Bunbury's Dolphin Discovery Centre is in the league of the Great Barrier Reef, the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Uluru for children, being included in the Frommer's travel guide - 500 Places To Take Your Kids Before They Grow Up.
Como-based property developer Port Bouvard Limited has today reported an after tax profit of $49.9m for the 12 months to June 30, 2006 - an increase in profit of $36.7m on the previous corresponding period.
O'Connor-based insulation company Cool or Cosy Ltd has posted a net profit of $153,489 for the year ended June 30 2006, a 91 per cent drop from $1.7 million in the previous period, after diversifying into the airconditioning business.
Export earnings from Australia's minerals and energy sector increased by 32 per cent to a record $90.5 billion in 2005-06, the latest issue of Australian Mineral Statistics reveals.
Australia's biofuels industry - which has a number of Western Australian entrants - faces big challenges to becoming a strong, stable, cost-effective source of alterative energy.
O'Connor-based foam products manufacturer Joyce Corporation Ltd has announced a net profit after tax of $4.5 million for the year ended 30 June 2006, a 75 per cent increase on the previous reporting period.
Perth-based bio-nanotech company pSivida Ltd has won first prize in the field of Clinical Uveitis for a paper describing initial work on its lead ophthalmology product Retisert from the umbrella organisation of all German uveitis patient interest groups.
Pivot Group has secured a major tenant for its new West Perth office building, due for completion next year, with construction giant Leighton Contractors committing to more than half the available floor space.
WA pharmaceutical company PharmAust Ltd has made a loss of $2.7 million for the financial year ended June 30, 2006, a 15 per cent improvement on the previous financial year's loss of $3.2 million, despite doubling its revenue.
West Perth-based boutique funds manager WRF Securities Ltd has appointed Bydand Group managing director Michael Gordon to its board as a non-executive director, following Bydand's acquisition of 16 per cent of issued shares.
Perth-based company aiLimited has made an attributable net profit of $4.3 million for the financial year 2005-06, a 56 per cent increase from the previous financial year.
West Perth-based business finance provider Ledge Finance Ltd has appointed former Coogee Chemicals chief financial officer Geoff Newman to the new role of chairman.
East Perth-based mobile accommodation builders and suppliers Fleetwood Corporation Ltd made an operating profit after tax of $20.7 million in the year ended 2005-06, up 11 per cent from the previous financial year.
West Perth-based iron ore company Mount Gibson Iron Ltd has exercised an option to acquire approximately 15 per cent of issued capital in Aztec Resources Ltd.
East Perth-based engineering consulting company Lycopodium Ltd has exceeded its mid-year forecast with a $7.6 million net profit for the year ending 2006 - up 41 per cent on the previous corresponding period. Also see our website for other profit announce
Subiaco-based debt collectors Repcol Limited announced a net profit after tax of $9.7 million for year ended 30 June 2006, a period which inccluded the acquisition of its debt purchasing associate Javelin SPV1 Pty Ltd.
NSW-based Coffey International Ltd has bought its second WA-based company in two weeks, with its subsidiary Coffey Environments acquiring Perth-based environmental consulting firm ATA Environmental for $4.4 million and a $1.3 million in shares.
The $60 million conversion of a commercial chemical tanker into a naval oiler - the biggest contract ever undertaken at the Australian Marine Complex at Henderson - has been completed on budget and ahead of schedule.
Skywest Ltd will end its Perth-Karratha service on Friday, after being unable to attract the 30 per cent of the mining market necessary for it to remain viable.
Perth-based Amcom Telecommunications Ltd has announced an 82 per cent jump in net profit to $3.2 million for the year ended June 30 2006, compared to $1.8 million in the previous financial year.
Findings of the AC Nielsen International Visitor Survey show peaks and troughs in key Western Australian tourism markets, with the number of international visitors declining while spending went up.
Automotive Holdings Group Ltd announced today that it has finalised terms and reached agreement to purchase two Ford and two Mazda dealerships in Auckland, New Zealand.
Former company directors Geoffrey Francis MacPherson and Joanne Kay MacPherson, both of Mt Pleasant, have been banned from managing corporations for five years each by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
