CITY of Geraldton chief executive officer Rob Jefferies has welcomed Mount Gibson Iron Limited’s commencement of mining operations at the Tallering Peak high-grade hematite ore mine, which began last week.
THE WA resources sector’s double-digit growth increases of recent years slowed during the 2002 to 2003 financial year to record a more sustainable figure of 4 per cent overall growth.
PERTH office workers in the resources sector are paid on average between $2,000 and $19,000 more than colleagues in other industries, according to a recent survey by Drake Salary.
A RECENT report into Western Australia’s apprenticeship and traineeship situation by the WA Training Board suggests more needs to be done to encourage traineeships.
BIG construction and mining developments in Western Australia’s north are draining the State’s skilled labour market and, while the problem is not a new one, many of WA’s labour supply/recruitment companies are saying the demand is unprecedented.
UK television viewers got a taste of Perth’s pristine beaches while beach-goers got a peek at the high-profile English rugby team as the Rugby World Cup machine stormed Western Australia’s shores last Friday.
ELEMENTS within WA’s backpacking industry have criticised the Federal Government’s business start-up scheme, the New Enterprise Incentive Scheme (NEIS), despite its success.
WITH nickel prices forecast to remain at 13-year highs for the next few years and a managing director whose track record is valued almost as much as the resource he is famed for finding, the timing se
