury managers than ever before, according to the results of the biennial Corporate Treasury Survey released today by Ernst & Young and the Finance and Treasury Association.
The CBH Group today announced it expected to receive around 7.5 million tonnes of grain across the state this harvest - 60 per cent of last year's 12.5 million tonne yield.
Business confidence in Western Australia fell back to 2005 levels during the September quarter, cooled by high fuel prices and labour costs, and the August interest rate increase.
