Mark Scott

Government app to help protect consumer rights

22-Dec-2011

A free smartphone application developed by Consumer Protection will help WA shoppers easily access information about their rights under the new Australian Consumer Law.

Listings come late for Perth companies

Mark Scott

22-Dec-2011

Twenty Perth companies are set to list on the ASX next year, but for most the 2012 listing comes later than expected. Of the 21 Perth-based companies mentioned on the ASX's 'upcoming floats' list, 18 were originally expected to have listed by the end of 2011.

nearmap.com captures WA mining boom

Mark Scott

22-Dec-2011

Australian-based spatial content company nearmap.com has completed a capture of 5,000 square kilometres of high resolution photo maps over Australia's economic engine room in WA's north-west.

Discovr reaches 1.5 million downloads, releases new app

Mark Scott

21-Dec-2011

Perth-based application developer Filter Squad's Discovr apps have cracked the 1.5 million downloads mark, coinciding with the release of Discovr movies today. The newest app completes a trilogy from the company which released Discovr Music in January and Discovr Apps in July.

WA records country's fastest growing population

Mark Scott

21-Dec-2011

Western Australia continues to have the fastest growing population in the country, increasing by 2.4 per cent or 55,800 people in the year to 30 June 2011, according to Australian Bureau of Statistics data released today.

Wood Group Kenny wins $8m Equus contract

Mark Scott

21-Dec-2011

International subsea engineering company Wood Group Kenny has won an $8 million front end engineering and design (FEED) contract for the subsea development of Hess Exploration's Equus offshore deepwater gas project in the Northern Carnarvon Basin.

Marmion rejects Central West Coal appeals

Mark Scott

20-Dec-2011

Environment minister Bill Marmion has backed the Environmental Protection Authority's decision to reject a Central West Coal proposal to develop a coal mine south of Eneabba. Five appeals were received in objection to the EPA decision.

Goldphyre lists on ASX after $3m IPO

Mark Scott

20-Dec-2011

Following a successful $3 million initial public offering, WA minerals explorer Goldphyre Resources today listed on the ASX, with shares dropping from an initial price of 20 cents to close at 16 cents.

Sunbird closes $9m IPO early and oversubscribed

Mark Scott

20-Dec-2011

Perth-based junior Sunbird Energy announced today it has closed its $9 million initial public offering (IPO) early after being oversubscribed.

Wolf to raise $80m in bank finance

Mark Scott

19-Dec-2011

Perth-based specialty minerals company Wolf Minerals will raise $80.1 million through debt fund facilities to finance construction of its Hemerdon tungsten and tin project in Southwest England.

Apache to buy 65% stake in Burrup

Mark Scott

19-Dec-2011

Apache Corporation today confirmed it has signed a deal with ANZ Bank to buy the 65 per cent interest in Burrup Holdings once held by the Oswal Group. ANZ, which was owed nearly $900 million by the Oswal family, seized the stake in the company a year ago.

Macmahon secures $475m funding facility

Mark Scott

19-Dec-2011

Contractor Macmahon Holdings has upsized its syndicated financing facilities from $240 million to $475 million, following a successful half year with the confirmation of around $1.7 billion of new business won.