Our weekly appointments wrap includes Elizabeth Gaines, Paul Fitzpatrick, Jenn Morris, Virginia Miltrup, Drew Tomkins, Giacinta Parish, Mark Reed, Greg Jason, Paul Bird, and Luca Pietropiccolo.
The state has handed over swaths of subsidised land for 44 affordable homes in the housing-strapped resources hub of Karratha, but it will only put a small dent in the waiting list.
Woodside Energy has proposed to build a $25 million development for temporary medical facilities and offices at its LNG processing train site in Burrup.
Metso Outotec has lodged a proposal to build a $14.9 million mining machinery workshop on a 3.5-hectare vacant lot in the Gap Ridge Industrial Estate, Karratha.
Perdaman has inked a fresh deal for the construction of its $4.5 billion Urea plant after challenging market conditions and logistical issues sent costs climbing by $300 million.
Perdaman Group is another step closer to building its $4.3 billion urea plant on the Burrup Peninsula, after the plan was unanimously approved by the regional planning body.
Plans for Perdaman Group's 2 million tonne urea plant on the Burrup Peninsula have been recommended for approval at a development assessment meeting next week.
A Brendon Grylls-chaired campaign to improve regional housing affordability through an increase in fringe benefit tax concessions has received backing from a first-term government senator.
Swire Shipping has become the fifth shipping line to commence a direct service into the Pilbara, adding to a trend that will substantially reduce road haulage.
The state government has insisted 14-day quarantine rules will be maintained, rebuffing a push by the mining industry for more flexible rules for interstate fly-in, fly-out workers.
Rio Tinto has established an internal team to lock in some of the unexpected efficiency gains it has achieved during COVID-19 restrictions, the group's iron ore chief executive Chris Salisbury has told Business News in a video interview.
Woodside Petroleum has struck a revised deal with the City of Karratha to build a 604-bed workers camp, but the planning approval time-frame for the project remains uncertain.
Woodside Petroleum has picked Texas-based Bechtel as the most likely contractor to build a new LNG train at its Pluto facility near Karratha, but has hit a hurdle in approvals for an associated fly-in fly-out camp.
The state government has backed plans for a 700-bed workers camp at Karratha, despite opposition from the local community, after Woodside Petroleum launched a website that is meant to boost local employment on future gas projects.
Advertising agency 303 MullenLowe has been appointed by the City of Karratha to develop a four-year branding campaign worth $1.9 million designed to attract new residents and tourists to the area.
The City of Karratha has strongly opposed Woodside Petroleum's plans for a 700-bed fly-in, fly-out camp, but the final decision rests with Planning and Lands Minister Rita Saffioti, who is playing her cards close to her chest.
Perth-based New Energy Corporation has signed a contract to manage waste in the Town of Port Hedland utilising its $200 million waste-to-energy plant, which is due to open in 2018.
Karratha has become the second regional centre in Western Australia after Onslow to complete a major airport upgrade this year, with Busselton and Port Hedland set to commence projects that will lift total spending to about $240 million.
New Energy Corporation has finalised a deal with the City of Karratha that will result in waste from the Pilbara's two biggest cities being diverted to its $200 million waste-to-energy plant in Port Hedland, which is expected to be operational by the end of 2017.
Plans for a $70 million DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Karratha appear to be in disarray, with the developer behind the project unable to source the funds required to begin construction.
Woodside Petroleum fell below its targeted spend on social investment programs last year, despite more than $9 million flowing to the communities in which it operates.
The Shire of Roebourne has given Mirvac and LandCorp the go ahead for the Mulataga master planned community in Karratha, paving the way for the construction of more than 2000 new homes in the rapid
Development giant Mirvac has advanced its plans for the Karratha town centre, saying it will submit its development application with the Shire of Roebourne before Christmas.
