Nicholas Clarke

Northern Star Resources says a record June quarter brought its free cash flow for the 2015 financial year to an unaudited $183 million.

Drilling contractor Swick Mining Services has flagged an impairment of up to $25 million in its full-year result, on the back of troubled times in the mining services sector and the low use of its assets.

ATCO Australia has announced the appointment of Bobbi Lambright as its new managing director and chief operating officer, replacing Wayne Stensby in the Perth-based role overseeing a major energy utility and mobile accommodation builder.

Centaurus Metals has announced that it is selling its Candonga DSO iron ore project in Brazil to the Brazilian group Ecosinter for R$4 million (A$1.69 million).

Peter Prendiville and Howard Cearns will continue as Tourism WA chair and deputy chair respectively for another three year term, Tourism Minister Kim Hames announced today.

Royce McAuslane has resigned as managing director of gold miner RNI, having only served in the position since November last year.

Former Thiess executive Ric Buratto has been recruited by Decmil Group for a newly created role as chief executive, construction and engineering.

The chairman of Western Australia’s Environmental Protection Authority, Paul Vogel, has announced that he will not serve another term in the role.

International oil executive Michael Fischer has been named Nido Petroleum’s new managing director.

Digital agency Titan Digital has absorbed brand agency One Brand, bringing One Brand managing director Martin Purcell in as the director of its new Titan Brand product.

Embattled mining company Atlantic has announced the resignation of its chief executive, Daniel Harris.

Chairman and managing director of Alcoa of Australia, Alan Cransberg has announced his retirement in September after 35 years at the company.

Seven West Media has made four new board appointments including former Victorian premier Jeff Kennett and iiNet founder Michael Malone.

The number of small business operators in Western Australia has risen by 5.8 per cent over the year to February, well ahead of the national average of 1.4 per cent, the Bankwest Business Trends rep

Perth-based company director and accountant Marcus Michael, who worked with multiple mining and exploration companies, passed away last Thursday at the age of 48.

Liberty Resources has completed a $5 million capital raising that marks one of the final steps in its reverse takeover of IT company Cirrus Networks.