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Government 26 Mar 2008

Change on the horizon?

Could a big outback utility be created by the merger of Horizon Power with the regional operations of the giant Water Corporation?

Special Reports 31 Oct 2006

Public service increase ripe for partisan politics

The state government is by far the biggest employer in Western Australia with 101,920 public servants in June 2006 compared with 98,621 in June 2005.

14 Jul 2006

Clough JV wins $65m contract for Kalgoorlie Reservoir

Perth engineering and construction company Clough Ltd and US-based Haliburton subsidiary Kellogg Brown & Root Pty Ltd have been awarded a contract to design and construct the new Kalgoorlie reservoir in alliance with the Water Corporation.

30 Nov 2005

ERA wants Water Corp's price plan sights lowered

A report by Western Australia's Economic Regulation Authority has recommended the Water Corporation should drastically curtail price increases proposed for the next two years.

26 Apr 2005

Newsmaker

The construction of the Perth Seawater Desalination Plant by the Multiplex-Degremont joint venture will be overseen by Water Corporation general managers Peter Moore (pictured above), Sue Murphy and K

Appointments 27 Jul 2004

Newsmaker - Sue Murphy

Former Telstra Businesswoman of the Year category winner Sue Murphy has joined the Water Corporation as general manager operations services.

24 Feb 2004

Cold shower on water reform

THE Water Corporation's plan for a major efficiency drive has turned into something of a fizzer, with the latest proposals much less ambitious than expected.

24 Feb 2004

$350m desalination plan proceeds

THE Water Corporation is seeking environmental approval to expand the size of its proposed desalination plant at Kwinana.

27 Jan 2004

Wheel turns fully at Water Corporation

THE Water Corporation has completed a renewal of its board, with the appointment of Brian Hewitt and Brendan Hammond as non-executive directors.

30 Sep 2003

Water Corp’s new site to speed service

A NEW Water Corporation web site aims to accelerate response times for water service applications and create a more efficient approvals service for single residential building plans.

Special Reports 13 May 2003

Major policy challenges confront waste sector

IMAGINE spending $35 million on a new factory then asking the State Government for a handout so you can create a market for your product. Sound crazy? That is exactly what the ratepayer-funded Southern Metropolitan Regional Council has done.

01 Apr 2003

Postdata wins billing contract

PERTH mail dispatch firm Briar Holdings Pty Ltd, trading as Postdata, has taken over the Water Corporation billing services from rival firm Salmat Laser Printing and Mailing Service

11 Feb 2003

Water Corporation chief starts push for change

The State Government announced its long awaited water strategy this week. Mark Beyer spoke to the new chairman of the Water Corporation, who will be a key driver of the strategy.

11 Dec 2001

Clear blue-sky view from inside the pipe

TECHNOLGY developed by the Water Corporation as a means to work within budgetary constraints could turn into a WA export bonanza.

20 Nov 2001

Back to the drawing board

THE University of WA and the Water Corporation will head back into mediation talks despite an initial failure to resolve their long-running dispute over university land in Shenton Park.

03 Oct 2000

Vincent, Water Corporation join forces

THE Town of Vincent and the Water Corporation have joined forces to resolve recurring drainage problems.If successful, the Water Corporation will adopt similar partnerships with other local governments.

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