Infrastructure

Environment Minister Donna Faragher has today approved the export of lead from Magellan Metals' Wiluna mine through the port of Fremantle.

WHEN you think of fortified wines your first reaction may be to recall fond memories of your grandma's favourite desserts, dripping with ample amounts of sherry or marsala.

Former Wesfarmers finance director Gene Tilbrook has today been appointed as one of five new directors to the board of NBN Co Limited, the company established to deliver the $43 billion national broadband network.

INVESTMENT in new infrastructure, and ensuring equitable and fair access to existing infrastructure are key issues that must be addressed if government is to encourage new mining investment, according to those at the WA Business News junior miners forum.

The state government has conditionally agreed to build part of a major power line in the Mid West after it omitted the upgrade in this year's budget due to a substantial cost blow-out.

THE tough conditions experienced by developers during the past six months have been reflected in half-yearly results, with major property developers Australand and Port Bouvard announcing significant losses.

While well placed to ride out the downturn, Australia still has work to do.

The Broome Port Authority has signed a leasing agreement with Woodside that it hopes will position Broome as the major supply base for future gas projects off the Kimberley coast, including Woodside's proposed Browse Basin project.

A federal government review of the former Labor Party's Grain Infrastructure Group report has found the information did not provide a reliable base to make major investment decisions on the state's grain rail network, Transport Minister Simon O'Brien says