A few months ago, respected cricket administrator John Stephenson was at home in the UK sitting on the couch, when a Seek job advertisement popped up in front of him.
WA Cricket's new permanent chief executive officer is likely to be announced within the next month or so, according to Western Australian Cricket Association chair, Avril Fahey.
WA Cricket has awarded a building contract to ADCO Constructions over works on the WACA Ground Improvement project, which is expected to exceed $160 million.
Construction to redevelop the Western Australian Cricket Association Ground has been slated to start in the coming months after an additional $32.2 million funding has been secured.
Our weekly appointments wrap includes Gavin Bain, Celia Hammond, Frank Malloy, Alyson Martinovich, Stuart Skerman, Richard Kilbane, Christina Matthews, Rebecca Banks, Allister Legge, Elizabeth Keen, Deborah Low, Emma Richards, and Max Used.
The City of Perth and the state government are at odds again over the anticipated public swimming pool as part of the $100 million WA Cricket Association redevelopment.
Any remaining hopes for a summer of cricket in Western Australia have been curtailed as a snap border closure to New South Wales forces Perth Scorchers games to other states.
Our weekly appointments wrap includes Meriel Steadman, Ben Gargett, Krista Bates, Emma Ramage, Christina Matthews, John Olynyk, Cathy Falkiner, Rob Scott, Mike Henry, Matt Comyn and Jeremy Taylor.
The Western Australian Cricket Association has secured $34 million in funding commitments to advance plans to upgrade its grounds, as well as develop a museum and community aquatic centre.
The looming new financial year offers opportunities to improve the nation's position across a range of metrics, particularly given the shifting sands caused by COVID-19. And as WA benefits from good leadership, wouldn't it be great to see one of our best sports executives recognised nationally for her success here.
This year's Margaret River Pro surfing competition has been cancelled, while Cricket Australia has suspended the remaining Sheffield Shield series and the AFL is due to make a decision tomorrow on whether Round 1 will proceed this week.
Perth's historic WACA Ground is set to be redeveloped into a boutique 10,000-seat stadium and community-focused recreational facility after it secured $30 million in funding from the federal government.
The Western Australian Cricket Association has announced a proposal to redevelop the WACA Ground into a multi-purpose venue and is seeking $60 million from the government to fund it.
Helping the state's elite batsman become better run scorers is one planned outcome from a deal between Murdoch University and the Western Australian Cricket Association announced today.
The state government has confirmed that a crowd cap will not be required for the Perth Scorchers Big Bash League semi-final at Optus Stadium, with a number of incentives in place to entice 15,000 fans to arrive early.
The state government will determine the extent of a cap on crowd attendance at Optus Stadium for a potential Big Bash League semi-final after this weekend's community day, which will help it determine the capacity of public transport to move big crowds to and from the 60,000-seat stadium.
The International Cricket Council has given a glowing report on the soon-to-be-opened Optus Stadium, while approving all international fixtures to be played at the venue.
With the cricket season upon us, Business News sat down to lunch at Julio's with the former Australian cricketer and CEO of the WACA, Christina Matthews.
The WACA has revealed the nine-figure number it has asked the state government to contribute for a proposed $207 million redevelopment of the East Perth cricket ground.
Perth will host the opening Commonwealth Bank Test in November, with Australia to take on South Africa at the WACA Ground - the first time Perth has had the opening Test of the summer since it hosted Zimbabwe in 2003.
The Western Australian Cricket Association (WACA) has announced a $200 million redevelopment that will transition its ground to a 'boutique' venue designed to complement the new Perth Stadium, which will host all Big Bash League and major international matches.
Getting people away from their televisions and into stadiums is the biggest challenge facing the state's top sporting teams, but Western Australia's strict legislative requirements, especially arou
The Western Australian Cricket Association and Ascot Capital have confirmed they will no longer go ahead with a $500 million redevelopment of the WACA ground after the developers failed to hit pre-sales targets for apartments.