News Articles for John Bowler

The power plant that supported Kalgoorlie during last week's power outage was, in 2023, rejected by the state government in favour of its own facility, which tripped when it was needed.

Acute shortages of labour and accommodation are crimping growth in the Goldfields more than most parts of WA.

A $6.5 million temporary facility in South Boulder for MLG Oz and TopDrill workers has been approved to address an accommodation shortfall in the Kalgoorlie-Boulder region.

Regional electorates will be particularly interesting to observe this evening, with Kalgoorlie, Collie-Preston, Geraldton and Albany all figuring as top-tier contests.

Whether as a stepping stone to higher duties or a role post-politics, local government provides an opportunity to serve.

Western Australia's resources sector has evolved a long way from the perception, erroneous or otherwise, that its biggest and most profitable players are only interested in removing minerals from the ground and selling them to the highest bidder.

Opposition leader Liza Harvey has declined to criticise Ian Blayney after the former Liberal member announced his intention to join the Nationals.

Five young men from rural WA are giving back to the community to make a mark in the world of fashion.

Cazaly Resources Ltd has told its annual general meeting that its controversial legal moves were simply an attempt to gain some transparency regarding the decision to terminate its application for the Shovelanna iron ore tenement.

Employment Protection Minister John Bowler has criticised the Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA for its stance on a planned review of workers' compensation reforms, but has also acknowledged that frequent changes have contributed to the current “unwield

While the rise and fall of opportunist Pilbara iron ore aspirant Cazaly Resources Ltd has won and lost sharemarket punters millions of dollars, its battle for the Shovelanna deposit is destined for the courts for months, possibly years.

Resources Minister John Bowler has provided an explanation of his controversial decision to hand the disputed Shovelanna mining lease to Rio Tinto.

TheWA government's unexplained rejection of Cazaly Resources Ltd's claim to the Shovelanna iron ore deposit in the Pilbara could deflect investment from the state's resources sector and, for the first time, raised the real spectre of sovereign risk.

Western Australian iron ore junior Cazaly Resources Ltd faces troubled times ahead in the wake of the state government's decision over the Shovelana iron ore lease.