Nominations for local government elections have closed, with former politicians and unsuccessful parliamentary candidates eyeing for council roles in October.
The state government has earmarked the future possible use of geothermal energy to power homes and businesses in Perth following the recent awarding of the first geothermal exploration permits in the Perth Basin.
In the final instalment on a series on technology in mining, Alison Birrane talks to a company that says it is bridging the issue of inter-operability between different mining software packages.
