The Nationals WA leader Brendon Grylls will join a State Government taskforce that is being set up to investigate the viability of a biofuels industry in Western Australia.
Rio Tinto today announced it is committing $6 million towards community partnerships over the next three years as it was confirmed that Janet Holmes à Court and Fred Chaney would join its WA Future Fund Board.
Curtin University of Technology has won a grant of almost $1 million over three years to investigate the treatment of wastewater for indirect re-use, as part of the efforts to address the decline in Perth's drinking water supplies.
An increasing number of investors and families are turning to our small country towns for recreational, lifestyle and employment opportunities, according to Nationals WA.
Telstra Corporation Ltd has notified the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission of an access dispute with Optus Mobile Pty Ltd and Optus Networks Pty Ltd, under Part XIC of the Trade Practices Act 1974.
The Australian Communications and Media Authority is proposing that a new community service radio service be made available to serve the Perth city area.
A new online application system could cut almost $5 million from annual building compliance costs in Western Australia, according to the WA Local Government Association.
WA is leading the country in employment growth with +35 per cent of employers forecasting positive changes to staffing levels in the January to March quarter of 2006.
Taxpayers are paying significantly more to comply with state taxes administered by the Office of State Revenue in Western Australia compared to just five years ago, according to a survey by the Institute of Chartered Accountants.
Perth-based Nido Petroleum Limited has announced that it will raise $19 million to develop its Galoc Oil Project in the North West Palawan Basin, offshore Philippines.
Australia will see continued expansion in minerals production and exports with high levels of capital expenditure in mining, smelting and refining set to continue, according to a recent survey.
The state government's Core Consultative Committee on Waste has made three grants of to community groups in Bencubbin, Kalgoorlie and Northam to fund an examination of potential hazardous or industrial waste sites.
