News Articles for Town of Port Hedland

A short-term tourist development in South Hedland has cleared a planning hurdle and joins the list of projects aiming to provide more accommodation options in the Pilbara.

Operations at the state's busiest port have resumed after the Pilbara Ports Authority deemed the Port of Port Hedland safe to reopen after Cyclone Ilsa passed.

One of the busiest ports in Western Australia has been closed as of this morning as the Port Hedland community prepares for tropical cyclone Ilsa to cross the coast.

Port Hedland's Lumsden Point will be one of the Pilbara-based ports slated for an upgrade as part of a $565 million funding boost to expand export and import capacity.

A Queensland-based developer is one step closer to providing much-needed housing in South Hedland, with its $51 million apartment project approved today.

A development assessment panel has approved more than $300 million worth of renewable energy projects to be built in Western Australia.

Projects in Port Hedland are progressing as the state government allocates $78 million for Lumsden Point and awards a $21.4 million dredging contract for Spoilbank Marina.

Alinta Energy wants development approval for a bigger than expected battery at Port Hedland Power Station, but the planned gas generator expansion will be slower.

Pilbara Solar's $25 million solar farm proposal in the state's north-west is tipped to get the green light after receiving the backing of the Town of Port Hedland.

Osborne Park-based Decmil Group has been selected to build a new community centre at Port Hedland, with its contract worth $18.1 million.

Administrators have been appointed to Port Hedland contractor MJW Building, which had been working on a series of projects for the local government.

Aboriginal-owned and operated business Garli will complete road works on the state government's $122 million marina project in Port Hedland.

After several concept plans and years in the making, the $121.5 million Spoilbank Marina in Port Hedland is progressing, with a tender released for early works.

The $100 million proposal to commence development on the Port Hedland Spoilbank Marina project has been recommended for approval.

A report backed by the Pilbara's big miners has found that iron ore exports are expected to grow modestly over the coming decade, well below the extra port capacity the miners themselves are seekin

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Local Government Minister David Templeman has suspended the Town of Port Hedland council following ongoing complaints, appointing a former state MP as commissioner to administer the town.

Fortescue Metals Group has awarded a major component overhaul and replacement services (MCORS) contract to three contractors with Port Hedland workshops, with Fortescue saying the contract would result in 17 full-time, local jobs.

The state government is planning to restrict new residential developments in the west end of Port Hedland while also implementing a new regulatory framework for air quality in the town, which is located adjacent to large iron ore stockpiles.

Roy Hill Holdings has introduced a staff profit scheme after achieving its 55mtpa production target and has confirmed its interest in expanding to 60mtpa.

Local contractor AK Evans Earthmoving will shred and bury up to 6,000 tonnes of tyre waste at the South Hedland landfill as part of a new contract with the Town of Port Hedland.

Exports through Port Hedland could reach 700 million tonnes per annum within a decade, contributing an extra $4.8 billion to Australia's GDP, according to a report by ACIL Allen, as debate continues about the impact of iron ore dust on the nearby township.

The state government and the Kariyarra people have signed an agreement that will enable existing and future expansion of Port Hedland's port and development of residential land in South Hedland.

About a third of the town of Port Hedland should be blocked from any new residential developments, the state government's dust management taskforce has recommended.

The Town of Port Hedland has voted to support BHP Billiton's ambition to ship out an extra 5 million tonnes of iron ore a year from the port, as the mining giant pushes for a licence to ship 290mtpa by the 2019 financial year.

Iron ore dust in Port Hedland has cost the local economy around $60 million per annum, with an additional $216 million in one-off capital costs, according to a report released today commisoned by a local hotel opposing further expansion of BHP Billiton's port operations.

The state government has been forced to make a special budget allocation of $9.74 million to demolish the old Port Hedland hospital, 18 months after announcing a deal to sell the site to apartment developer Finbar Group.

Port Hedland's council hopes the Pilbara town will become a genuine tourist destination, after the state government committed $112 million towards a $152 million marina development today.

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.

Port Hedland investors and developers are proving to be resilient and opportunistic, but it remains to be seen how the Pilbara town will successfully diversify from its resources-reliant economy.

The Town of Port Hedland council voted last night to privatise the regional airport through a long-term leasing deal with AMP Capital and Infrastructure Capital Group, which will run the regional airport for 50 years.

The Town of Port Hedland is poised to complete Western Australia's biggest privatisation in 15 years, with a consortium led by AMP Capital set to pay $165 million for a 50-year lease over the town's airport.

The Town of Port Hedland has tweaked its plans for a $152 million marina development at its Spoilbank site, removing all residential aspects of it because of environmental concerns over the project

Finbar Group is advancing long-running plans to build a $390 million apartments and office project in Port Hedland, unveiling a staged proposal despite significant headwinds for property developmen

New Energy Corporation has had another win in its proposal to build a $200 million waste-to-energy plant near Port Hedland.

Perth-based New Energy Corporation has received another boost to its proposal for Australia's first waste-to-energy plant, with a commitment of waste from the Town of Port Hedland.

Spending a few days in Port Hedland meant we spent a few days longer than most travellers, and it also afforded an opportunity to get some insights into the town's development.

The Town of Port Hedland has appointed JAXON Construction for the first stage of upgrades at Port Hedland International Airport.

The accommodation squeeze in the north-west appears to be over with at least one Pilbara hotel shutting temporarily amid industry claims construction camps close to major population centres are competing with traditional hospitality providers.

Property player Megara Developments will build eight apartments for the Town of Port Hedland in exchange for the right to sell house-and-land packages at South Hedland's Catamore Court estate.