Edited announcement

Charter Hall Group Ltd has announced that the Police and Nurses Credit Society has officially signed a 10 year lease at the ONE30 Stirling Street project, located on the fringe of Perth's CBD area.

Perth-based resource company Kangaroo Metals Ltd has commenced mining and processing operations at the Riverside ton mine in northeast Tasmania.

Engineering services company Neptune Marine Services Ltd, through its subsidiary, Link Weld Engineering, has been awarded two fabrication contracts, one with Apache Energy Ltd, collectively worth more than $5 million.

Advance Energy Limited has amended a previously announced non-renounceable rights issue of shares, this time raising more money.

Apex Minerals NL is expecting the first gold pour from its Wiluna gold project in Western Australia in November, after the finalisation of a study pegged cash costs at around $A560 per ounce.

Australian consumers are increasingly becoming aware of the Perth-based BankWest brand while Bill Gates' Microsoft has been named as Australia's most authentic brand, a study has revealed.

Investors have rushed to fill West Perth-based Malagasy Minerals Ltd's $10 million initial public offer, with so much support that it could have filled the offer nearly three times over.

Welshpool-based engineering company RCR Tomlinson Ltd has secured more than $47 million in new contracts across the Australasia region.

Private investment player, Wyllie Group, will take a 15 per cent stake in Perth-based oil producer Amadeus Energy Ltd, which has raised nearly $15 million in the process.

Perth-based shipbuilder Austal Ltd has today announced that its executive chairman will step down while its US-based chief executive, former Alinta chief Bob Browning, will takeover the Australian operation.

Pilbara iron ore developer Aurox Resources Ltd has taken a further step in the development of its Balla Balla magnetite project, securing a port access agreement with the Port Hedland Port Authority.

Business confidence in the WA economy has declined for the second successive quarter, dropping to its lowest level in five years.

Subiaco-based Arafura Pearls Holdings Ltd has completed a raising of $4.3 million via its 2008 managed investment scheme.

As the gas crisis bites into the state's industries and households, the state government has confirmed that it will increase the cap on gas tariffs for residential and small business customers by around 10 per cent.

Perth-based Galaxy Resources Ltd plans to raise $2.3 million to boost cash reserves towards its bankable feasibility study into its Mt Cattlin tenement in Ravensthorpe.

Fitch Ratings has today affirmed Woodside Petroleum Ltd's long-term issuer default rating as stable, with its senior unsecured rating at BBB+.

Perth-based explorer Newland Resources Ltd has entered into an agreement to acquire a share of assets worth $44 million from Pacific International Management Inc.

Clean energy technology group Orbital Corporation Ltd has entered into a funding agreement with the federal government worth $2.8 million to construct and operate an engine testing facility in Balcatta.

South Perth-based coal seam gas explorer Pure Energy Resources Ltd has completed a $15 million capital raising with funds to head towards exploration costs on projects on the east coast.

With the impact of the gas crisis set to last for months, nickel miner Minara Resources Ltd has secured a long-term gas supply contract from alternative sources while its Murrin Murrin operation operates at two-thirds of normal production rates.

A global survey of tax professionals by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants has deemed Australia's tax system as unfair and complex.

Subiaco-based gold and copper explorer Red Emperor Resources NL has branched out into the timber industry after signing an agreement with its Russian partners to harvest a resource in the country.

Liberal leader Troy Buswell has announced the shadow cabinet he will be taking to the coming election.

Apache Energy expects repairs to the damaged pipeline area at its Varanus Island gas facility to start shortly after demolition work started today.

With the impact of the gas crisis set to last for months, nickel miner Minara Resources Ltd has secured a long-term gas supply contract from alternative sources while its Murrin Murrin operation operates at two-thirds of normal production rates.

A new survey by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA has highlighted the need for the public to cut back on its energy use for the sake of the economy.

Fortescue Metals Group has partnered up with the state government to create jobs in the mining sector for Indigenous people by improving their driving skills.

A subsidiary of Perth-based Eastland Medical Systems Ltd has moved to secure a €42 million ($A70 million) to complete the manufacturing plant for its anti malaria treatment in Germany.

A study has valued Australasian Resources Ltd's share of the Balmoral South iron ore project in the Pilbara at $3 billion, highlighting the economic viability of the operation that has a 28 year mine life.

Perth-based Woodside Petroleum Ltd has announced the retirement of director Jillian Broadbent following 10 years of service.

South Perth-based Cooper Energy Ltd has started production at its Parsons oil field facility in the Cooper Basin in South Australia.

Subiaco-based Cougar Metals NL plans to raise $2 million to fund the development of its Brazilian mineral drilling business and continue work on its Pyke Hill nickel project in Western Australia and Alta Floresta gold project in Brazil.